Check out this article about how SAE has grown as a reputable company and how the standards they hold have left a mark on the world of aviation. SAE (Hall 6 Stand A47), the professional engineering association, is here at the Paris Air Show highlighting its historical mission of setting technical standards for the aerospace…
Check out this article about a newly approved G5 electronic flight instrument from Garmin! Garmin has received approved model list (AML) STC approval for its G5 electronic flight instrument as a replacement directional gyro or horizontal situation indicator in more than 650 certified airplane models. When paired with select GPS navcoms, the 3.5-inch LCD unit can…
Check out these testimonials from 7 different states on why they consider general aviation important for the success of businesses in their home state. The governors of seven states – Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming – issued proclamations this month about the value general aviation, including business aviation, brings to their…
Becoming the fourth approval for Honda Aircraft, Transport Canada signed off on Canadian-registration deliveries on June 1. Check out this article for more information! Honda Aircraft received Transport Canada validation for its HondaJet on June 1, clearing the way for Canadian-registration deliveries. Canada becomes the fourth approval for the aircraft, which was granted U.S. certification…
Bombardier’s ceremonial handover of a Learjet 75 to Leggett & Platt on Friday commemorated two major milestones: the 3,000th Learjet manufactured and the 100th Learjet 75 delivery. The milestone comes more than 50 years after Bill Lear helped pioneer the business aviation industry with the introduction of the Lear Jet 23, which it claims as the first purpose-built business jet to enter production.
North Carolina’s Raleigh Executive Jetport is an imperative asset to the surrounding community and heavily influences the economy. North Carolina’s Raleigh Executive Jetport (TTA) plays an important part of the surrounding region’s economic growth, a community asset with quantifiable value. For example, a 2014 economic benefits study conducted by the state of North Carolina found TTA…
Hartzell Propeller has reached a delivery milestone for its new composite swept-tip five-blade propeller for the Pilatus PC-12, handing over more than 200. The Ohio-based manufacturer has supplied Pilatus with more than 160 of the 105-inch-diameter props for factory-new PC-12NGs.
Series production of the PC-24 twinjet is now under way at Pilatus Aircraft’s headquarters in Stans, Switzerland, as the company prepares to deliver the first customer aircraft in the fourth quarter following certification. The production status of the first few PC-24s is already “well advanced,” the company said, with the first production airplane already painted in its final livery. In January, PlaneSense was revealed as the launch customer for the new twinjet.
For rural communities across the country, the import of supplies and basic necessities can be completely dependent on general aviation. Read more, below, about areas in Maine where general aviation provides a vital link to survival.