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Wichita's Clemens Aviation Buys Rival Midwest Corporate

Clemens Aviation has cornered the FBO market at Colonel James Jabara Airport with its purchase of Midwest Corporate Aviation.

Aircraft

April 6, 2023

Tight Helicopter Market In Hover

Pent-up demand erupts as supply chain problems continue in the helicopter market.

Aircraft

April 3, 2023

Kenai Aviation Takes Delivery of Another Tecnam P2012 Traveller

Alaska based air charter operator Kenai Aviation accepted its second 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller this week at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo.

Aircraft

March 31, 2023

Instant Insurance Quotes Now Available for Aircraft Owners

SkyWatch eliminates the middleman in the aircraft insurance-buying process.

Aircraft

March 31, 2023

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Quest Kodiak Takeoff, Flypast, and Landing

Quest Kodiak Takeoff, Flypast, and Landing

Aircraft

June 18, 2018

Why Does Gulfstream Still Offer an Aft Galley Option?

Why Does Gulfstream Still Offer an Aft Galley Option?

Cabin Interior and Electronics

June 6, 2018

Bombardier Introduces Nuage Seat for Global 7500 Jet

Bombardier Introduces Nuage Seat for Global 7500 Jet

Aircraft

May 30, 2018

Bombardier Unveils New Global 6500 and 5500 Jets

Bombardier Unveils New Global 6500 and 5500 Jets

Aircraft

May 29, 2018

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Blog: Where’s My Electric-powered Airplane?

Development of electric aircraft by the experimental aircraft community seems to be lagging, but there are some interesting efforts underway.

Aircraft

March 30, 2023

ATR Targets 40 New Aircraft Deliveries This Year

European turboprop manufacturer ATR shipped only 25 new aircraft to customers in 2022 as supply chain and staffing bottlenecks slowed production.

Aircraft

March 30, 2023

UAE’s Falcon Aviation Adds San Marino AOC

Falcon Aviation Services will add four aircraft under a second air operator certificate from San Marino's Civil Aviation Authority.

Aircraft

March 30, 2023

Blue Line Aviation Opts for All-Piper Training Fleet

Blue Line Aviation, a flight school in North Carolina, signed a deal for up to 115 Piper airplanes and announced an expansion into Florida.

Aircraft

March 30, 2023

Tenth A330 MRTT Picked for NATO Tanker Transport Fleet

Belgium’s decision to increase its usage of the MMF tanker/transport fleet has driven the procurement of a further A330 to bring the fleet to 10.

Aircraft

March 29, 2023

Gulfstream Adds Sales/Design Center in Beverly Hills

Gulfstream's new 12,000-sq-ft sales and design California design center joins ones in New York; London; Dallas; Savannah, Georgia; and Appleton, Wisconsin.

Aircraft

March 29, 2023

Daher Plans To Up Production, Add Hybrid-electric TBM

Daher is boosting production capacity and plans to expand its product lineup with a hybrid-electric TBM airplane.

Aircraft

March 29, 2023

Textron Sells 15 More Skyhawks to Epic Flight Academy

Including its latest agreement for 15 Cessna Skyhawks, Epic Flight Academy has ordered 43 copies of the piston-single model since 2016.

Aircraft

March 29, 2023

Airbus Demonstrates Autonomous Refueling Technology

Airbus's Auto’Mate technology successfully guided a series of drones to a pre-contact refueling position behind a tanker.

Aircraft

March 28, 2023

Daher Unveils More Upgrades for TBMs and Kodiaks

Daher announced several upgrades for its TBM 960 and Kodiak 100 turboprops and also named Simcom as its factory-authorized training organization.

Aircraft

March 28, 2023

Clean Aviation Team Presses For Hybrid-Electric Regional Craft

Development of hybrid-electric regional airliners must happen in sync with the entire aviation 'ecosystem,' according to Clean Aviation partner Leonardo.

Aircraft

March 27, 2023

Nearing STC, Wipaire Takes Deposits for C208 Yukon Prop

Wipaire and Hartzell are showcasing the Yukon propeller on a Caravan 208B during Sun 'n Fun as STC approval is anticipated later this year.

Aircraft

March 27, 2023

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters Reinvented for 21st-century Missions

Aircraft

March 27, 2023

Helicopter Business Leaders Open the Door to eVTOLs

Speakers at this week's Helicopter Investor conference mainly see advanced air mobility technology as part of their future, but with some caveats.

Aircraft

March 24, 2023

Airbus’s Chinese Assembly Line Delivers its First A321neo

Shanghai-based Juneyao Air took delivery of the first A321neo produced at Airbus’s assembly line in Tianjin, China.

Aircraft

March 24, 2023

Boeing 737 Max AD Sheds Light on Factory Errors

Improper torquing of fasteners by Boeing factory mechanics in Max jets’ engine anti-ice exhaust ducts results in FAA airworthiness directive.

Aircraft

March 24, 2023