Practice In Anticipation Of A 2014 Racing Season

Pilots hoping to fly in anticipated Red Bull Air Race events spent a week in Slovenia at a small airport called Rakican training to qualify for licences to participate in the events.

Aircraft Assembled By High School Students To Be Featured At Oshkosh Next Month

The winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) aviation design challenge competition began to assemble two Glasair Sportsman aircraft at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington on Monday.

Deal Worth Up To $2.8 Billion Includes Firm Orders For Two Airplanes And Commitments For Seven More

Agreements between Boeing and Qatar Airways for nine 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes were signed Monday at the 2013 Paris Air Show.  The agreements include a firm order for two airplanes previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing Commercial Airplanes Orders and Deliveries website, plus a commitment for an additional seven airplanes.

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Cessna Which Impacted An Apartment Building Near Dulles Airport Reportedly 'Lost Power Twice'

The two people on board a Cessna 177B which impacted a third-floor apartment on May 31st near Dulles Airport in the Washington, D.C. metro area had discussed the airplane's fuel situation before it lost power, according to the NTSB's preliminary report.

Twelve-Inch Display Designed For Bizjet Cockpits

A new 12” primary flight display, designed for business jet cockpits, has been introduced in Belgium by Barco. With a weight of only 2 kg (4.5 pounds), this display is the lightest in its class. The DU-1200, as the product is called, has been tailor-made for Honeywell’s upgraded Apex cockpit suite for business aircraft, and will be available next year.

New Aircraft To Be Purchased With Support From Donors

New airplanes will lead endangered whooping cranes from their summer range to Florida for the winter in coming years, and the pilots flying those airplanes will have private pilot licenses. The FAA required the group to make the changes because it pays salaries to its pilots.

Google Hopes To Bring Connectivity To Very Remote Areas Of The World

Google has undertaken a project that could one day provided Internet connectivity to people living in very remote areas of the world by relying signals relayed via balloons flying at an altitude of about 60,000 feet.

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“(W)e needed to create a new, modernized aircraft to meet requirements of five-seat utility, training, private, and law enforcement operators.” Source: John Garrison, president and CEO of Bell Helicopter.