Business Aviation

President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday morning that Boeing’s costs for the next Air Force One, now in development, are “out of control,” and added, “Cancel order!” The costs, according to Trump, are already up to more than $4 billion. Boeing responded with a short statement, noting that “We are currently under contract […]

U.S. pilots now can buy a factory-built FAA-type-certified autogyro for the first time “probably in at least 60 years,” Bob Snyder, program manager at AutoGyroUSA, told AVweb on Monday. The Calidus autogyro, which has been flying in Europe since 2009, recently was awarded a type certificate in the seldom-used Part 23 primary category by FAA […]

Rockwell Collins’ purchase of aircraft interior finisher B/E Aerospace has attracted the attention of some Wall Street wheeler-dealers who are suggesting it is Rockwell Collins itself that should be up for sale. Starboard Value, a hedge fund that specializes in investing in undervalued companies, has purchased an unknown amount of Rockwell Collins stock in recent […]

I think I’m about to be voted off the island. Or maybe I’ll just slip out on my own at the next high tide. The reason is that I’m going to go a little rogue here. I’m really starting to detest airport noise, if not necessarily airplane noise. I reached this conclusion awhile ago, but […]

The federal Transportation Department, which oversees the FAA and air traffic control, will be headed by Elaine Chao when the Trump administration takes office, CNN reported on Tuesday. Chao is a former labor secretary and also is married to Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. The post is currently filled by Anthony Foxx, who has served […]

As the SolarImpulse team retires their successful earth-rounding solar-powered electric airplane, another team has stepped up to take the technology to the stratosphere, with a project to fly a solar-powered aircraft to 75,000 feet. The SolarStratos team, based in Switzerland, is led by Raphael Domjan, who in 2012 circumnavigated the Earth aboard PlanetSolar, a solar-powered […]

A charter aircraft carrying 72 passengers, including members of a Brazilian soccer team, and nine crew, crashed in Cerro Gordo, Columbia, late Monday. Early news reports indicate that 75 people were killed and six survived, but one of those rescued later died.The survivors included three soccer players, two crew members and a journalist, according to […]

Drones are proliferating in our skies, and the holiday season is sure to bring thousands of new users outside to try their skills. To reach out to those beginners, the FAA has created a new video that explains the rules and regulations drone pilots are required to follow. The new video also explains how users […]

Donating your time to fly for a charitable organization (more commonly known as public benefit flying) is, in my opinion, the most personally rewarding flying a pilot can do. It offers a chance for a pilot to combine a passion for flight with helping others. Public benefit flying is most commonly known for medical transport—flying […]

Cessna is now flying two aircraft in its flight-test program for the super-midsize Citation Longitude, the company announced on Monday. The second aircraft’s first flight lasted about 90 minutes, and reached all of its performance targets, the company said. Cessna recently announced an increase in the range for the new airplane by 100 nm, to […]