Aviation News

Garmin announced today (March 15) that it has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its GFC 500 autopilot for select Robertson STOL-equipped Cessna 206 models and Piper Twin Comanche PA30B and Cs and -39s. The current list of aircraft models approved for retrofit with the digital GFC 500 spans 26 lines, with multiple variants […]

With much of the world’s attention focused on Ukraine, Taiwan’s air force recently grounded a number of its Dassault Mirage 2000 jet fighters after a training accident, followed by yet another incursion into the island state’s airspace by Chinese military aircraft. According to Reuters and Newsweek, Taiwan’s defense officials reported the Monday (March 14) incursion. […]

Dassault Aviation’s developmental Falcon 6X completed cold-weather testing late last month, a significant milestone in the march toward certification, expected later this year. The twin-engine business jet traveled from the manufacturer’s test center in Istres, in southern France, to the tundra town of Iqaluit in the far north of Canada. Encountering temperatures as low as […]

Companies that lease airliners to Russian airlines such as Aeroflot and S7 (airline aircraft are routinely operated under third-party leases, rather than full ownership by the carrier) are in the financial crosshairs of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. With Western sanctions on Russia’s aviation and financial sectors, lessors could be on the hook for $10 billion […]

SocialFlight’s free web and mobile app flags aviation events, restaurants and “interesting places to fly” for pilots and enthusiasts. The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company recently announced a new product, the FAA Learning System, created in cooperation with the agency’s FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). The video series includes free on-demand, accredited video education for pilots, A&P/IAs and […]

Alaska Airlines and regional carrier Horizon Air have partnered with Oregon-based flight school Hillsboro Aero Academy to launch the Ascend Pilot Academy (APA). Aimed at addressing “a growing pilot shortage coupled with increased travel demand,” APA is expected to train up to 250 students a year. Alaska and Horizon are estimating that they will need […]

ATP Flight School announced on Monday that it has purchased 20 new advanced aviation training devices (AATDs) from simulator company Frasca International. Equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics, the flight training devices (FTDs) will be configured to represent the flight decks of either Piper Archer or Cessna Skyhawk aircraft. The deal is valued at approximately $6 […]

Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan technology demonstrator program has reached a new milestone with the shipment of the power gearbox (PGB) from the company’s site in Dahlewitz, Germany. The gearbox, which set a world aerospace power record during testing, is headed for the U.K. where Rolls-Royce is assembling the first UltraFan engine demonstrator. According to the company, the […]

Textron Aviation announced on Monday that its Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine utility turboprop has been granted its FAA type certificate. The aircraft, which flew for the first time in May 2020, has accumulated more than 2,100 hours during the flight test program. According to the company, the first unit will enter service with launch customer FedEx […]

The FAA has been given a set of recommendations in the final report of a committee struck to study the practical integration of drones into the National Airspace System. The Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) has handed in its final recommendations and is calling for a uniform set of regulations, some […]