Aviation News

John “Lites” Leenhouts, president/CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence and the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, conducted his last pre-show press briefing this morning (April 4) before relinquishing the reins. His message was upbeat, and he predicted a strong show as general aviation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite other challenges from inflation and […]

JetBlue has launched a competing bid against Frontier Airlines to buy Spirit Airlines. JetBlue is offering Spirit shareholders about 40 percent more for than the current value of Frontier’s bid. The total value of the JetBlue offer is about $3.6 billion. Frontier’s cash and stock bid was worth about $2.9 billion when it was made […]

The National Aeronautic Association has awarded the coveted Collier Trophy to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team for “the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet, thereby opening the skies of Mars and other worlds for future scientific discovery and exploration.” The little drone with counter-rotating rotors has logged a […]

Daher unveiled the newest version of its TBM single-engine turboprop at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, on Tuesday. The TBM 960 is outfitted with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-66XT engine and five-blade Raptor composite propeller from Hartzell Propeller, both of which are linked to the aircraft’s new dual-channel digital engine […]

An exasperated FBI is offering a $10,000 reward to curb a massive increase in laser attacks at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In the first nine weeks of 2022, more than 100 airline crews reported laser attacks. There have been no serious incidents but law enforcement is stepping up efforts to find those responsible. Those responsible are […]

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Bonanza piston single and Baron twin, along with the Cessna line of piston singles, will receive “a range of enhancements,” announced this week at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in & Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida. “Customers will experience a noticeable change when they’re inside each of these aircraft,” said Chris Crow, […]

Hartzell Propeller’s focus at its Sun ‘n Fun display is backcountry flying, including its carbon fiber Trailblazer and aluminum Voyager props. Hartzell tech experts, salespeople and executives will be at the show Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) in Florida April 5–10 to answer questions on all its propellers. Further supporting backcountry applications for its products, Hartzell’s […]

It’s just one plane but Ukrainian forces quickly let the world know that they had shot down one of Russia’s most capable aircraft Sunday. A video and photos posted online Sunday showed an Su-35 falling vertically before pancaking in the Kharkiv region. Various sources confirmed that photos showed the wreck of an Su-35, which is […]

A bipartisan group of senators and representatives has introduced the Cabin Air Safety Act in both houses to tighten regulations surrounding so-called fume incidents in which cabin bleed air is contaminated by toxic chemicals from the airplane itself or from external sources. “Pilots, flight attendants and passengers should never have to worry about toxic fumes […]

A Canadian manufacturer says climate change prompted its move to build an updated version of a popular waterbomber. De Havilland Canada announced it has received 22 orders from European customers to go ahead with development of the DHC-515 amphibious flying boat waterbomber. The aircraft is an update of the Bombardier CL-415. De Havilland bought the […]