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Tecnam says the STOL version of its P2012 Traveller twin will be certified by the end of this year and deliveries will begin in January. In a news release at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, the company said the test aircraft has met or exceeded performance expectations and is ready to serve the remote and challenging […]

In the absence of new airframe announcements at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, manufacturers are leaning into model upgrades and Textron has introduced a second generation of its CJ3. The Gen2 version was announced a day ahead of the show start on Tuesday, and Textron has a mockup of the plane on display. Service entry is […]

Arcline Investment Management, an $8.9 billion private equity firm, has acquired Hartzell Aviation from Tailwind Technologies. The deal includes Hartzell’s two business units, the propeller business and Hartzell Engine Tech, which makes engine subsystems ranging from turbochargers to engine mounts. “Our family has been blessed to be the stewards of Hartzell Aviation for 37 years. […]

Pilatus says it’s tweaked its innovative PC-24 business jet to give it longer legs and make it more comfortable. A week before unveiling the updated PC-24 at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas next week, Pilatus lifted the curtain in a pre-show news release on Tuesday. The aircraft, which is known for its rugged ability to use […]

With four choices of turboprop singles in the lineup, Daher’s static display at the NBAA-BACE 2022 gathering in Orlando this past October was a busy place. The main attraction was the clean-sheet FAA-certified Kodiak 900, an airplane with long delivery backorders and sizable demand from a diverse group of customers—from private owners to air ambulance, […]

When non-pilot passenger Darren Harrison took the controls of a Cessna 208 Caravan from its disabled pilot last May and landed safely, the air traffic controller who helped talk him down was praised as a hero. Earlier his month at the National Business Aviation Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Florida, the trade […]

ForeFlight has become just as popular for business aviation/turbine aircraft ops as it has for the lower end of the market, and the ForeFlight integrated flight app for business aviation is a suite of utilities aimed at professional flight crews and dispatchers. The ForeFlight booth at NBAA-BACE 2022 was packed with flight crews getting demos […]

GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) has completed ground testing of its HF120 engine using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The test, which compared engine performance using 100 percent SAF to performance with Jet A/A1, took place at GE’s Peebles Test Operations facility […]

Aviation electric propulsion system developer magniX has been chosen to be the power behind several all-electric and hybrid electric aircraft designs to date. In this podcast, Simon Roads, senior vice president for sales and marketing, discusses the company’s achievements, technologies and goals for the future.

Textron Aviation’s next-generation Citation XLS and M2 business jets made their show debut at this year’s National Business Aviation Association convention. Introduced last year, the Gen2 models feature a number of cabin-focused upgrades.