Business & Military

Honda Aircraft has taken delivery of its first two production model HF120 engines from the GE plant in Lynn, Mass. The engines are now in full production at the Massachusetts plant after getting FAA certification late in 2013. Production will be moved to Honda’s plant in Burlington, N.C. later this year. The engine is billed […]

After several years of playing second fiddle to the rest of the world, the U.S. has reportedly reclaimed the top spot in terms of business jet sales. Oliver Stone, of U.K.-based brokerage firm Colibri Aircraft, told Business Jet Investor that in some market segments, 80 percent of the buyers are American.After years of aircraft leaving […]

Business jet and airliner manufacturers tend to dominate news about aviation in China but a California kit builder is also doing a major deal with the Chinese. Quicksilver Aircraft has sold 77 aircraft thanks to a distribution agreement it signed with JH Nanning Group. The kits will be made at Quicksilver’s Temecula plant and shipped […]

Letter of the Week:UAV Technology Won’t Wait for FAA A UAV (or any remotely controlled air vehicle) flown under 400 feet still has the potential to easily take down a manned aircraft, particularly if flown near final approaches to airport runways. I’d imagine that the 400-foot altitude limitation would also make low-flying manned aircraft vulnerable, […]

On the 50th anniversary of NetJets (May 21) the company’s CEO came out swinging against critics of corporate aviation. But Jordan Hansell didn’t rely on the tired-sounding justifications like efficiency, productivity and competitive advantage that have zoned out many on the issue of whether Citations and Gulfstreams pull their weight. Hansell told Bloombergthat the business […]

He can live like a king but Prince William (who usually goes by the Duke of Cambridge) would apparently rather be an HEMS pilot. The flying bug is apparently still biting the former military search and rescue helicopter pilot and the people who speak for him are all but confirming the reports. The prince is […]

If all goes as planned next month, scheduled seaplane service from downtown New York City to Washington, D.C. and Boston will again be a reality. Targeting business travelers on the northeast corridor who despise security lines and the transit time from Manhattan to LaGuardia or Newark Airports, Tailwind Air Serviceis gearing up to offer 90-minute […]

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 […]

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 […]