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Diamond brought its DA62 twin to Aero Friedrichshafen this week, where an EASA official arrived on Thursday afternoon to ceremoniously present its type certificate. Diamond CEO Christian Dries said he already has a dozen orders in hand, and plans to ramp up production to about one per week by early next year. The airplane, which […]

It’s hard to compete with regulatory change for a topic that’s slow-moving, complex, and sleep-inducing, but GAMA’s European rep Greg Bowles is excited about the progress happening now, which he says will have real impacts on aircraft owners, buyers, and manufacturers around the world within the next few years. He talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady […]

New draft regulations published on Wednesday by the European Aviation Safety Agency raised hopes among industry advocates that it will become easier and faster to certify new airplanes and other aviation products. “These new rules will shift the methods of design compliance from an outdated, prescriptive system into standards that are continually evolved by the […]

The economics of “synergy” were a driving force that motivated Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft to join together into a new company called One Aviation, Kestrel CEO Alan Klapmeier told AVweb on Wednesday at Aero Friedrichshafen. The new company was announced Wednesday in a news release. “This gives us more choices and more independence,” Klapmeier […]

Whether you’re looking for the best in comfort food or some friendly competition, the Weekender found fly-ins on SocialFlight with a bit of everything.Pulled pork and bratwurst sandwiches for lunch, burritos for breakfast and live music will be featured at EAA Chapter 484’s Calaveras Air Fair on Saturday in San Andreas, California. Enjoy classic car […]

Flight Design’s C4 is the company’s first four-seat, fully certified aircraft. Engineer Robert Adam spoke with AVweb at Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany about the C4’s first flight last week. view on YouTube

Pipistrel’s all-electric trainer, long known as the “WattsUP,” has acquired a commercial designation, the Alpha Electro. And according to chief engineer Tine Tomazic, she’s ready to meet the public. Tomazic gave us the lowdown at Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany. view on YouTube

At Aero Friedrichshafen this week, Kestrel’s Alan Klapmeier spoke with AVweb’s Mary Grady about his rationale in joining forces with Eclipse Aerospace to form the new company, One Aviation. Duration: 5:04 File Size: 11.6 MB download here

Pipistrel’s electric-trainer project, which started out with a prototype called Watts Up, now has evolved into the ready-for-the-market Alpha Electro, the company announced at Aero Friedrichshafen this week. During a pre-show news conference on Tuesday, Pipistrel chief engineer TineTomazicsaid the airplane, which can fly up to an hour with a half-hour reserve, is designed for […]