Airports

The First Omnirange Airways

Before Global Positioning System (GPS), airplanes in the United States relied on VORs to fly and in poor weather pilots...

Gulfstream’s Enhanced Vision System (EVS) Installed on Gulfstream IV-SPĀ® Business Jet

EVS was one of the best aviation safety advancements since the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) since it enabled...

“Blinded” Pilot Flew and Landed in Newark, NJ by Using Radio

On March 21, 1933, Department of Commerce pilot James L. Kinney, climbed into the cockpit of a plane in College...

Gulfstream G280 Received Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency

The G280 earned its type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Aug. 30, 2012, and entered service...

First Flight of the Cessna Citation II

Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for several “families” of turbofan-powered jets that have been produced over...

Gulfstream G280 Set Record On SAJF Renewable Fuel

  On January 17, 2019, a Gulfstream G280 aircraft used sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) to complete a 4 hour-and-49...

The Jet “Spirit of America” SetsWorld Record For Circumnavigation

On January 10, 1982, a Gulfstream III jet set a world’s record of 47 hours and 39 minutes for circumnavigation...

Reducing the Risk of Midair Collisions

On December 27, 1978, Former United States Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams announced a comprehensive regulatory program to improve aviation...

  Aboard the Rutan Model 76 Voyager, on December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager took off from Edwards...

New York Municipal Airport Opening

When New York Municipal Airport opened on December 2, 1939, the public was fascinated by the idea of air travel...