Check out this article about the winners of the GAMA/Build A Plane 2017 Aviation Design Challenge and how they will build a Glasair Sportsman airplane! Winners of the GAMA/Build A Plane 2017 Aviation Design Challenge – the team from Olney High School in Olney, TX – will spend the next two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman…
DetailsCheck out this article about the first certified flight of an airplane in the United States made on Independence Day! History was made on July 4, 1908, the date of the first pre-announced, publicly-witnessed, officially certified flight of an airplane in the United States. Who made the historic flight? Hint: it was not the Wright…
DetailsBombardier Business Aircraft is planning to incorporate a slightly lighter wing on its Global 7000, beginning with its fifth flight-test vehicle (FTV), but the company maintains that the certification program for what will become its top-of-the-line business jet remains on track for entry into service in late 2018.
DetailsCheck out this article regarding a campaign by No Plane No Gain that has helped gather dozens of aviation leaders to talk about important issues that are crippling the aviation industry! The No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign – and its #BizAvWorks initiative – were highlighted at the recent NBAA Local and Regional Groups Roundtable…
DetailsCheck 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…
DetailsCheck 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…
DetailsCheck 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…
DetailsBecoming 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…
DetailsBombardier’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.
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