It’s been called a Ferrari with wings. Designed by aviation legend Roy LoPresti, the Fury is all about fun. It is also the final work of the aviation legend who is credited with designing successful planes for Mooney, Grumman, Beech and Piper. In fact, he originally designed the Fury for Piper, but when that company […]
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New book of GAN columns released
Just published is “Out of the Blue, 100 Adventures in Aviation,” by GAN columnist Russ Hulet. All of the stories in the book previously appeared in General Aviation News between May 1998 and January 2003. Most of the pilots were subscribers to GAN. “There were those ‘blue sky’ pilots who insisted that their flying was […]
Bottom of bizjet market predicted in 2010
In the 18th edition of its annual Business Aviation Outlook issued at the NBAA convention this week, Honeywell forecasts delivery of about 11,000 new business jets from 2009 through 2019, generating estimated sales of $200 billion. For 2009, Honeywell Aerospace forecasts deliveries of 750-800 new business jets, down from 1,139 in 2008. Deliveries in 2010 […]
Could Wichita become the next Detroit?
That’s the question addressed in a new report from Aviation Week, which looks at the future of business aviation, as well as chronicles how the recent economic crisis forced Wichita’s three business jet producers, Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombardier’s Learjet, to cut 12,000 jobs, or nearly 30% of the local aerospace workforce, in less than […]
Signs of recovery at NBAA
The 62nd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention ended its run Thursday with small signs of an uptick in business aircraft sales that helped counter three days otherwise muted by the depressed nature of the business, according to a story at EAA.org by Dave Higdon. He reports: “Registration through the first two days was down […]
NBAA, AOPA team
Beginning next year, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will each host Light Business Aircraft Conferences as part of their annual conventions. “NBAA and AOPA have a long history of working together,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “This new collaborative effort to address the needs […]
Light Business Airplane Buyers Guide debuts
The National Business Aviation Association has released the NBAA Light Business Airplane Buyer’s Guide. Provided as a download from the NBAA web site, the guide aids small businesses in selecting an airplane that’s right for their needs by providing an overview of all the light business airplanes currently in production. “Single- and twin-engine piston aircraft, […]
Tiger: Ready to roar
New Tigers should be rolling down the production line by the end of the year. That’s the plan of Tiger’s new owner, True Flight Aerospace of Valdosta, Georgia, formed two years ago to buy the Tiger assets from bankrupt Tiger Aircraft LLC after that company’s major investor, a Taiwanese consortium, decided to “defund” the project, […]
PiperJet takes off with G3000
Piper Aircraft’s PiperJet will be a launch customer for the new Garmin G3000 – the world’s first touchscreen-controlled integrated flightdeck for turbine aircraft. The G3000 integrates numerous Garmin-designed system components into an easy-to-use flightdeck, the heart of which is the all new GTC 570 vehicle management system: a 5.7-inch diagonal touchscreen controller that uses a […]