Cessna Aircraft

By Ben Goldstein
With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
ATP Flight School has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 40 single-engine, four-seat Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2026.
Maintenance & Training

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Reliable Robotics has completed a fully autonomous flight with a modified Cessna Caravan with no pilot on board,
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Baltic Aviation Academy, based in Lithuania, has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 48 Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine aircraft, with delivery in 2026.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Spanish/Australian company Dovetail is developing a battery-electric propulsion retrofit for the Cessna Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
A highly experienced pilot and senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden was thought to be the pilot flying Oct. 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics plans to use radar as the basis for its detect-and-avoid system for uncrewed aircraft flying in the National Airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Ampaire has received a U.S. Air Force contract to scale up its AMP-H570 hybrid-electric powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Ron Draper joined Wichita’s Cessna Aircraft Co., now Textron Aviation, in 1999 as director of supply chain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
NetJets has signed up to be the launch customer for the Cessna Citation Ascend, now under development, with deliveries projected to begin in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is adding 16,000 ft.² to its Interior Manufacturing Facility in west Wichita to support additional new models, the company says.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
The Swiss Air Force is to acquire a Bombardier Global 7500 business jet for VIP missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korean researchers have developed a humanoid robot capable of understanding flight manuals and flying an aircraft without cockpit modifications.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
ZeroAvia's radial compressor will support up to 900-kW power systems, the hydrogen-electric powertrain solutions company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Steve Trimble
Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Characterized as a serious incident, the near collision between a business jet and a commercial aircraft resulted in a minimal vertical separation of 665 ft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Weather appears to have been a major factor in the fatal crash of a 1979 Cessna Citation 550 on July 8, carrying two pilots and four passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order for up to 50 PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplanes from Indian operator Mehair.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to purchase 40 Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers for delivery in 2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Used business jet inventory totaled 1,016 aircraft in June, compared to near-historic lows of 628 a year ago, according to a report by Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
A close family of aviation-minded regulars plans no changes to the charming but service-lacking airport.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
CitationPartners offers Citation Excel Eagle program customers a choice of two transformation options, which vary the time an aircraft is out of service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Inventory has risen 25% over the past six months.
Aircraft & Propulsion