Air Shows & Events

At NBAA BACE 2016 in Orlando, Pilatus debuted a PC-24 jet test article and updated the press and customers on the certification progress. AVweb shot this brief video of the new jet. view on YouTube

The world of tablet apps has exploded with sophisticated flight planning and management capability, but jet operators haven’t necessarily been included in the fun. This week at NBAA BACE in Orlando, ForeFlight announced an upgraded version of its iOS app aimed specifically at the unique needs of jet operators. In this AVweb podcast, ForeFlight’s Tyson […]

I was on my way into the static display at NBAA in Orlando yesterday when I bumped into a photographer friend. He had been sent out to grab some crowd shots at Orlando Executive but was heading home empty handed. “Couldn’t find any crowds,” he said. I wouldn’t exactly say the place is deserted; the […]

At NBAA 2016 in Orlando, Cessna showed off for the first time the cabin mock-up of the large cabin Citation Hemisphere. In this AVweb news video, Cessna’s Christi Tannahill gave us a detailed tour of the airplane’s interior. view on YouTube

At NBAA 2016 in Orlando, three companies were showing innovative glass panel upgrades for the popular King Air line. In this new video, AVweb takes a tour of the available options. view on YouTube

Wright brothers biographer David McCullough says there’s a lot to be learned from the epic effort that brought flight to the human species but it’s not what everyone thinks. The Pulitzer-winning author, who has written about some of the most important figures in American history, told a near-capacity audience at NBAA’s opening session Tuesday that […]

For such an expensive asset, even a busy personally flown aircraft doesn’t always get much utilization. And Daher, manufacturer of the TBM 900 and 930 single-engine turboprops, has come up with a promotional plan to help owners place their airplanes into charter operations, defraying the ownership costs and keeping the airplanes in the air more […]

Thanks to improvements for business aircraft at some of Japan’s major airports, business aircraft activity there has sharply increased, according to Japanese aviation officials. At a press briefing at NBAA in Orlando Monday, Hideki Fukui, director of policy research for Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau, told reporters that the average business aviation movement growth increase between […]

Launched only three years ago, the Wheels Up member-based fractional aircraft access program has attracted almost 4000 members and is now eyeing Europe for potential market expansion. At a press conference at the NBAA BACE show in Orlando Monday, Wheels Up founder Kenny Dichter said the company’s King Air 350i-based aircraft fleet can serve 90 […]

At NBAA 2016 in Orlando, Embraer showed off a test version of its new Phenom 100EV, a higher performance version of of the entry-level 100. In this AVweb video, we get a quick video tour of the new aircraft. view on YouTube