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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 […]

That’s not a Beech, and it didn’t just roll off the line. It’s Joe Shepherd’s immaculately restored Lockheed 12A Electra Junior. We got story on this aircraft (and a good look at it) at Sun ‘n Fun 2014. Learn more here. view on YouTube

Thank goodness there are passionate and determined owners of vintage aircraft in this world. Due to people such as Joe Shepherd, the lives of we who are crazy about flying machines have been vastly enriched because we get to see the results of their passion fly rather than gather dust. Shepherd owns, and regularly operates, […]

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 […]

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 […]

At last weeks UAV show in Orlando, the pre-day was held at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Ostensibly, the AUVSI had a flight display line there, but because of what Id call overbearing safety concerns from the FAA, they chased us too far away to see them flying. Disappointing for sure, but also a […]