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On March 25, 2016, Molly McMillin released an article in the Weekly of Business Aviation which talks about Piper Aircrafts being made to order. Piper Aircraft has transitioned to fully 100% made to order. Here’s what Simon Caldecott the President and CEO of Piper has to say about it. Read more >>

On March 15th, 2016 Avidyne Corporation announced that its ForeFlight will now have wireless connectivity capabilities. Avidyne Corporation uses integrated avionics and ADS-B Systems in order to create a general aviation aircraft app for flight planning and electronic bag for both the iPhone and iPad. The wireless connectivity capabilities will be for its IFD540/IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM models. Read more >>

Amazon recently began working with Wilmington-based carrier, Air Transport Services Group. With this partnership, there will be more business and flights for both the two parties. This is also beneficial in a sense that it could potentially lead to more job creation. Read more >>

A monumental milestone has been reached today as the Emirates Airbus A380 jet has broken the record for the longest flight distance traveled by a commercial passenger aircraft. The record book was re-written on Wednesday after a 8,824 mile non-stop flight from Dubai that culminated in a landing in Auckland, New Zealand. The previous record was held by Qantas which saw the aircraft traveled 8,577 miles from Dallas Fort Worth to Sydney, Australia. Read more >>

Airbus is enlisting support from airlines in a proposition for their A350-8000, a new 400-seat jetliner expected to compete with Boeing over the distinction of having the world’s largest two-engine Jet. With pressure mounting from Boeing’s 777 series, Airbus has launched an all-out pre-marketing offensive to lobby support for what would be their newest and largest addition to the Airbus family. Read more >>

Robinson Helicopter’s new R44 Cadet will provide better training to student pilots without being too costly. The company’s R22 and R44 Raven helicopters have been the chopper of choice for most civilian flight trainers. True to their name, the 22 is a two-seater, and the 44 seat four. A balance of cost-effective training was hard to find between these two helicopters, considering the 44’s price tag and the 22’s lack of proper instrument training. Read more >>

EasyJet, the British low-cost airline carrier, has recently revealed that the company plans on trialing a hydrogen fuel cell system which uses technology similar to what is used in a Formula 1 kinetic energy recovery system. This recovery system used in the F1 industry utilizes wasted energy from braking and converts it into electrical energy. EasyJet suggests that by using a hydrogen fuel cell system, they could potentially reduce carbon emissions and save around 50,000 tons of fuel per year. Read more >>

A concept aircraft called the Antipode trying to change the way people travel forever, as developers are promising an eleven-minute flight from New York to London. Read more >>

Dassault Aviation recently announced that there will be a production freeze and two-year delay on its manufacturing of the all-new Falcon 5X. This delay will occur as a result of ongoing issues with the Snecma Silvercrest engine, used in the Falcon 5X. Read more >>

Airbus Helicopters just recently flown their H160 medium class prototype. This is considered their second prototype to be flown. Although this is the second prototype, this is considered the first H160 rotorcraft to include a Turbomeca Arrano engine. This engine has way over 1000 shp or (750 kW). According to its initial flight-test article, the Airbus H160 rotorcraft has gained over 70h by the tail end of 2015. The rotorcraft began flying during the early summer of 2015. The helicopter has a speed of over 170kt or over 300 km/h. Read more >>