President Obama has proposed a $100 per flight tax on turboprop and turbojet business aircraft operating in the United States. These fees would be in addition to the current taxes, collected through a tax on aviation fuel, and increase the…
Watch Plane Red CEO Wade Eyerly describe a plan he is working on. If you live in the north east USA, this idea will have you smiling in no time. Traveling between the region’s major metro areas is inconvenient at…
Another use for composite materials has been discovered that I’d like for my personal automobile — the NeverFlat tire. LoPresti Aviation Engineering is introducing a new tire technology for general aviation aircraft – with a 10 year guarantee against flats.…
Kestrel Aircraft has chosen the Honeywell TPE 331-14 engine for its new turboprop aircraft currently under development. Kestrel is headed by Alan Klapmeier, former CEO and founder of Cirrus Design. For this application, Kestrel will utilize a version of the…
Alex Wilcox is CEO of Jetsuite, a rapidly growing charter jet company which intends to utilize ideas proven successful by LCCs. Meaning applying standards like one airplane type (Phenom 100) and one cabin layout. The consequence is the ability to…
The EC has approved a Dutch Government advance of €19.7 million of launch aid for an upgraded version of the Fokker 100 aircraft by NG Aircraft, formerly known as Rekkof (Fokker backwards). The question that must be asked is if…