Latest from Mark Huber
Aircraft
Stratos Plans Second Test Aircraft
Sets target price for new single engine jet at $3.5 million.
Aircraft
Piper Aircraft Deliveries Up in Q3
Piper Aircraft delivered 42 aircraft in Q3 2017 and reported year-to-date revenue increased by 57% or $45 million from the year ago period.
Aircraft
New Business Turboprops 2017
New models are in development and mods are in place to give legacy and current models a refresh.
Aircraft
Honda Appoints Chinese Dealer
Honda Aircraft has appointed Honsan General Aviation as its authorized sales representative in China.
Aircraft
Nextant Launches Phase II of 604XT Program
Phase II encompasses a two-zone interior and 500-nm range extension.
Aircraft
Drake Group Acquires Parachute STC for Gulfstreams
The Drake Group has acquired the STC it helped develop, which permits parachuting humans and cargo from Gulfstream GV/G550 aircraft.
Aircraft
Western Aircraft Reaches $1 Billion in Aircraft Sales
The company unveils new retrofit options
Maintenance and Modifications
JSSI Launches New Services Portfolio
Appraisals, maintenance management offered.
Aircraft
Textron, GE Report Progress on Cessna Denali Turboprop
The company is building aircraft structures, and testing is under way for the prop and engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
PNC Bullish on Aircraft Finance
The company finances a broad spectrum of business aircraft types from single-engine turboprops to large cabin, long-range business jets.
Rotorcraft
Papillon Offers New Grand Canyon Tours
The day-long tours offer something for NBAA attendees to do after the show.
Light Jet Market Continues To Lag
The HondaJet is distinguishing itself in a sector that continues to lag.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Touts AW169 for Corporate Ops
Of the medium twins delivered thus far, more than a quarter have been destined for the corporate market.
Aircraft
First New Dornier Seastar Rolls Out
New-generation Seastar features Honeywell Primus Epic avionics, improved water maneuvering and corrosion-resistant landing gear.
Rotorcraft
Harvey: Anatomy of Rescue Ops
Civil and military operators joined OEMs in the rescue and relief efforts.
Rotorcraft
USHST Develops New Safety Enhancements
USHST groups safety enhancements into four categories: IMC and visibility, loss of control, safety management and competency.
Accidents
NTSB Notes Rotor Spindle Crack in Enstrom Crash
The helicopter crashed during an instructional flight in 2015.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
New Airbus Venture Fuses Satellite and Drone Data
The company aggregates data to simplify access to information for the customer.
Rotorcraft
Airbus Delivers 400th Lakota
The manufacturer is slated to deliver nine more UH-72s to the Army this year.
Rotorcraft
Universal Handles Harvey
The company activated the business continuity plan it developed after 2008's Hurricane Ike.
Rotorcraft
Caverton Orders Bell 407s for Nigerian Operations
The Nigerian company supports the oil-and-gas industry.
Harvey Fuel Spike Will Drive Down Airline Earnings
The hurricane is expected to worsen a trend toward declining revenue.
Aircraft
Falcon 5X on Track for 2020 Deliveries
The limited test campaign provided data needed to get the aircraft in service by 2020.
Rotorcraft
MD Helicopters Lands $1.4B Order
First contract deliveries will include a block of 30 MD 530Fs valued at $176.6 million to be delivered by September 2019.
