Business & Military

Cessna CEO Scott Ernest told aviation media at NBAA 2013 in Las Vegas the company’s made-in-China S-LSA Skycatcher has “no future” but he didn’t have much to say about it other than that. His answers were also short when he was asked about the progress of the diesel-powered Cessna TurboSkylane JT-A following the test article’s […]

New range, new power, new jet with more room — from Dassault. Unveiled at the National Business Aviation Association exhibition held in Las Vegas in October 2013, the Dassault Falcon 5X is the company’s latest offering. view on YouTube

The future of Cessna single-engine programs caught the attention of media attending NBAA 2013 in Las Vegas. AVweb’s Glenn Pew talked with Jodi Noah about the full range of propeller-driven products. Duration: File Size: download here

Bombardier chalked up a $600 million aircraft order at NBAA on Monday but the customer was a familiar one. Flexjet, which until six weeks ago was owned by Bombardier, converted an option for 30 Learjet 85s to a firm order. The option was part of a huge order made by the new Flexjet LLC when […]

NBAA President Ed Bolen and Carey Matthews, general manager of Shanghai Hawker Pacific told the NBAA convention in Las Vegas that business aviation in China is progressing but still in its infancy, and baby steps are serving as important milestones for future growth. Bolen noted that the country’s roughly 180 airports are few for a […]

A study by St. Louis University senior researcher Matt Vance seeks to discover key factors that would encourage or discourage travel on unmanned autonomous airliners and, while the results aren’t yet complete, Vance told AVweb Thursday that he expects at least one pattern to emerge. Vance performed a pilot study in March that included 44 […]

Geographically, technologically, and spiritually, Xi’an is poised to be the heart of general aviation in China’s emerging GA market – much as Wichita, Kansas is to the U.S. GA scene. Perhaps that’s why Wichita is opening a bureau in Xi’an. AVweb spoke with Cessna’s William J. Schultz and Wichita mayor Carl Brewer at the China […]

China is building new, modern, and capable airports at a blistering pace, and many of these will eventually serve the developing general aviation market. AVweb’s Tim Cole visited Peucheng Airport in east central China and filed this video sampler of what’s on the flightline there. view on YouTube

Bloomberg is reportingthat Beechcraft is for sale again and that Cessna might be one of the interested parties. Bloomberg quotes unnamed sources and Beechcraft spokeswoman Nicole Alexander said the company does “notcomment on market rumors or speculation about the company.”The Bloomberg story says Credit Suisse Group AG is actively shopping the storied Wichita planemaker around […]

AOPA has released 12 employees as part of an effort that will cut costs and make the organization “focus on grassroots events and reaching out to our members in real and tangible ways,” said AOPA spokeswoman Katie Prybil. “We are focusing on creating member value in everything that we do. The changes announced today will […]