Business & Military

Our staffs weekly review of whats happening in the aviation world turned up news of a chance at a free Cessna CJ type rating, word that Greg Koontz is the recipient of this years Bill Barber Award for Showmanship, a SkyTrac Systems announcement of its new Overdue Notifications, and news that Transportation YOU introduced 21 […]

The FAA is about to begin the next step in its search for an unleaded general aviation fuel through the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI). The FAA announced today it has received nine replacement fuel proposals from producers Afton Chemical Company, Avgas LLC, Shell, Swift Fuels and a consortium of BP, TOTAL and Hjelmco, for […]

Dubai airline Emirates finalized a $56 billion order to buy 150 Boeing 777X jets today, firming up a commitment made last year, just weeks after scrapping an order with rival Airbus. The deal includes purchase rights for an additional 50 airplanes which, if exercised, could increase the value to about $75 billion at list prices, […]

The Thai Air Force extended the life of its fleet of DC-3s by decades with their conversion to Basler BT-67s. They’re used for everything from troop transport to making it rain. view on YouTube

Aviation sunglasses manufacturer Summer Hawk Optics is using crowdsourcing to help bring its latest line of headset-friendly sunglasses to market sooner rather than later. CEO Dean Siracusa said in a news release that the new glasses feature extremely thin temples (the part that goes over the ear) making them comfortable to wear under a variety […]

A train carrying Boeing aircraft fuselages and parts from Wichita to Boeing assembly plants in Washington State derailed in Montana late Thursday, dumping its expensive cargo in the Clark Fork River. According to King 5 News, the train was carrying six 737 fuselages and subassemblies for 777 and 747 aircraft. Photos credited to Kyle Massick […]

The U.S. military said it had grounded the entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets until completion of additional inspections of the warplane’s single engine, built by Pratt & Whitney, according to a report by Reuters. The Pentagon’s F-35 program office, Air Force and Navy issued directives on Thursday ordering the suspension of […]

Given that aviation isnt the broadest topic in the world, publications that cover it have to repeat certain topics from time to time. These articles are sometimes called evergreens, because they can be revisited with a fresh perspective. One of these is the notion of personal minimums for aeronautical decision making. The theory is that […]

Although it should come as no shock but is nontheless sad news, the family of Louis Zamperini announced his death on Thursday after a long struggle with pneumonia. At 97 and given his life experience, Zamperini had a good long run indeed. Many World War II veterans of his era passed years, if not decades […]

Blade, an app that makes it easy for travelers between New York City and the Hamptons to book helicopter rides, is partnering with Uber, the car-service app, this week. The Blade service enables users to either book a seat on a scheduled flight or “pick the time you want to fly and crowdsource your own […]