Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Textron Aviation has confirmed it will be ending production of the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Baron G58, after nearly 80 years of continuous manufacturing.
The company is moving toward new products such as the Beechcraft Denali, but promises to support the thousands of Barons and Bonanzas currently flying worldwide. The announcement brings to an end one of the longest production runs in the history of aviation. The first flight of the Bonanza was in December 1945 and production began in 1947. Archer Aviation’s plan to turn Hawthorne Airport into the heart of its Los Angeles air-taxi network earned it a big “WELCOME” from the mayor… and exactly the opposite from local NIMBYs. Members of the community started the predictable “Hawthorne Quiet Skies” group to express both confusion and disappointment with the decision. A federal jury in Delaware has ruled against Gogo Business Aviation and found the company liable for infringing four patents held by its competitor SmartSky Networks. The decision orders Gogo to pay $22.7 million in damages. The patents cover technologies at the core of in-flight connectivity. All
this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 11.26.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, November 24th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Textron Ending Production Of Bonanza And Baron After 80 Years
- Archer Receives a Not-So-Warm Welcome to LA
- Gogo Loses Patent Fight, Owes SmartSky $22.7M In Damages
- Bell 505 Helicopter Celebrates 700 SAF-Powered Flight Hours
- NY Power Authority Blasted for Unnecessary Private Jet Use
- FAA Urges Caution to Airlines Still Flying In or Above Venezuela
- Horizon Reveals Plans to Certify its eVTOL in Icing and Clouds
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