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Cirrus markets the new SR20 as a dual-role aircraft – easy to manage for a newer pilot and suitable for business travel. It’s also an airplane that can make for an easier transition to the faster SR22. In this video, Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano, along with Cirrus’ Cliff Allen takes a close look at […]

While the rest of the world, especially Israel and Australia, move rapidly forward with commercial deployment of unmanned aircraft systems, the FAA’s slow formulation of regulations endangers the U.S. ability to compete. That was one observation that came out of an hour-long panel discussion attended by several hundred people at NBAA in Orlando this week. […]

Piaggio Aero, the Italian company that builds the unique Avanti P180 twin turboprop, said this week at the NBAA convention in Orlando they will now be known as Piaggio Aerospace. The change reflects a new direction for the company, which plans to expand its product portfolio and grow in new markets. The company will continue […]

There is a movement in Washington to reform the FAA and Rep. Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure made it pretty clear that the government is looking north for ideas during his speech at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando on Tuesday. Canada has had privatized air […]

At NBAA, Nextant showed off a mock-up of its new G90XT King Air C90 remanufacture. The airplane will include GE engines and a Garmin G1000 suite. view on YouTube

At NBAA, Cessna showed off its new Latitude super-mid-size aircraft. AVweb got a brief tour while covering the show. view on YouTube

Aircraft broker Ren Banglesdorf says the market is better but still not great. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with her at NBAA 2014. Duration: 4:40 File Size: 4.3 MB download here

A Texas aircraft broker says used aircraft prices are stabilizing and newer used aircraft are in demand but there are still plenty of old business jets on the market. Rene Banglesdorf, CEO of Charlie Bravo Aviation, told AVweb in a podcast interview at NBAA in Orlando that while the market hasn’t recovered, it’s at least […]

One surprise at NBAA in Orlando is that Progressive Aerodyne showed up with its cool LSA amphibian. A business aircraft? Nope, a fun flyer, which Searey’s Adam Yang figures a stressed-out Gulfstream owner might want after a long week of flying suits around. view on YouTube

China’s largest bizjet charter company, Deer Jet, sees plenty of room for expansion in the exploding Chinese marketplace – maybe not in fractionals (yet), but in some surprising segments, like providing flights in and out of the country. Deer Jet’s Zhang Peng demystifies the world’s fastest-growing bizav economy in a short conversation with us at […]