VistaJet has announced its partnership with the Scuderia Ferrari team for the second year running as its Official Supplier of private jet travel. With the ever-demanding race calendar and often only days between Grands Prix, the team faces challenging timelines. VistaJet will support the team to optimize their travel and transfer times throughout the 2020 […]
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Dassault Aviation to Showcase Falcon 8X, 2000LXS at Singapore Air Show
Dassault Aviation will showcase its ultra-long-range Falcon 8X flagship and high-performance Falcon 2000LXS at this year’s edition of the Singapore Air Show, which opens February 11 at Changi Exhibition Centre. Dassault will also be leveraging the event to highlight its new ultra-widebody Falcon 6X, currently in development with first flight expected early next year. The […]
Astro In Full Development of New Modular, Multi-platform Design
Astro Aerospace, a company that is creating autonomous, eVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aerial vehicles and drones has announced that they are in full development of their newest design, named “ALTA” – a concept built on the foundation of modularity and flexibility. Shortly after a very successful test flight series in 2018, Astro’s engineering […]
EAA Young Eagles Program Reaches Milestone of 2.2 Million Kids Flown
The biggest youth aviation education program ever created reached another milestone this week, as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program surpassed 2.2 million kids flown since the first program’s flights took place at the 1992 EAA Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh. “As we reach each of these milestones, it’s a further credit to the dedication […]
Land-O-Matic Makes “Flying Like Driving”
By Kim Stevens In the late 50’s Cessna and their nationwide network of dealers did a great job marketing the company’s new C-172 by mailing out postcards to prospective students and owners. My mom, a number of years back, presented me with a stack of old post cards she had been saving, including the one […]
New Boeing 777X Completes Successful First Flight
The new Boeing 777X jetliner took to the skies today, entering the next phase of its rigorous test program. Based on the popular 777 and with proven technologies from the 787 Dreamliner, the 777X took off in front of thousands at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:09 a.m. local time for a three-hour, 51-minute […]
Texas Turbine Awarded STC for Hartzell 5-Blade Props on CASA 212
Airplane modifier Texas Turbine Conversions has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for Hartzell Propeller’s high performance five-blade structural composite swept propellers for CASA 212 short takeoff and landing utility aircraft. “The modern five-blade props replace original equipment Hartzell four-blade aluminum propellers, providing weight savings and more efficient aerodynamics resulting in quieter […]
North Carolina Hosts First Autonomous Air Taxi Demo in North America
More than 100 spectators, including Governor Roy Cooper, Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon, and Bobby Walston, Aviation Director, gathered in Raleigh on Tuesday to witness North America’s first demonstration of an autonomous air taxi. “Flight started in North Carolina over 100 years ago,” said Trogdon, whose agency hosted Tuesday’s demonstration. “So, it is appropriate the demonstration […]
Bell Reveals the City of the Future at CES 2020
Bell Textron Inc. brings the conversation on infrastructure, urban planning and multi-modal transportation to the forefront CES 2020 revealing a vivid look into the future of the smart city ecosystem. The Bell Nexus air taxi and the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) – both groundbreaking technologies – will coexist to move people, products and information across […]
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 to Highlight U.S. Air Force Special Operations
The aircraft and personnel of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will be among the highlighted programs at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020, which is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Special Operations unit consists of four specialties: Combat Control, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party. Airmen who undertake […]
