The 2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races have been canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Reno Air Racing Association announced on Friday. The annual event was originally expected to take place Sept. 16-20 in Reno, Nevada. The association reports that the Air Races host nearly 70,000 attendees and represent an economic impact of […]
The FAA has issued an amendment expanding a special federal aviation regulation (SFAR) designed to provide regulatory relief for individuals unable to meet some training, experience, testing and checking requirements due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The original SFAR, which was published on April 30, extended the validity of medical certificates expiring from March 31, […]
Bombardier’s first Global 5500 business jet has officially entered service, according to a company announcement on Thursday. Along with the larger Global 6500, the 5500 received its Transport Canada type certification in September 2019 followed by its FAA type certificate last December. The aircraft was introduced at the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition […]
U.S. Army veteran, retired carpenter and experimental aircraft builder Jack Bally Sr. passed away last Sunday at the age of 79. Bally is perhaps best known in the aviation community for his final aircraft project, a flyable one-third-scale B-17 Flying Fortress. Bally spent nearly 18 years and an estimated 40,000 man-hours building the bomber, which […]
The preliminary report on the PIA Airbus A320 that crashed in Karachi in May reveals a crew that started its approach to landing late, failed to re-extend the landing gear and performed a go-around after dragging the engine nacelles along the runway. The Pakistan aviation board (AAIB) also reveals a series of communication breakdowns between […]
Diamond Aircraft officially introduction its single-engine, retractable gear DA50 RG on Wednesday. The model was first announced at Aero Friedrichshafen in 2019 and completed its first flight the following October. Diamond expects the DA50 RG to receive its EASA type certificate later this summer with deliveries beginning during the first quarter of 2021. FAA certification […]
Business aviation could recover in the next year to 18 months, according to a white paper published this week by the Argus group that outlines a return to prominence for business aviation well ahead of airlines recapturing passengers. Citing the ability to be flexible and for passengers to better control social distancing, the paper predicts […]
Wichita-based Textron Aviation will lay off around 250 workers as the nation continues to reel from the novel coronavirus. Some 70 of those involve employees in Wichita. According to reports, the layoffs do not involve union members, but affect salaried exempt and non-exempt employees. Textron employs around 9,500 people in Wichita alone. “As Textron Aviation […]
Textron Aviation announced the delivery its 250th Cessna Citation M2 light jet last week. The aircraft went to Seattle, Washington-based Fast Rabbit Aviation. Introduced at the 2011 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention, the M2 flew for the first time in March 2012. “The M2 is an ideal fit for operators in need of an […]
The preliminary report has been released. See our story. Both inflight crew and air traffic controllers are being accused of negligence by the Pakistani Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), which has concluded its preliminary report and will release the findings this week. The report is said to confirm earlier reports that the Airbus A320 was […]
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