All articles by John Croft – Page 5
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NewsIN FOCUS: Flight Design CTLS in the air
The hardest thing about flying Flight Design's two-seat CTLS light sport aircraft is holding your tongue when controllers misidentify this 100hp (75kW) high-wing jewel
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NewsFusion-equipped Bombardier Global twins now in service
Bombardier has completed customer deliveries for both of its latest revamped long range, large cabin business jets, the Global 5000 and Global 6000. Formerly...
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NewsAviation Partners: Winglets on all factory-built 737s this year
Blended winglet provider Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) says it has reached "100% market saturation" this year on new-build Boeing 737 commercial aircraft,...
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NewsFirst flight imminent for GippsAero GA10
GippsAero says first flight of its Rolls-Royce-powered GA10 single-engined 10-seat turboprop will occur "in a month or so", followed by first flight of the twin-engined, 18-seat GA18. Both aircraft are powered by the Rolls-Royce M250 B17F-2 engine.
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NewsDiamond flies largest family member
Diamond Aircraft has completed first flight of a seven-passenger Austro Engine diesel-powered twin called the DA52. It is not clear if the DA52 is the result...
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NewsCessna prepares second M2 for flight
Cessna is targeting a second-quarter first flight for its second and final M2 flight-test aircraft.
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Rotax, Rockwell Collins bring clout to small engines with 912iS
Engine manufacturer Rotax will this year begin delivering ASTM and certificated versions of a new four-stroke, four-cylinder piston 912iS engine, with monitoring capabilities typically found only in more advanced turbofan engines.
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NewsEpic files certification papers for E1000
Doug King, president of Epic Aircraft, says he has filed an application with the US Federal Aviation Administration to certificate a modified version of the company's single-engined LT turboprop, a key strategic step for the Bend, Oregon-based airframer.
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NewsResearchers hone supersonic biplane
Intuition might suggest that a biplane is not very fast, but intuition is often wrong when an aircraft goes beyond the "sound barrier".
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NewsHawker: investment signals faith in company
A much-needed capital injection by three new investors will give airframer Hawker Beechcraft additional time to recapitalise its operations in the midst...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Back to the future for North State Aviation
MRO newcomer North State Aviation is bidding to capitalise on an emerging trend: the return to the USA of maintenance work previously outsourced beyond the nation's borders
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NewsFAA shelves icing overhaul
An effort to update commonly used definitions of icing accumulation used by pilots and controllers since 1968 is temporarily on ice after what federal officials...
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NewsDesign flaw at core of PW4000 turbine directive
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 23 March will propose that operators of 954 Pratt & Whitney PW4000-series turbofan engines on US-registered...
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NewsGE mulls more power, trend monitoring for H80
Manufacturer seeks additional forward-fit and retrofit uses for retooled Walter M601 engine following dual approvals.
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NewsEmbraer adds engineering to Melbourne portfolio
Embraer has begun hiring for a new engineering centre to be located across from its executive aviation final production site and global customer centre at...
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Fuel injection, controls boost Rotax engine efficiency in LSA market
Rotax says the new 912iS fuel-injected 100hp (75kW) engine it plans to begin delivering for light sport aircraft (LSA) in May will have 21% better fuel efficiency than the carburetted 912S and 30-70% better than traditional four-cylinder, four-stroke piston engines in the LSA sector.
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FAA first officer proposal draws fire
Airline advocates are concerned that a proposal by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to drastically increase the number of flight hours for first officers could hurt hiring in the regional airline sector and damage the image of US regulators in the international community.
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NewsFAA touts fuel, time savings for Northern California metroplex
Airlines should save 8.7 million litres (2.3 million USgal) of fuel and produce 23,000t fewer carbon emissions per year once a new set of "metroplex" procedures...
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NewsFuel state played role in Kfir F-21 crash
A preliminary accident report by the US National Transportation Safety...
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NewsVIDEO: FAA investigating Boeing 737 prang at Delta TechOps
Delta Air Lines says two mechanics working for its Delta TechOps maintenance division at the carrier's home base in Atlanta were at the controls of a Delta Boeing 737-700 early this morning when the aircraft "left a taxiway" and "sustained damage".