Mark Huber
Contributor

Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

Latest from Mark Huber

Rotorcraft

Blade's Revenues and Losses Jump

Gains led by organ transport business
Blade Air Mobility Europe Helicopter
Rotorcraft

Helicopters Mobilize To Fight Hawaii Fires

Army, Navy, Coast Guard helicopters see action on Hawaii fires.
Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook helicopter fighting fires in Hawaii.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Gets Financial Lifeline, Explores Options

Options include Airshare buying aircraft management business
Wheels Up King Air 350
Accidents

Three Dead In California Firefighting Helicopter Midair

Air Crane, Bell 407 collide while fighting Broadway Fire
Air Crane S-64
Training and Workforce

Virtual reality and cost drive a new generation of flight training devices

More training device time equals better trainee performance and lower costs, and new VR trainers are making this happen.
FlightSafety training simulator image
Avionics

Spectrum Wars Continue Summer Sizzle

Global aviation industry continues to deal with safety, navigation issues posed by wireless 5G C-band and L-band systems.
5G tower
Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo Breaks Ground On $65M Florida MX Base

Leonardo's new FL helo facility will support military and commercial customers
Leonardo Florida support center rendering
Regulations and Government

HAI Urges Opposition to Proposed New Mexico Air Tour Ban

NPS and FAA want to ban air tour flights over the Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument, new mexico
Aircraft

XTI Aircraft To Merge and Go Public

XTI Aircraft will merge with location system provider Inpixon. The deal is already under scrutiny.
XTI's TriFan VTOL aircraft is pictured on the tarmac
Airlines

Surf Air Wipes Out as Stock Listing Tanks

Stock market cool to electric air mobility company's stock listing
Surf Air Mobility's hybrid-electric Cessna Caravan
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Orders Fall, but Revenues Rise

Airbus Helicopters posts increased revenues on its growing services business as new orders stall.
Airbus Helicopters has boosted revenues in the first half of 2023.
Aircraft

Comp Air Taking Deposits On Latest Kitbuilt Aircraft

The kitbuilt Comp Air 6.2 aircraft will be available with piston or turbine power.
Comp Air 6.2
Aircraft

Tecnam Bringing P-Mentor Trainer to U.S. Market

Tecnam says its Rotax-powered two-seat trainer will significantly reduce costs.
Tecnam P-Mentor training aircraft
Aircraft

Wisk Flies eVTOL Autonomously, Unmanned at AirVenture

Wisk's Cora eVTOL made its public debut with a flight
Wisk's Core eVTOL flying at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023
Rotorcraft

Airbus H160 challenges Leonardo AW139

FAA certification in hand, Airbus H160 takes on the competition.
Airbus Helicopters H160
Aircraft

Diamond DA50 RG Gets FAA Nod

Diamond Aircraft delivers the first DA50 RG to a U.S. customer.
Diamond DA50 RG
Engines

P&WC PT6 Hits 500 Million Flight Hours

Pratt & Whitney's ubiquitous turboprop engine turns 60.
Pratt & Whitney technician working on PT6A engine
Aircraft

Delayed Beechcraft Denali Could Have $7M List Price

The new Beechcraft turboprop single aircraft is now expected to enter service in 2025 after some delays with its new engine and autoland system.
Beechcraft Denali single-engine airplane
Engines

Blackhawk Launching TBM Engine Upgrade Program

Blackhawk Aerospace will offer the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D engine for installation in the TBM 700 series aircraft.
Blackhawk Aerospace Pilatus PC-12 engine modification
Aircraft

Epic Gradually Raising Production of Turboprop Single

Epic Aircraft plans to deliver 20 of the E1000 GX model in 2023 and 24 next year, and is close to getting clearance to fly into known icing conditions.
Epic Aircraft E1000
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft Sees Record Demand

Piper Aircraft forms a high-tech manufacturing division as it sees high demand for general aviation airplanes.
Piper M600 SLS
Aircraft

Daher Confirms Kodiak and TBM Production in Florida

Daher intends to establish second production lines for TBM and Kodiak aircraft at a new facility in Stuart, Florida, acquired from Spirit AeroSystems.
Daher TBM 960 five-bladed propeller
Regulations and Government

EAA Leader Predicts Tough Time For FAA Reauthorization

Experimental Aircraft Association chairman and and CEO Jack Pelton thinks the FAA reauthorization bill may not get passed by the U.S. Senate.
Corsair and Boeing Dreamlifter
Training and Workforce

Boeing Awards More Flight Training Scholarships

Boeing is providing $950,000 in scholarships to expand and diversify the pilot workforce.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Denali Debuts at EAA AirVenture

Textron Aviation is featuring its new Denali turboprop, Pipestrel models this week at EAA AirVenture.
Beechcraft Denali
Aircraft

FAA Proposes Modernizing Special Airworthiness Certs

FAA's Mosaic rule making is expected to bring performance-based standards to light sport aircraft certification as well as electric power.
Pipistrel Velis Electro electric-powered airplane
Rotorcraft

Coulson Helos Tapped for SoCal Quick Reaction Force

Coulson will provide a trio of CH-47 firefighting helicopters to Southern California's Quick Reaction Force.
Coulson Aviation Boeing CH-47 Chinook firefighting helicopters one on ground and one coming in for landing
Rotorcraft

Outerlink To Offer Air IP Connectivity for Bell 407

Outerlink and partners are working toward FAA STC approval for installation of its low-cost wi-fi system in the Bell 407 helicopter.
Florida's Marion County Sheriff’s Office Bell 407 helicopter in flight a few feet above the ground with patient on hoist outside helicopter doorFlorida's Marion County Sheriff’s Office Bell 407 helicopter in flight a few feet above the ground with patient on hoist outside helicopter door
Rotorcraft

Metro Delivers Kitted H125s to Baltimore Police

Metro Aviation is customizing a trio of new Airbus H125 helicopters for the Baltimore Police.
Baltimore Police Department’s Airbus H125 in flight near cellular tower
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters To Offer Engine Upgrade for 520N

MD Helicopters engine retrofit for the MD 520N will upgrade high-hot performance.
MD Helicopters MD520N inflight over snowy mountains