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Seattle Avionics Software today announced that FlyQ EFB version 1.5 for the iPad is now available from the Apple App Store. New version 1.5 adds support for 3 new ADS-B receivers: Stratus⁺, Freeflight, and NavWorx, bringing the total to 15 supported ADS-B receivers. In addition, this release offers dozens of other enhancements. “FlyQ EFB has […]

The Weekender found some mid-February choices for indoor and outdoor activities coming up on SocialFlight. In Albuquerque, the second annual New Mexico Angel Flight Fly-In will take place on Saturday. Angel Flight South Central President Tim Dammon and New Mexico Wing Leader Art Tangen will recognize volunteer pilots. Join the group for breakfast and lunch […]

(Albuquerque, NM) – Seabird Aviation Australia, Pty, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seeker Aircraft America Inc. has successfully completed a key audit of its Production Certificate with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Australia. The audit is a critical milestone in the process of increasing manufacturing capability. Focused on safety and conformity to […]

I think most of us follow aviation record attempts with interest varying from not at all to enough dedication to bookmark the inevitable website tracking the breathless progress across the heavens. It has always been thus. I suspect a lot of people opening newspapers on May 21, 1927, wondered why the editors were bannering the […]

The Two Eagles balloon crew that launched last week in Japan has now achieved one of its goals — the flight on Thursday passed 5,260 miles, the current world record for distance in a gas balloon. Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev are also on track to beat the record for time aloft, just over 137 […]

Two balloonists lifted off from Saga, Japan, about 6:30 a.m. local time on Saturday in a quest to cross the Pacific and set new distance and duration records for their category of aircraft. Troy Bradley, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev plan to continue flying for up to 10 days, perhaps to Albuquerque […]

Bombardier has “paused” development of its mostly composite Learjet 85 business jet saying the market is too soft both for that product and for light-to-midsize jets. The suspension will result in the layoff of a total of 1,000 workers at production facilities in Wichita and Queretaro, Mexico. About 620 of the layoffs will be in […]

There has long been a subset of pilots with a certain sense of adventure and the burning desire to own an aerobatic airplane. While most lust after an aerial hotrod such as one of the Extra 300 series or a Sukhoi Su-29, economic reality means putting something a little less impressive into the hangar. In […]

AVweb’s search of the world’s aviation news turned up European approval for Pratt & Whitney’s new engine, a landmark anniversary for Embraer, and new product announcements including a Bristell LSA distributor for the U.S. market and a tablet mount from MyGoFlight. Pratt & Whitney Canada’s new PW210A engine has earned certification from the European Aviation […]

Hoping to compete in a market flooded with portable ADS-B weather and traffic receivers, SiriusXM Aviation is out with the new $699 SXAR1 portable broadcast weather and entertainment receiver. The SXAR1 wirelessly streams WSI weather data directly to the iPad, eliminating the need for a panel display or a portable GPS. An integral part of […]