Aviation News

Robinson Helicopter Company announced on Wednesday that it has received FAA certification for a night vision goggle (NVG)-compatible cockpit configuration for its R66 Police helicopter. An R66 owned by the Florida Polk County Sheriff Office’s (PCSO) served as the certification test bed for the configuration. The aircraft is the second of two R66s operated by […]

Airbus’ recently released 2022-2041 Global Services Forecast (GSF) is predicting that the value of the commercial aircraft services market will more than double in 20 years. Currently valued at $95 billion, the GSF estimates that the industry will be worth over $230 billion in 2041 with around $189 billion spent on services to maintain aircraft, […]

Researchers at Purdue University have created the world’s whitest paint that’s suitable for aircraft and other vehicles. Other than the aesthetic virtues of such a development, the paint could also help aircraft and spacecraft keep their cool, reducing the need for energy- and money-gobbling air conditioning. The new paint reflects 97.5 percent of solar radiation […]

The Allied Pilots Association is opposing Congressional moves to allow Boeing to duck an upgrade to the crew alerting system in two models of the 737 MAX that have yet to be certified. According to Reuters, the union, which represents 15,000 American Airlines pilots, says Boeing needs to bring a legacy system from its oldest […]

The last Boeing 747 has rolled off the assembly line and is now being readied for service with cargo carrier Atlas Air. The 747-8F freighter was completed to the green stage on Oct. 4, but no formal announcement was made. A planespotter captured the historic event and AirAlive reported it. The revelation came as Atlas […]

A different sort of electric aircraft has been quietly undergoing flight tests—and sea trials—for a month and the company behind what it calls the seaglider is convinced it’s the future for regional flights in coastal areas. REGENT’s proof-of-concept ground effect aircraft is also a hydrofoil and boat. It taxis in boat mode, deploys the hydrofoils […]

Hartzell Propeller will be highly visible at this year’s National Business Aviation Association’s NBAA-BACE trade show, running Oct. 18 – 20, in Orlando, Florida. In addition to having one of its swept-airfoil five-blade structural composite propellers for Daher’s TBM 700/800 and 900 series aircraft on display at its booth, Hartzell will also be displaying a […]

Telecommunications company Verizon’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) branch has registered under the International Standards for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program, the first such operation to do so, according to the company. RPAS, developed by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), can piggyback on a business aviation flight department’s IS-BAO participation. […]

Last week, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) received final certification of its C919 narrowbody airliner from the Chinese aviation authority. Comac’s 158- to 168-passenger indigenous aircraft puts China’s airline manufacturing sector in direct competition with Boeing and Airbus’s narrowbody entries, the 737 Max and A320neo, respectively. The road to certification was long and […]

Aviation software giant ForeFlight has announced its updated Version 14.8, adding features such as mogas pricing data and a new Favorites/Recent Routes Filter. Information on availability and price of automotive gasoline (mogas) at airports is now available to ForeFlight subscribers. Tapping on an FBO entry on a map or airport navigation plate provides self-service and […]