Aviation News

If Boeing watchers were looking for heads to roll in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis, the first scalp may have been taken. The New York Times reported that Kevin McAllister, the company’s executive in charge of commercial airplanes, is leaving Boeing. His replacement is to be Stanley Deal, who now heads Boeing’s Global […]

France-based Daher Group announced the completion of its acquisition of Quest Aircraft Company at the 2019 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. As previously reported by AVweb, the sale was announced last June. Quest, which manufactures the 10-seat Kodiak 100 single-engine turboprop, is headquartered in Sandpoint, Idaho. “Our acquisition of the Quest Aircraft […]

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop is now scheduled to make its first flight in 2020 due to a slowdown in the certification of the new GE Catalyst engine, Textron announced at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention on Monday. GE confirmed that the testing and certification process for the engine has been proceeding more […]

At NBAA 2019 in Las Vegas, Pilatus was showing an update to its popular PC-12 utility turboprop. The PC-12 NGX has an updated engine, a more passenger-friendly cabin and new avionics. The new PC-12 NGX is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6E-67XP Electronic Propeller and Engine Control System with FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine […]

Gulfstream unveiled its new G700 business jet at the 2019 National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. The aircraft is already well on its way toward certification, with Gulfstream reporting that it has put in almost 14,000 hours of lab testing on the aircraft in its “integration- and cabin-test […]

A more tightly focused Bombardier Aviation is giving its Learjet division a burst of energy with the continued development of the Learjet 75 Liberty. The aircraft is an update of the company’s legacy light jet offering and was announced in July. CEO David Coleal told a news conference at NBAA-BACE some of the technology developed […]

Saab Avionics says it has developed enhanced vision system sensors that penetrate water and water vapor and can provide pilots with visual reference for up to two nautical miles. At the first news conference ever held by the Swedish company, which produces the Gripen fighter and is partnering with Boeing on the new T-7X advanced […]

At NBAA-BACE 2019 in Las Vegas, Embraer marked the recent certification of its refreshed line of midsize business jets with the announcement of a firm order from FlexJet worth $1.4 billion. The fractional operator will take a mix of 64 aircraft, including an unspecified number of new Praetor 500 and 600 jets. The balance of […]

Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X business jet is on schedule to fly for the first time in 2021, Dassault Executive Vice President of Civil Aircraft Carlos Brana said at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. According to Brana, the company finished design review for the aircraft last summer […]

Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) mistakenly entering the Jet A product stream on airport has become a big thing, so Avfuel has launched a free online training program for FBO personnel to learn the best practices of handling DEF in an airport environment. DEF, when injected into the Jet A supply, can cause blockage of fuel […]