Mar 01 2022

Tradewind Aviation expands fleet with 20 Pilatus PC-12 NGX Posted by RSS Feed

Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX, expanding its fleet of PC-12s

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Mar 01 2022

Lead-free avgas, recovering GA operations were hot topics at Warbird Operators Conference Posted by RSS Feed

The North American Trainer Association, organizes the National Warbird Operators Conference (NWOC)

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Mar 01 2022

Six tips to help you pass the private pilot checkride Posted by RSS Feed

Private pilot flying a Cessna 150. Photography courtesy of Nicole Lund. The private pilot checkride

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Feb 28 2022

GPMS Receives Transport Canada STC for Airbus H125 Helicopter Platform Posted by Admin

​CORNWALL, VT – February 28, 2022 – GPMS, the leader in helicopter predictive analytics, announced today that Transport Canada Civil Aviation has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for GPMS’s Foresight MX, the company’s enhanced Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) solution, on the H125 helicopter. The certificate was based on a prior Federal Aviation Administration STC and covers the installation of Foresight MX on the Airbus H125/AS350 B3 platform.

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Feb 28 2022

Pilot's catastrophic engine failure in Cessna 205 caught on video Posted by RSS Feed

Minutes after the engine is lost and the propeller of the Cessna 205 sits idly on the aircraft's

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Feb 28 2022

These Are Some Of The Most Creative Ways The ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ Is Being Portrayed Online Posted by RSS Feed

Artwork of the unknown heroic pilot, represented with a skull face under his visor, and his MiG-29

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Feb 28 2022

TracPlus Appoints Tim Lynskey as new Chief Executive Posted by Admin

New Zealand tracking company TracPlus announced today that it has appointed Tim Lynskey as their new Chief Executive Officer. Tim takes on the role after 15-months as TracPlus' Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and at a pivotal time for the company as it continues the commercialisation of its wildfire response software, TracPlus Cloud.

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Feb 28 2022

Milestone Aviation Partners with Helitak to Develop Aerial Fire-Fighting Mission Capabilities for the S-92A Posted by Admin

DUBLIN – February 28, 2022 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, has partnered with Australian fire-fighting equipment designer, Helitak Firefighting Equipment Pty Ltd (“Helitak”), to develop a new mission for the Sikorsky S-92A as a next-generation, multi-purpose fire-fighting platform.

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Feb 28 2022

Aero Asset Launches Business Unit to Inventory Helicopters, Backed by Major U.S. Financier Posted by Admin

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2022 – Aero Asset Inc., a leading helicopter trading firm, has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions, a vehicle dedicated to acquiring helicopters for inventory and resale, financed by 1st Source Bank. 

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Feb 28 2022

NTSB preliminary report released for aborted Hawker 800XP takeoff in Aspen Posted by RSS Feed

??Hawker 800XP that slid off runway in aborted takeoff at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, Photo credit:

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Feb 28 2022

First refinery in Germany begins production of SAF from used cooking oil Posted by RSS Feed

bp SAF plant in Lingen, GermanyGermany is now producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used

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Feb 28 2022

Antonov An-225 Mriya, world's largest plane, reportedly destroyed at Ukraine airport Posted by RSS Feed

Image courtesy of Maxar TechnologiesDespite its chief pilot saying it had survived the initial surge

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Feb 28 2022

PlaneSense, Inc. installing Gogo’s AVANCE L3 fleetwide Posted by RSS Feed

BROOMFIELD, Colo. andamp; PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Feb. 28, 2022 - PlaneSense, Inc., a leader in

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Feb 27 2022

Let’s Discuss Which Nations Could Donate ‘Fighter Jets’ to Ukraine Posted by RSS Feed

MiG-29 Fulcrum. (Image credit: Author)"

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Feb 27 2022

Ukrainian Minister Reports AN-225 Was Destroyed, Antonov Yet To Confirm Posted by RSS Feed

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has fractured peace, killed a number of civilians and destroyed

