Consultant: Time Could Be Running Out For Big-Buck Investment Cash Flow There are plenty who are fed up with startup aviation businesses that, despite clearly impractical ideas, seem to raise a lot of investment capital. A recent article in Forbes might bring a breath of fresh air. Veteran aviation consultant Brian[…] Read this article
ForeFlight 14.8 Adds Mogas Data And Favorites/Recent Routes Feature Aviation software giant ForeFlight has announced its updated Version 14.8, adding features such as mogas pricing data and a new Favorites/Recent Routes Filter. Information on availability and price of automotive gasoline (mogas) at airports is now available to ForeFlight subscribers.[…] Read this article
China's Comac Celebrates Certification Of Its Narrow-Body C919 Airliner Last week, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) received final certification of its C919 narrowbody airliner from the Chinese aviation authority. Comac’s 158- to 168-passenger indigenous aircraft puts China’s airline manufacturing sector in direct competition with Boeing and Airbus’s[…] Read this article
Hartzell Propeller Will Be Highly Visible At NBAA-BACE This Month Hartzell Propeller will be highly visible at this year’s National Business Aviation Association’s NBAA-BACE trade show, running Oct. 18 – 20, in Orlando, Florida. In addition to having one of its swept-airfoil five-blade structural composite propellers for Daher’s TBM 700/800[…] Read this article
Verizon's Unmanned Program Registers For IS-BAO Participation Telecommunications company Verizon’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) branch has registered under the International Standards for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program, the first such operation to do so, according to the company. RPAS, developed by the[…] Read this article
Short Final: Best In The Area One day while doing an Angel Flight between Santa Monica Airport and Prescott Regional Airport, I heard the following on center frequency: Aircraft checking in: “The last controller said you were the best in the area.” Los Angeles Center: “He’s[…] Read this article
