Recent Updates

Airbus announced this week that it has successfully test flown a prototype electric aircraft called the E-Fan and the company says it’s bullish on building an electric-powered airliner for the regional market, possibly with a hybrid drive. The E-Fan is a composite, tandem two-seater with a pair of ducted fans on the tail driven by […]

A jury in federal court in Denver has ordered Jeppesen Sanderson to pay $43.1 million to a husband-and-wife app development team after determining that the aviation giant breached terms of a contract and committed fraud. The Denver Post is reporting that the decision came after Foxborough, Mass.-based SolidFX argued that Jeppesen stole its idea for […]

Our survey of the news of the week uncovered two new releases, Conklin and de Deckers latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator and ASAs upgraded aviation dictionary app, as well as the identity of this years winners of the EAA/Daher-Socata scholarships and details of the first California Pilot Safety Tour. Conklin & de Decker has published the […]

Landmark Aviation announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Ross Aviation, a network of fixed based operations located throughout the United States. The acquisition, which is subject to satisfaction of closing conditions, is expected to close during the second half of 2014. Headquartered in Denver, Colo., Ross Aviation is a leading operator of […]

Not unexpectedly, just over a month after buying Beech Aircraft, Textron announced 750 job cuts at that company and at its Cessna division, according to the Washington Post. The layoffs will occur over the next 60 days. Both aircraft makers are based in Wichita, Kan., and Textron says about 575 of the affected jobs are […]

NBAA has updated its guidelines for crew rest in business aviation and the new suggested limits reflect recent advances in scientific knowledge about how human beings react to and recover from fatigue. We developed these guidelines after significant scientific review, extensive analysis of industry practices and industry feedback, said Leigh White, president of Alertness Solutions […]

In Mondays blog, I dissected the impact of the under-dressed sim instructor CNN used for its round-the-clock MH370 coverage, but what of the simulator itself? Like many, I assumed the simulator, which looked impressive on camera, was the sort of machine used to train and type rate pilots looking to find a 777 seat. Not […]

The first of six sites around the country for aerial testing of unmanned aircraft systems is now operational, the FAA said on Monday. Flight testing will begin at the North Dakota site the week of May 5. Data collected will “lay the groundwork for reducing risks and ensuring continued safe operations of UAS,” said FAA […]

Air Canada says it will fire two baggage handlers caught on video dropping carry-on items from the top of a stairway into a bin 20 feet below last week. Passenger Dwayne Stewart shot the video last Thursday at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as he and his incredulous seatmate watched through the window. The flight was […]

A somewhat clearer photo of a so-far unidentified aircraft has emerged, this time from Wichita, and it shows a little more detail of the delta-shaped flying wing. The photo was taken by Jeff Templin in February, a few weeks before two photographers in Amarillo, Texas, got imagesof what may be the same type of aircraft. […]