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Feb 27 2022

Ballistic Missiles and Beauty Queens on Alert as Ukrainian War Enters Day Four Posted by RSS Feed

Putin during a speech (Image credit: via Skynews). In the box, left: Anastasiia Lenna, Former Miss

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Feb 27 2022

Ukrainian Government: The An-225 Mriya, World’s Heaviest Aircraft, Has Been Destroyed Posted by RSS Feed

File photo of the An-225 (Image credit: Petr Beran/Wiki)"

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Feb 27 2022

F-35 Tracking Online As It Flies A Mission Over Poland Near Ukrainian Border Posted by RSS Feed

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah,

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Feb 26 2022

Italy Doubles The Number Of Eurofighters Deployed To Romania, Prepares To Send Military Aid To Ukraine Posted by RSS Feed

Italian Air Force Typhoons. (Image credit: ItAF)"

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Feb 26 2022

Reports: “Two Russian Il-76s Shot Down” in Ukraine, Combat Erupts in Kyiv Posted by RSS Feed

File photo of Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport, NATO reporting name “Candid”. (Photo: Vitaly V.

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Feb 25 2022

Ukrainian Crisis: NATO Order Of Battle (Updated) Posted by RSS Feed

The updated map of the aviation assets involved in the military buildup. (Map edit: Stefano

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Feb 25 2022

StandardAero Unveils StableLight -- the First 4-Axis Autopilot for AS350 Helicopters -- with Demonstration Flights Available at the 2022 HAI/Heli-Expo Posted by Admin

COTTSDALE, Ariz. – February 23, 2022 – StandardAero is unveiling the industry’s first 4-Axis autopilot available for retrofit on AS350 helicopters with demonstration flights at the 2022 HAI/Heli-Expo on March 8-10.  The autopilot, developed in partnership with Thales and known as StableLight, is equipped in an AS350 test rotorcraft which will be located at the Dallas Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center Vertiport and available for onsite customer demo flights during the exposition.

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Feb 25 2022

NTSB Preliminary Report: Eldorado, IL Posted by Admin

NTSB Preliminary Report: Eldorado, IL

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Feb 25 2022

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Helicopter Institute Join Forces Posted by Admin

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has selected Helicopter Institute (HI) as the sole provider of the Helicopter Flight Training Program to students at the University’s Prescott, Arizona campus. Both humbled and excited for this incredible opportunity, HI looks forward to utilizing decades worth of rotorcraft training knowledge to enhance and optimize the ERAU student experience.

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Feb 25 2022

Gogo 5G aircraft antenna receives STC and PMA Posted by RSS Feed

BROOMFIELD, CO - Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) has received Supplemental Type Certification

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Feb 25 2022

REPORT: World's largest plane survives Russian attack; Ukrainian forces recapture airport Posted by RSS Feed

???An Antonov An-225 landing at Gostomel Airport, date unknown, credit: Vasiliy Koba, CC BY-SA 4.0,

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Feb 25 2022

Cirrus looks to triple production, adds $25 million expansion in Duluth Posted by RSS Feed

After a strong year of unveiling and delivering upgraded aircraft models, Cirrus Aircraft is now

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Feb 25 2022

The ‘Ghost of Kyiv’, The Missing Mega-Plane, A Rogue Air India flight and a Samurai: Welcome to the Fog of War Posted by RSS Feed

Photos circulating of a Ukrainian MiG-29 purported to be flown by the claimed “Ghost of Kyiv”.

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Feb 24 2022

Let’s Try To Understand What’s Happening In Ukraine Using OSINT Posted by RSS Feed

Flight tracking websites and images/videos circulated online provided today a unique insight about

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Feb 24 2022

Dutch F-35As Deployed In Response To Russian Invasion of Ukraine Spotted Over Poland Today Posted by RSS Feed

The two RNlAF F-35A refueling from an RNlAF MRTT. (All images credit: Tomek Urbański unless

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