Content Archive: July 2023

Engines

Blackhawk Launching TBM Engine Upgrade Program

Blackhawk Aerospace will offer the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D engine for installation in the TBM 700 series aircraft.
Aircraft

Daher Confirms Kodiak and TBM Production in Florida

Daher intends to establish second production lines for TBM and Kodiak aircraft at a new facility in Stuart, Florida, acquired from Spirit AeroSystems.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Embry-Riddle Study Examines Drone, Aircraft Close Calls

A new study by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers examined near-midair collisions between drones and aircraft.
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft Sees Record Demand

Piper Aircraft forms a high-tech manufacturing division as it sees high demand for general aviation airplanes.
Aircraft

AIN Launches New Website

The AIN team has been working on its new website for the past two years, and now it's ready for action.
Rotorcraft

Airbus H160 challenges Leonardo AW139

FAA certification in hand, Airbus H160 takes on the competition.
Aircraft

HondaJet Elite II Makes EAA AirVenture Debut

For the first time, Honda Aircraft brought its latest model, the Elite II, to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Engines

P&WC PT6 Hits 500 Million Flight Hours

Pratt & Whitney's ubiquitous turboprop engine turns 60.
ATC

Biz Leaders Voice Objections to ATC Privatization

A recent editorial raised concerns from a group of business leaders and pilots that ATC could become an issue once more.
Regulations and Government

EAA Leader Predicts Tough Time For FAA Reauthorization

Experimental Aircraft Association chairman and and CEO Jack Pelton thinks the FAA reauthorization bill may not get passed by the U.S. Senate.