Air Shows & Events

John “Lites” Leenhouts, president/CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence and the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, conducted his last pre-show press briefing this morning (April 4) before relinquishing the reins. His message was upbeat, and he predicted a strong show as general aviation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite other challenges from inflation and […]

Space-based ADS-B compliance is back on the table for Canadian airspace, and (just in time for Sun ‘n Fun this year) uAvionix earned STC and TSO approval for its tailBeaconX Diversity ADS-B external transponder. Aviation Consumer’s Editor Larry Anglisano stopped by the uAvionix booth at the show and caught up with Shane Woodson for a […]

Daher unveiled the newest version of its TBM single-engine turboprop at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, on Tuesday. The TBM 960 is outfitted with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-66XT engine and five-blade Raptor composite propeller from Hartzell Propeller, both of which are linked to the aircraft’s new dual-channel digital engine […]

The Piper Navajo is a workhorse in the world of piston twins, and Mike Jones Aircraft in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has a rather thorough refurb program called the Lock & Key Navajo. Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano took a close look at one of the latest Lock & Key refurbs at Sun ‘n Fun 2022 in Lakeland, […]

Sun ‘n Fun 2022 opens up on Tuesday, April 5. In this pre-show opener, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli takes a look at what’s going on during the show and scopes out the week’s news coverage.

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Bonanza piston single and Baron twin, along with the Cessna line of piston singles, will receive “a range of enhancements,” announced this week at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-in & Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida. “Customers will experience a noticeable change when they’re inside each of these aircraft,” said Chris Crow, […]

Hartzell Propeller’s focus at its Sun ‘n Fun display is backcountry flying, including its carbon fiber Trailblazer and aluminum Voyager props. Hartzell tech experts, salespeople and executives will be at the show Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (KLAL) in Florida April 5–10 to answer questions on all its propellers. Further supporting backcountry applications for its products, Hartzell’s […]

Garmin on Monday (March 28) announced the premium Mach 1 version of its D2 aviation watch, the D2 Mach 1, with an AMOLED (active-matrix organic light emitting diode) touch display face. The watch was announced among other new-product announcements at the Aviation Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans. With moving-map and […]

Thommen Aircraft Equipment is bringing its upgrade solutions for cathode-ray tube (CRT) and first-generation LCD displays in legacy aircraft to a broader market, the company announced at the 2022 Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) International Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thommen stated that it has completed a number of similar upgrade programs aimed […]

Gogo Business Aviation’s AVANCE system has logged its one-millionth flight, the company announced at the 2022 AEA International Convention and Trade Show on Monday. AVANCE, an inflight connectivity platform designed for business aircraft, launched in August 2017. According to Gogo, there were 2,504 business aircraft equipped with either an AVANCE L5 or L3 system as […]