Air Shows & Events

The unofficial start to the airshow season gets underway with opening day on Tuesday and AVweb has reporters at Sun ‘n Fun 51 to cover the news and announcements. The show starts with a panel discussion of industry leaders on what is expected to be the big aviation story of 2025. It’s expected that the […]

Pilots flying to Sun ‘n Fun have a chance to preview the procedures on their flight simulators with two virtual “Sim ‘n Fun” events March 8 and 9. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST on Saturday, PilotEdge will host sim sessions that will allow pilots […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) released the 34th edition of its annual general aviation safety report, noting that flight hours and total accidents have increased while fatal accidents have decreased. The report, known as the Richard G. McSpadden Report, covers a comprehensive look at general aviation safety data for […]

Every aviation operation has millions of bytes of data describing policies, standards and procedures and many have retained Web Manuals to store that data in an accessible way. The company has now harnessed artificial intelligence to make finding information on specific topics much simpler and more accurate. Web Manuals CCO Krister Genmark introduces us to […]

Cirrus Aircraft’s flight training department has dipped a toe in the augmented reality and virtual reality realm to see if it can make flight training better and more efficient. VP of Training Rob Haig spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles about the initiative at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup says a pilot medical Bill of Rights is under development, a shorter time lag for pilots to regain their privileges after a medication change is on the way and sometime in the future there will be a “period of non-enforcement” to allow those with undeclared history or challenges with […]

Wheels Up has secured $332 million in financing to fund a three-year expansion and modernization plan that will buy it 100 new jets and give it financial stability. The company, which began with a handful of King Airs and Beechjets, grew to become one of the largest on-demand charters in the U.S. After going public […]

Pilot training company CAE is developing an augmented reality system to supplement simulator training for pilots. The company has developed a system that is based on the Apple Vision Pro AR system. The high-fidelity imagery of aircraft flight decks allows trainees to manipulate all the controls and view the instruments and status indicators in real […]

Production could resume Wednesday at Textron Aviation after members of the International Association of Machinists voted to accept the latest contract offer from the company. The workers will get a 31% wage increase over five years with $3,000 lump sums each year. They also get longevity pay and caps on healthcare costs. The strike was […]

Bombardier has begun production of its new flagship Global 8000 and expects deliveries of the speedy large-cabin bizjet to begin in 2025. At a news conference at NBAA-BACE on Monday, Executive VP Jean-Christophe Gallagher said the Global 8000 has set 60 speed records ratified by the National Aeronautics Association, which, in itself, is a record […]