Hartzell Frontier propeller STC-approved for Continental-powered Cessna Skywagons news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jun 26 0 Hartzell Propeller has secured supplemental type certificate (STC) approval on its new Frontier scimitar aluminum propeller for Cessna 180 Skywagon airplanes equipped with Continental O-470… Read more
Second Star has two at the helm opinion Yves Le Marquand 29 Jun 26 0 Will and Jaden Smith, Tom and Colin Hanks, LeBron and Bronny James. Famous father-son duos tend to capture the imagination. When The Pursuit of Happyness –… Read more
The juice from the squeeze – Panorama acquires 22 Caravans opinion Yves Le Marquand 23 Jun 26 0 Why touch the $3m turboprop over the $80m Gulfstream when both create equal piles of paperwork? It is a persistent question facing aircraft financiers: whether… Read more
‘I don’t have any tattoos, but if I did it would be a PC-12’ opinion Yves Le Marquand 15 Jun 26 0 Just over 35 years ago, on May 31st, 1991, the Pilatus PC-12 took to the air for the very first time. It wasn’t a delivery,… Read more
‘A great opportunity for business aviation’, and ‘we’re building it’ says Electra opinion Yves Le Marquand 8 Jun 26 0 In downtown New York but have to visit the shop floor in a facility upstate later that day? Just out of back-to-back afternoon meetings in… Read more
Whisper Aero launches JetFoil and potential promise of making aircraft ‘runway independent’ news Yves Le Marquand 2 Jun 26 0 Electric propulsion systems developer Whisper Aero has found itself at the leading edge. Announced at SAE AeroTech 2026, Whisper’s new JetFoil technology integrates its electric… Read more
Pilot by ear opinion Yves Le Marquand 26 May 26 0 Back in the 1970s, United Airlines would recruit flight crews from college music programmes. The carrier favoured students who held these degrees because they demonstrated… Read more
Omni Aircraft Maintenance launches parts distribution arm news Fayaz Hussain 21 May 26 0 Tulsa-based Omni Aircraft Maintenance has launched Omni Parts Solutions (OPS), a dedicated aircraft parts distribution business aimed at streamlining parts sourcing for owners, operators and… Read more
WingsLeasing signs dry lease for seven Tecnams news Yves Le Marquand 13 May 26 0 WingsLeasing has signed a dry lease agreement for seven Tecnam P-MENTOR aircraft for the University of Nebraska-Kearney’s flight training programme. The agreement reflects a growing… Read more