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Gulfstream has filed a patent application for a new nose gear design that is claimed to reduce overflight noise when the landing gear is extended. According to the patent application, Noise generated by an aircraft as it approaches a runway while landing can be a nuisance to surrounding communities. The noise generated by an aircraft […]

Although the light jet segment continues to struggle, a newcomer to the market has an order book filled for more than three years. Pilatus took 84 orders for its PC-24 at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), which makes the next available slot in 2020, and the aircraft hasn’t flown yet. The company […]

Parts distributor and manufacturer GlobalParts Group, of Augusta, Kan., has acquired the type certificates to two Meyers Aircraft designs, including the Interceptor I-400 single-engine pressurized turboprop that earned FAA approval but never went into production. There are about 100 Meyers 200 aircraft still flying and GlobalParts will assume parts supply and support for those aircraft. […]

Our weekly review of whats new in aviation found that a replica of the Bugatti 100P air racer is on display, the NTSB issued recommendations regarding lithium batteries, NATA has announced scholarship winners and Disney Planes characters are joining a national wildfire prevention education program. The Mullin Automotive Museum, a Southern California institution devoted to […]

A U.S. District Judge in Denver, Colo., has approved a $6.15 million settlementof a lawsuit between United Airlines and 1,160 United pilots who served in the military from 2000 to 2010-resulting in one of the largest reported payments to resolve a claim brought under the federal veterans reemployment rights law, known as the Uniformed Services […]

Cessna Aircrafts Citation Latitude midsize business jet has received type inspection authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the first production airplane has joined the flight test program. Obtaining type inspection authorization is a significant step toward certification from the FAA. It allows Cessna to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward official certification. […]

Aerion, which has been working on a supersonic bizjet for almost a decade, has gone back to the drawing board to deliver what it says customers want: a $100 million-plus big cabin jet that goes 5,000 nm at Mach 1.4. The message from many of todays long-range business jet operators is very clear: They want […]

Geneva isn’t exactly the Wild West but the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) is witnessing a range war. Dassault and Gulfstream both introduced longer-legged versions of their flagship aircraft at the show, which continues until Thursday at the PalExpo convention facility at the Geneva Airport. Gulfstream says its G650ER (extended range) will go […]

The FAA has approved an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) for owners of some aircraft grounded in a sweeping AD involving Superior Air Parts aftermarket cylinders. It particularly relates to a section of the AD requiring replacement of the cylinders 12 years after installation regardless of condition or the number of hours on them. Under […]

The FAA is urging those who didn’t make it in its latest air traffic control recruitment to try again. In a statement to AVweb (PDF) it also says it plans to make “further improvements” to the controversial new hiring protocol. However, it doesn’t appear to be considering going back to the old system. As we […]