Aviation simulator manufacturer Frasca International has been acquired by FlightSafety International, according to an announcement from Frasca on Thursday. The companies plan to offer a suite of complementary training devices for a wide array of markets “from universities and trade schools, to professional flight departments, commercial airlines, cargo operators and government and military flight operations.” […]
Garmin announced on Wednesday that it has added several new features to its Garmin Pilot app for iOS mobile devices. The version 10.6 release includes expanded display options for field condition (FICON) and fuel unavailable NOTAMs along with layout and menu changes to the app’s Airport page. The update also added estimated time en route […]
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) announced on Wednesday that the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will be postponed through 2022. The groups pointed to COVID-19-related challenges for exhibitors and attendees as the reasoning behind the decision. This is the third year in a row the event […]
A pilot who lost power and force-landed near Montrose, Colorado, was able to walk to a rescue site after a Good Samaritan medevac helicopter dropped him a pair of snowshoes. Randy Boykin, 63, reportedly declared an emergency when his Zenith CH 750 experienced what he reported as a “mechanical issue” leading to a loss of […]
The Ray Foundation, founded in 1963 by James and Joan Ray, has awarded $300,000 to the UND (University of North Dakota) Aerospace Foundation to cover the costs of private pilot training for military veterans. The Ray Foundation’s mission is to support “programs and organizations, primarily within the field of aviation, that develop life skills such as honesty, […]
Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based kit producer Sonex has a new owner. Mark Schaible, a veteran Sonex employee and general manager, has acquired the assets of both Sonex Aircraft LLC and Sonex Aerospace LLC. He will now fill the roles of owner and president for the new business entity, Sonex LLC. All current employees will be retained, and […]
On New Year’s Day 2022, Holly Hegeman, the founder, publisher and editor of the PlaneBusiness Banter, sent an email to her subscribers advising that she was ceasing publication of her popular newsletter. Hegeman’s self-described “PBB” was utilized by airline aficionados, investors and personnel, both management and labor, for over 25 years. Upon a foundation of […]
The main event between corporate heavyweights—the airline and telecom industries— will have to hold off for another two weeks. Both sides today confirmed the agreement to delay launching the latter’s 5G network, in deference to the former’s concerns over mass flight cancellations due to safety concerns that the powerful broadband signals were close enough on […]
It will likely take several days at least for the airline system in the U.S. to recover from a crushing series of domino-effect flight delays across the country that have left thousands of passengers stranded and caused days-long delays for others. At last count late Sunday, FlightAware was reporting that almost 2,700 flights with at […]
After a few tough years of quality control issues, a disastrous two-year grounding of its foundation aircraft and intense regulatory scrutiny, Boeing says it’s doing a top-to-bottom overhaul of its design, engineering and manufacturing systems as it gears up to build its next clean-sheet airplane. The company recently told Reuters it plans to plunge the […]
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