Aviation News

Textron subsidiary Bell announced on Tuesday that the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter fleet has accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours. According to the company, there are currently more than 260 505s operating across 55 countries. The Jet Ranger X flew for the first time in Nov. 2014, receiving its certification from Transport Canada […]

Flight simulator manufacturer Alsim announced the opening of a new production facility next to its existing factory in Le Loroux-Bottereau, France, on Tuesday. The new facility will integrate the company’s production and hardware engineering teams along with providing space for constructing up to ten simulators at a time. Alsim cited growing market demand as the […]

With the CARES Act due to expire at the end of this month, airlines are preparing to reduce staffing levels to meet current demand. Under the terms of the aid package, the airlines could not force involuntary reductions in force, though all of them have stepped up early retirements and other separation efforts.  This week, […]

Available for experimental and light sport applications previously, the all-in-one uAvionix AV-30 has been FAA approved as a primary instrument via a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). According to uAvionix’s documentation, “The AV-30-C is approved for primary Attitude, Slip and Direction of Flight.” With a built-in attitude reference system as well as pitot-static sensors, the AV-30-C […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has launched a new program designed to provide an opportunity for young people to learn more about aviation at local airports. Intended as a follow-up to EAA’s Young Eagles introductory flights, the Young Eagles Workshops program will offer single- or multiple-day sessions “geared toward introducing kids to the basic elements […]

France-based aircraft manufacturer Daher rolled out the 1,000th TBM single-engine turboprop at its final assembly line in Tarbes on Monday. The aircraft, a TBM 940, will be handed over to its new owner in Pompano Beach, Florida, later this week. Daher, which acquired the TBM product line ten years ago, also noted that it has […]

Airbus rolled back the curtain on its three-ship ZEROe program, intended to bring “zero emissions” aircraft to service in just 15 years. At the heart of these three concepts is hydrogen power, and show deployed in a conventional turbofan twin, a turboprop twin, and a futuristic lifting body transport.  “This is a historic moment for […]

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector General says the FAA has to update its standards for emergency airliner evacuations to reflect the new realities inside the aluminum tube. After the less than ideal evacuation of an American Airlines Boeing 767 that had an uncontained engine failure on takeoff in Chicago in 2016, the House Transportation Committee […]

A Florida flight school is the first to use a new Frasca “high fidelity” motion simulator for its students. The Frasca 172 Advanced Aviation Training Device was recently installed at Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach. It incorporates features and technology found on full motion simulators used by military and commercial operators but tailored […]

Hurricane Sally disrupted operations and wrecked some airplanes but most of the facilities affected along the Gulf coast and inland in Alabama are open and cleaning up the mess. AOPA found five facilities either closed or with limited operations in the storm’s aftermath but most were back in business by the weekend. The impact stretched […]