Air Shows & Events

Cirrus Aircraft launched a new web-based aircraft configurator tool on Wednesday at the 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo. The tool is designed to allow users to try out paint and interior options, get an overview of a specific model’s technology and safety features and see a how areas such as the doors and baggage […]

The Daher Kodiak 100 single-engine turboprop is now available with a five-blade composite propeller from Hartzell, the companies announced at the 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo on Tuesday. According to Daher, the new prop offers a six dB(A) noise reduction and 5 percent shorter takeoff roll and is 13 pounds lighter than the current […]

Mike Jones Aircraft has enjoyed big success with the Lock & Key Navajo refurbishment program and is now expanding the concept to other models. It was showing off its latest Beech Baron B58 Lock & Key refurbishment at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, and Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano took a look at it […]

Aithre Aviation has been sharply focused on smart cabin biometric products and this year at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, it brought its latest product called Healthview. The first of its kind, and approved for all Part 23 (including pressurized) aircraft, Healthview monitors a wide range of pilot and passenger health […]

CubCrafters took a surprise turn in 2009 when it developed its own engine, the four-cylinder CC340, for the hot-rod Carbon Cub. At Sun ‘n Fun 2023, they’re repeating the trick by offering Rotax’s new 160-HP 916 iS in a slimmed-down version of the Carbon Cub. It followed in 2017 with an even beefier CC363i at […]

Bose’s A20 has proved to be one of the most popular noise canceling headsets on the market but the company figured it’s due for an upgrade. And that will be the A30, being introduced at Sun ‘n Fun 2023. Bose said although the A30 is a follow-on product, the company considers it an entirely new […]

The annual career fair held at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo is officially expanding from three to five days for the 2023 show. Hosted in partnership with aviation job website JSfirm.com, this year’s career fair will take place daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time beginning Tuesday, March 28, and ending Saturday, […]

The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced today that the 2023 National Championship Air Races (NCAR) will be the last time the air races will be hosted in Reno. RARA explained, “While we knew this day might eventually come, we had hoped it wouldn’t come so soon. Citing the region’s significant growth amongst other concerns, […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is planning to continue its tradition of coordinating a flight to honor Vietnam War veterans at its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this summer. Now in its ninth year, AirVenture’s Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight flies 100 veterans to Washington, D.C., to tour war memorials for a day. The flight will […]