Air Shows & Events

AVweb’s Air Shows & Events section offers comprehensive coverage of major aviation gatherings, including EAA AirVenture, Sun ‘n Fun, NBAA-BACE, and more. Stay informed with the latest news, product announcements, pilot perspectives, and multimedia content from the heart of the aviation community. Whether you’re a general aviation pilot, industry professional, or aviation enthusiast, this section keeps you connected to the pulse of the aviation world.

BuildAPlane Grows

A grassroots effort to expose high school students to aviation has blossomed into an international effort that now has a $6 million fundraising goal. BuildAPlane started in California in 2003 with the donation of an airplane to a Burbank school’s small engine repair program. After the first year, at least five of the students, who […]

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Around the World in 70 Days

“We’ve done a trip around South America in 35 days, and a 24-day Europe trip, so flying around the world seemed like the next challenge, the next dream,” said Thierry Pouille, of Air Journey, on Thursday. His company announced the new trip this week at Sun ‘n Fun, and six of the nine slots are […]

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Cirrus ‘the-jet’ Image Emerges

Cirrus continues to have fun teasing customers and everyone else with parsimonious details on its new jet. Although there aren’t many configurations possible for a single-engine jet, Cirrus has managed to whip up a fair amount of interest in what the final product will look like. The 140-plus position holders have been receiving jigsaw puzzle […]

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Adam Prepares for Production Ramp-Up

Englewood, Colo.-based Adam Aircraft admittedly has delivered only seven copies of its A500 inline piston twin since receiving type certification in May 2005. While it gained a production certificate in October, deliveries still have been slower than planned. To remedy the situation Adam aircraft has shifted its resources to production, but it also is engaged […]

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Texas Turbines Soups Up Caravan

photo by Virgil Peachey Texas Turbines says it can get more utility out of the world’s best-selling utility aircraft. Company President Bobby Bishop told AVweb at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In that the installation of a 900-shp Honeywell turbine to replace the 675-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 installed at the factory not only enhances […]

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Sporty’s Auctioning Off Mustang

Here’s your chance to buy one of the very first Cessna Mustangs and help a great cause. Hal Shevers of Sporty’s Pilot Shop got position number 13 when Cessna began taking deposits on the much-anticipated entry in the entry-level jet market, and since he already has a Citation it was natural to assume that he […]

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Thousands Sign on to AOPA Petition Opposing User Fees

The Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., is where many pilots are this week, so AOPA is making the most of it to collect signatures on its anti-user fee petition. Giant boards posted at three sites on the field are staffed by volunteers handing out Sharpies to all comers, and they keep coming and […]

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LAMA Awards First LSA Audit Verifications

“How can a buyer have confidence that Light Sport Aircraft manufacturers are really in compliance with the ASTM standards? Who’s guarding the hen house?” EAA’s Bob Warner said his staff is asked that question “every hour of every day,” and he’s glad that now he has an answer. On Thursday morning at the Sun ‘n […]

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Jeppesen Takes Training to the Web

Jeppesen has teamed up with Diamond to create a Web-based private pilot curriculum specific to DA20 and DA40 aircraft. Being online “provides access to all the resources of the Internet,” says Jeppesen’s Kert Thielen. “It also means we can constantly update the content.” The format will also make it easy for Jeppesen to re-design the […]

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Two Days, Three Mishaps at Sun ‘n Fun

Police have identified two Ohio men as those who died in the crash of a Wheeler homebuilt on final approach to Lakeland Linder Airport on Monday. Terrence Albert Sack, 61, of Dublin, Ohio, the pilot, and his passenger, Roger L. Caldwell, 56, of Blacklick, Ohio were killed when the aircraft hit a barn just east […]

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