AirVenture

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Ray Aviation Scholarship fund has now awarded scholarships to 276 young aviators over the last three years, 133 of whom have now earned their pilot certificates. The scholarship fund, which provides $10,000 per award to young people ages 15-19 for flight training expenses, is supported by the Ray Foundation. To […]

The Airbus A380 landed with a bang at AirVenture 2011, a fledgling company called Beyond Aviation said it had an electric Cessna 172 in the works as a test bed for a new electric trainer and the LSA industry was abuzz with predictions that changes to the rules would allow “basic IMC operation.” The world’s […]

Avidyne Corporation is teaming up with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Daedalean to develop, manufacture and certify AI-based airborne systems for aviation. The initial offering, to be called the Avidyne PilotEye Vision System, is designed to serve as a “never-tired, never-distracted second set of eyes” that will scan for and identify everything from traffic and […]

Legends Airways and Tecnam announced the signing of a purchase agreement for five Tecnam aircraft at AirVenture 2021. The initial deal includes two P2008 LSAs, two four-seat, single-engine P2010s and one P2006T twin. The aircraft will be used for Legends’ Part 141/Part 61 flight school at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Lakeland, Florida. “Tecnam […]

Electric aircraft developer VoltAero is launching a fractional ownership program for its Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft, according to a company announcement at AirVenture 2021. The “Pioneer” fractional program will be part of a partnership with on-demand flight services company KinectAir. Washington-based KinectAir also plans to add Cassio aircraft to its fleet, which is currently made up […]

In an effort boost international sales, Icon Aircraft said it plans to certify its A5 amphib in the primary category later this year. It’s also adding more avionics choices, including a Garmin’s G3X Touch with autopilot. AVweb talked with Icon’s sales and product development VP Warren Curry about its certification, production and plans for international […]

AirVenture 2014 saw a deluge of press conferences with more than 20 being held on the first day of the show alone. Textron Aviation introduced the diesel-burning Turbo Skyhawk JT-A, which caused some shock-and-awe with its $435,000 sticker price. The company also announced new upgrades for the TTx, new interior options for the Stationair and […]

During EAA AirVenture, flight-tracking specialist FlightAware announced Aviator, a new subscription-based service. FlightAware’s free service is popular among pilots and others with an interest in keeping tabs on airline flights and other aircraft activity. Aviator ramps up the sophistication of the data available, and FlightAware believes pilots, aircraft owners, renters, their family and friends, FBOs […]