Air Shows & Events

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced plans to host a 2023 edition of its Homebuilders Week online webinar series. Topics are expected to include techniques for building with sheet metal, composites, steel and wood, panel planning, wiring, engine selection, FAA certification and flight testing. The event is scheduled to take place Jan. 23-27 from […]

Women in Aviation International (WAI) has announced its selection for the 2023 inductees to its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. Those selected include pioneering Australian aviator Nancy Bird, educators Martha and John King and U-2 pilot Col. Merryl Tengesdal USAF (Ret.). The 2023 induction ceremony will take place on Feb. 25 during the 34th annual […]

The International Air & Space Hall of Fame honored its Class of 2022 during a ceremony at California’s San Diego Air & Space Museum last Saturday. Among the inductees were Capt. Dan Pedersen, USN (Ret.), noted for being the first Officer in Charge of the U.S. Navy’s TOPGUN Fighter Tactics Instructor postgraduate training program, aviation […]

With four choices of turboprop singles in the lineup, Daher’s static display at the NBAA-BACE 2022 gathering in Orlando this past October was a busy place. The main attraction was the clean-sheet FAA-certified Kodiak 900, an airplane with long delivery backorders and sizable demand from a diverse group of customers—from private owners to air ambulance, […]

When non-pilot passenger Darren Harrison took the controls of a Cessna 208 Caravan from its disabled pilot last May and landed safely, the air traffic controller who helped talk him down was praised as a hero. Earlier his month at the National Business Aviation Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Florida, the trade […]

ForeFlight has become just as popular for business aviation/turbine aircraft ops as it has for the lower end of the market, and the ForeFlight integrated flight app for business aviation is a suite of utilities aimed at professional flight crews and dispatchers. The ForeFlight booth at NBAA-BACE 2022 was packed with flight crews getting demos […]

GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) has completed ground testing of its HF120 engine using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The test, which compared engine performance using 100 percent SAF to performance with Jet A/A1, took place at GE’s Peebles Test Operations facility […]

Aviation electric propulsion system developer magniX has been chosen to be the power behind several all-electric and hybrid electric aircraft designs to date. In this podcast, Simon Roads, senior vice president for sales and marketing, discusses the company’s achievements, technologies and goals for the future.

Textron Aviation’s next-generation Citation XLS and M2 business jets made their show debut at this year’s National Business Aviation Association convention. Introduced last year, the Gen2 models feature a number of cabin-focused upgrades.

The 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is underway in Orland, Florida. AVweb’s Kate O’Connor and Mark Phelps join Aviation Consumer magazine Editor-in-Chief Larry Anglisano at the show to talk about what’s happening in business aviation.