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Wright brothers biographer David McCullough says there’s a lot to be learned from the epic effort that brought flight to the human species but it’s not what everyone thinks. The Pulitzer-winning author, who has written about some of the most important figures in American history, told a near-capacity audience at NBAA’s opening session Tuesday that […]

ADS-B technology will help air traffic controllers to implement a new NASA system called “Flight Deck Interval Management,” which aims to make aircraft arrivals more efficient, NASA said this week. NASA now is planning a field test of the system early next year, above Seattle. The cockpit-based technology combines NASA-developed software with off-the-shelf hardware and […]

Two fatal midair crashes that took place in 2015 will be discussed at an NTSB hearing on Nov. 15, the safety board said on Tuesday. At the hearing, the board will release its analytical findings, its determination of probable cause and suggested safety improvements. The board posted its docket of information and afactual report this […]

For such an expensive asset, even a busy personally flown aircraft doesn’t always get much utilization. And Daher, manufacturer of the TBM 900 and 930 single-engine turboprops, has come up with a promotional plan to help owners place their airplanes into charter operations, defraying the ownership costs and keeping the airplanes in the air more […]

Thanks to improvements for business aircraft at some of Japan’s major airports, business aircraft activity there has sharply increased, according to Japanese aviation officials. At a press briefing at NBAA in Orlando Monday, Hideki Fukui, director of policy research for Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau, told reporters that the average business aviation movement growth increase between […]

Launched only three years ago, the Wheels Up member-based fractional aircraft access program has attracted almost 4000 members and is now eyeing Europe for potential market expansion. At a press conference at the NBAA BACE show in Orlando Monday, Wheels Up founder Kenny Dichter said the company’s King Air 350i-based aircraft fleet can serve 90 […]

Blackhawk Aircraft Modifications says it expects to be able to deliver re-engined King Air 350s that will offer significant performance improvements from the factory models by May of 2017. Blackhawk will begin flight testing a 350 with Pratt & Whitney Canada XP67A engines this month. The airplane came with PT6A-60A engines developing 1050 horsepower and […]

Airbus is planning a large corporate jet that will have a 22-hour endurance and a range of 10,500 NM. The ACJ 350 ULR (ultra long range) will take 25 coddled passengers between virtually any point on earth nonstop on a platform that, as an airliner, can accommodate up to 366 passengers. At a news conference […]

Jeppesen has unveiled a comprehensive online trip and flight planning utility designed to make both processes more efficient and help prevent on-the-road surprises. Jeppesen Operator is a self-service environment created in conjunction with BoldIQ, which built the software that managed an on-demand charter service. With that functionality as a base, the two added some convenience […]

The annual NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition opens officially on Tuesday morning in Orlando, Florida, but it was already a busy day on Monday, with a full slate of news conferences and plenty of reporters and industry officials on site. The show news even got off to an extra-early start, with the announcement from […]