Pilatus Aircraft introduced the third major upgrade to its PC-12 single engine turboprop aircraft, named the PC-12 NGX at a reveal Monday evening before the start of the NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. The new PC-12 NGX features a redesigned cabin,…
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an automobile festival in England that brings a mix of collector cars, racing cars, motorsport stars and everything automotive for a weekend. This year, the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodraome got a special visitor,…
Pilatus announced at EBACE that the order book for the PC-24 jet has re-opened. The company has delivered 30 aircraft since February of 2018, and plans to deliver 40 aircraft through the remainder of 2019, increasing production to 50 aircraft…
GAMA released its third-quarter statistics for 2018, and the General Aviation segment increased its billings to $4,134,953,455 in the third quarter, up only 0.83% from 2017. The variability in the mix, when compared to 2017, was significant, with 286 piston…
Last week, the National Business Aircraft Association held its annual convention in Orlando, with the business aviation community leaders updating the industry on what’s new. We came away from NBAA 2018 with a feeling of cautious optimism. While the business…
Landing on short, unconventional runways, such as motorways, is one of the skills that Swiss Air Force pilots traditionally practiced for. Being, thus, ingrained in the country’s air defence doctrine, STOL capabilities are something Swiss airmen are very familiar with.…