General Aviation; a fantastically diverse, integral, and often forgotten portion of the aviation world, it incompasses everything from powered parachutes to Gulfstream G650s. It is an important part of the aerospace world, providing scientific platforms for science, eyes in the skies for aerial survey companies or law enforcement, and lifelines to the most remote villages on the planet, as well as training the next generation of airline pilots. With this new section on AirlineGeeks.com, we will explore the ever changing world of GA, and you’re invited. Often times we get lost in the big, fast paced airline industry and its developments, and that’s completely fine, but it often overshadows “GA” and its equally important innovations and developments. General aviation is a wonderful sector of the aerospace world full of many awesome innovations, inventions, and enthralling entertainment. We’re excited to kick things off, and we’re happy you’re joining us.
Indonesian airlines have had a long history. Various airlines have graced the skies of Indonesia, although not all of them survived to flap their wings in the sky of the archipelago. On December 28, 1949, the NV Garuda Indonesia Airways (GIA) aircraft became the aircraft of the national airline which flew the first from Kemayoran […]
The Australian Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee has released its long awaited interim report. The report begins with a 12-item list of recommendations for the Australian general aviation industry, many of which highlight the Committee’s disappointment with the current direction and approach of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Among the […]
Update on March 18 at 10:30 a.m. ET On March 16, the Australian Senate delayed further the release of their report to Oct. 20, citing no reasons, but this time committing to the release of its interim report on March 30. The decision to delay the report’s release was made on March 16, the very […]
The Australian Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee are due to release its report on March 17, 2022, having been allowed an extension from the original due date of November 30, 2021. This report will conclude a multi-year inquiry into the current state of Australia’s general aviation industry. The inquiry has given […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Airbus the contract to allow the aircraft manufacturer to construct the third European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft. The ESA’s order for this additional module ensures that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is able to continue its Artemis program. Within the Artemis […]
Whether it’s piloting Air Force One after it’s been hijacked by terrorists or fighting TIE fighters “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away…,” Harrison Ford and the characters he’s played have had a thrilling and long history of operating flying machines. Both in his prolific professional life as a president, Harvard professor […]
Textron Aviation is now the latest aerospace company to announce its plan for the next few months as the COVID-19 scenario continues to grab hold of the American economy. The company, which owns firms such as Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker and Bell Helicopter, announced that it will furlough roughly 7,000 employees for four weeks. The […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly known as NASA, celebrated the 50th anniversary of a major achievement last weekend. It marks 50 years since the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, the first time humans set foot on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin being the first men on the moon. While […]
If you were watching the PGA Golf Tournament at Bethpage Black on television this weekend, there’s a good chance that part of the live feed on your television came from the Goodyear Blimp. A frequent attendee at many of the country’s most notable sporting events, the massive airship with the “Goodyear” name emblazoned across the […]
Utah has an unusual and spectacular way of restocking it’s more remote and difficult to access lakes: airdropping fish directly above the lakes. Although typically used to quickly insert military forces or supplies to recipients on the ground, fish are now finding themselves being dropped from airplanes. A video posted by the Utah Division of Wildlife […]
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