Air Shows & Events

Rutan Lays Hands on the 915 iS I was in the Rotax booth on Tuesday shooting avideo on the new 915 iS when Burt Rutan, towing a small entourage, popped in. He hadn’t heard about the new engine, but when Marc Becker rattled off the specs, Rutan pronounced it the perfect engine for his new […]

At AirVenture 2015, a Chinese company called Liaoning General Aviation Academy brought its new RX1E electric trainer. AVweb took a look at the airplane and shot this news video describing the aircraft. view on YouTube

Goodyear’s newest airship, WingFoot One, represents some of the most modern technology in airship design, including three fly-by-wire vector-thrust Lycoming engines, an all-glass integrated avionics suite and a redesigned semi-rigid carbon-fiber and aluminum structure. In this video, AVweb contributing editor Larry Anglisano takes a tour of the airship at AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh with Goodyear’s […]

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta says he doesn’t agree the FAA is acting illegally in its labor dealings with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Huerta was responding to allegations leveled by his former director of labor and employee relations that the agency knows it is illegally funding some parts of NATCA’s union operations. As we […]

The two-seat electric-powered airplane now in development by the Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. will have a flight duration up to three hours, CEO George Bye said at EAA AirVenture this week. The airplane will be certified under Part 21, the FAA’s rules for primary aircraft, which are limited to VFR flying (day and night) and […]

AOPA says it’s endorsing an amendment to a highway bill that will include measures to relax third-class medical requirements for private pilots. The language mirrors that of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 but has been proposed as an amendment to the Senate highway bill now before the chamber. It was put forth by Sen. […]

The Commemorative Air Force continued its aggressive fundraising campaign to restore That’s All, Brother, the C-47 that led the D-Day Invasion. The historic aircraft, on display this week at AirVenture, drew continuous crowds of visitors who wanted the chance to take a peek inside and learn more about its history. The CAF, now several weeks […]

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta came to EAA AirVenture this week to take on the usual round of Q & A during the Meet The Administrator session, and addressed recurring issues about how the agency relates to the everyday concerns of GA pilots, and how it’s funded.Huerta acknowledged the slow progress on changing the third-class medical […]

During his news conference Wednesday at Oshkosh about his work at One Aviation, Alan Klapmeier remarked in passing that in his experience, it’s not money that dissuades potential buyers from committing to aviation, it’s fear of complexity. When airplanes are designed to be intuitive and easy to fly, he went on, the market will grow, […]

The German luggage company Rimowa, known worldwide for its grooved aluminum-body luggage, has resurrected the historic Junkers F13 airplane that was constructed of the same metal. The company has plans to build and certify it in Switzerland, followed by certification in the U.S. view on YouTube