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.…
Despite having obtained EASA and FAA certification, the Pilatus PC-24 is continuing its flight test program, concentrating on unimproved airfields and difficult environments. The company plans to obtain certification for “rough fields” by the end of 2018, providing the aircraft…
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) achieved a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its FAST™ prognostics solution on the single-engine Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft powered by the PT6A-67P. The FAST solution captures and analyzes full-flight engine and aircraft data, enabling high visibility…
GAMA released its first-quarter statistics, and the General Aviation segment increased its billings by 3.3% when compared to the first quarter in 2017. The variability in the mix, when compared to 2017, was significant, with 3 fewer piston aircraft delivered,…
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