Cirrus Aircraft has announced that new customer aircraft deliveries for the company’s best-selling SR Series showed steady growth and reached 380 aircraft in 2018, an increase of seven percent over 2017. The company also announced acceleration of production and delivery of the Vision JetTM – the world’s first single-engine Personal JetTM – with 63 aircraft […]
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Aviation Legend Commits to Major Gift at Colorado’s Exploration of Flight
Clay Lacy has piloted aircraft for over 55,000 hours, possibly more than any other human being in history. Now his legendary achievements as a pilot in commercial, business, military, racing and test flights will inspire a new generation of aerospace leaders at Wings Over the Rockies’ (Wings) Exploration of Flight Campus at Centennial Airport in […]
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2019 CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOEING 747 JUMBO JET
Photo above – Cathay Pacific 747-8 photo by Jim Koepnick The 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747, the iconic wide-body jetliner that has carried everything from heads of state to the space shuttle, will be celebrated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. The 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional […]
American Airlines and British Airways to Unify Operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
American Airlines, British Airways, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have announced future plans to co-locate their operations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8. Moving under the same roof will allow American and British Airways to offer enhanced service between […]
VistaJet Advances Business Aviation Flight Safety with Advanced Flight Risk Assessment System
VistaJet has announced a further step in advancing its flight operations software with the adoption of Osprey Flight Solutions data-led risk assessment technology. Ever since its launch in 2004, VistaJet has placed the utmost attention on operational and flight safety and to date has completed over 146,000 flights globally, having safely flown over 367,000 passengers […]
American Airlines Announces Extension of New Phoenix London Service
America’s Friendliest Airport® says they are making it even more convenient for travelers to fly nonstop to Europe from Phoenix. American Airlines previously announced last August that it will be offering nonstop service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to London Heathrow Airport beginning March 31 and running through October 26. Today, American Airlines has […]
Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again
Photo above – Mike Goulian and Team “Kiss the Bricks” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Where They Won in 2018. Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the […]
American Welcomes Neo to the Fleet
After an 8 1/2-hour nonstop journey from Hamburg, Germany (XFW), the newest member of the American Airlines fleet has landed. N400AN, American’s first Airbus A321neo, touched down at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) shortly before noon Feb. 1. After clearing customs, the plane will head to American’s Base Maintenance facility at PIT, where it will spend […]
NATCA’s President Tells Aero Club – Controllers are Dangerously Demoralized
By Michael J. Schoen Air traffic controllers are dangerously demoralized – that was the message delivered today by Paul Rinaldi, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), during the Aero Club of Washington DC’s monthly luncheon. During a somber speech that was at times tinted with sadness, Rinaldi revealed that, at the height […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sets Passenger Record
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport achieved a new milestone in 2018, serving a record number of passengers. Just under 45 million travelers passed through America’s Friendliest Airport® last year, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 when just over 44 million passengers were served. The year-end passenger total for Phoenix Sky Harbor was exactly 44,943,686, […]
