News

The Federal Aviation Administration took an important step on Feb. 5 to help improve safety in small aircraft by simplifying design approval requirements for angle of attack (AOA) indicators. AOA indicators give a precise indication of the angle between the wing and the relative wind, which provides critical information to the pilot regarding the lift […]

Our search of press releases this week uncovered an announcement from Think Global Flight (TGF) about a meeting it arranged between a Colorado public school student and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The two spoke about the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The student urged her school system to join in TGFs international […]

Cirrus Aircraft today announced that its SR-series Engineering and Design Team has been recognized as the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Joseph T. Nall Safety Award, for pioneering a wide array of safety features designed for single-engine aircraft. The award is presented annually by the International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA) to honor […]

The trailer for the upcoming Disney movie, “Planes: Fire & Rescue,” the sequel to the popular animated movie “Planes,” has been released. Following on the success of the 2013 film that featured an ag aircraft with a fear of heights who became an air racer, Dusty Crophopper (voice of Dane Cook), the sequel will again […]

Lockheed-Martin has submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration for a type design update of its L-382J, the civilian version of the C-130J Super Hercules, to be marketed as the LM-100J. More than 100 L-100s, the commercial variant of the first generation C-130, were produced from 1964-1992 at the then Lockheed-Georgia Company, […]

A special event to honor the life and achievements of Bob Hoover will be held Friday, Feb. 21 in Los Angeles. Guests will join the aviation community, “including celebrities, leaders, and icons,” the organizers say, for a night at the Paramount Studios Theater. The event schedule includes a red-carpet reception, dinner, speakers and the premiere […]

Nine aviation and aerospace projects will compete for the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the National Aeronautic Association announced this week. The nominees are: Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower geared turbofan engine, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft in development by Boeing for the U.S. Navy, the X51a scramjet demonstrator, the X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator, the […]

Some analysts disagree with a Rockwell Collins forecast and are predicting a return to more normal business in 2014. At the International Corporate Jet Finance conference in London on Tuesday, several analysts interviewed by Bloomberg said sales will improve. There is a lot of pent-up demand, said Rolland Vincent, director of forecaster Jetnet iQ. 2014 […]

Van’s Aircraft has released two service bulletins that advise owners of a variety of its aircraft to inspect for cracks in specific areas before their next flight. The first bulletin (PDF), which came out on Friday, applies to RV-6, -7, and -8 aircraft and advises owners to inspect a portion of the horizontal stabilizer forward […]

The Air Force says it wants surveillance aircraft to be built on business jet platforms as a way to cut acquisition and long-term operations costs. According to Defense News, the first candidate for a bizjet conversion is the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), which is based on a Boeing 707-300. The Air […]