Recent Trans-Atlantic Flight Is Super Mid-Size Aircraft’s Longest To Date SAVANNAH, Georgia, July 25, 2016 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the Gulfstream G280 recently completed the longest flight in its history. On July 5, a G280 flown and owned by David MacNeil, founder and CEO of automobile accessory manufacturer WeatherTech, flew 3,922 nautical […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 25, 2016) – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today delivered a new Cessna Skyhawk 172 as part of an agreement recently signed with Kent State University. The multi-year agreement includes initial purchase of a new Skyhawk aircraft, product support, training and Kent State’s […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 25, 2016) – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today debuted at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture the Cessna Turbo Stationair HD, the company’s enhanced version of its Cessna Turbo Stationair T206H single-engine piston aircraft. The Cessna Turbo Stationair HD is now available […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 25, 2016) – Just one year after announcing it would bring a clean-sheet design single engine turboprop (SETP) to market, Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today unveiled the Cessna Denali. A mockup of the aircraft’s cabin sits alongside a mockup of GE Aviation’s all new advanced turboprop engine at […]
Oshkosh, Wisc., July 25, 2016 – Hartzell Propeller’s composite swept tip Trailblazer prop and CubCrafters XCub were made for each other. Hartzell announced today at EAA AirVenture here that CubCrafters had picked the Trailblazer as standard equipment on its newest Flagship the XCub. “Like the XCub itself, Hartzell’s Trailblazer props are lighter, faster and stronger […]
Replaces John Tracy, who is retiring after 35-year career Continues to serve as senior vice president, Engineering, Test & Technology CHICAGO, July 18, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today named Greg Hyslop its chief technology officer (CTO), replacing John Tracy, a 35-year company veteran who served as CTO since 2006 and announced his retirement earlier […]
20-year Current Market Outlook shows continued strong market worth $265 billion Single-aisle airplanes driving growth MUMBAI, July 19, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts a demand for 1,850 new airplanes in India, valued at $265 billion, over the next 20 years. The company today released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for India during a […]
SEATTLE, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Microsoft [NASDQ: MSFT] today announced an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing’s industry-leading portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing’s commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud. Boeing – and its subsidiaries […]
Duluth, Minn. (18 July 2016) – Cirrus Aircraft today announced it has received FAA certification for Cirrus Perception®, an adaptable, cost-effective special mission platform tailored specifically for both the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T aircraft models. This new multi-mission, adaptive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft expands Cirrus Aircraft’s global portfolio by offering unique performance capabilities […]
Passenger flights powered by biomass grown in Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Fuels Initiative launched to ensure sustainable aviation biofuel supply JOHANNESBURG, July 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA], South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango today celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The flights coincided with Boeing’s 100th anniversary and […]