Is Garmin trying to make our phones redundant? Or is “obsolete” the more accurate term?

It might seem so, following the company’s introduction of its D2 Mach 2 Pro smartwatch, which adds inReach two-way satellite and cellular communications to its already impressive list of aviation and other smartwatch functions. Garmin unveiled the watch at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospac...

Piper Aircraft is offering a seven-blade propeller as optional equipment for its M700 Fury turboprop single following supplemental type certificate (STC) approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The company said it expects FAA approval “in the near future.”

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Helping to kick off the annual Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, ScaleWings Aircraft, maker of the popular SW-51 kitplane, said it entered a strategic partnership with Crewchief Systems to offer U.S. customers an integrated digital system for managing their aircraft’s maintenance, operations, and other data traditionally found in paper logbooks.

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Textron Aviation unveiled upgrades to avionics, interior and other systems for its line of Cessna piston aircraft, including the 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane and Turbo Skylane, and 206 Turbo Stationair HD models.

The announcement comes during the runup to the 52nd annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo<...

H55, the pioneering Swiss electric propulsion systems company, has begun delivery of conforming, certifiable battery modules to aircraft manufacturer BRM Aero, where the companies have been working to validate full electric power in BRM’s Bristell B23 Energic aircraft.

The batteries’ arrival at BRM marks an important step toward production and sales of the electric-...