By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The new, third-generation PC-12 NGX boasts a redesigned cabin with new seats and larger windows as well as a new electronically controlled P&WC PT-6 turboprop.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
DJI, the mall drone manufacturer, has unveiled a quadcopter weighing 249 grams (0.5 lb.), which exempts it by 1 gram from registration requirements in in several countries.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Aerostructures businesses in Belfast. Northern Ireland and Morocco, as well as an MRO business in Dallas. Total value of the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2020, will be about $1.1 billion after Spirit assumes pension liabilities and makes other payments. The sale increases Spirit’s capabilities to include Airbus and business jet work and aftermarket services. Bombardier employment centers. Bombardier announced its exit from commercial aerospace in May and had already divested its regional jet and turboprop business.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Lateral separations between aircraft flying in North Atlantic airspace have been reduced with space-based ADS-B for near real-time aircraft monitoring.
The “No Panic Button” autoland system could become perceived as minimum required safety equipment, along with seat belts, fire extinguishers and emergency exits.
David Horton began working on the Schweizer acquisition from Lockheed Martin in 2017. His private goal? Earning a rotary-wing rating. Listen in as William Garvey, editor-in-chief of BCA, discusses the process with David Horton.
The latest Garmin G3000 NX avionics package includes an emergency autoland function, essentially a virtual, digital copilot that can take control of the aircraft and land it safely.
Eurocontrol's Eduard “Eddie” Porosnicu discusses the digital NOTAM project his organization is prosecuting for the EASA's SESAR ATC modernization program.
The National Business Aviation Association has been part of an industry task force to provide input to the FAA on NOTAM reform and other information management issues.
Back in aviation’s Golden Age, the purpose of air racing was not simply to collect trophies and headlines, but to help advance the science of aeronautics and propulsion, which it did. But does it still? I recently went to Reno, Nevada, to find out.
Turbulence reports must be carefully evaluated because one citing moderate turbulence encountered by a Boeing 757 would translate into a much worse experience in a King Air. Why? In general, business aircraft are lighter and have lower wing loading than a commercial jet, and many have relatively little wing sweep, all of which increase the gust load factor and thus the amount of turbulence felt.
Passengers may be in for bumpier rides in the future and the potential for serious injuries when unbuckled passengers and flight attendants are jolted around the cabin.
