Air Shows & Events

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) launched its 65th annual international convention and trade show on Monday. With supply chain issues, shop backlog and a shortage of qualified technicians still plaguing the industry, there were fewer major product announcements compared to previous conventions, although the exhibit hall was sold out with vendors—both shops and OEMs. It […]

Wally Funk was awarded the 2021 R.A. “Bob” Hoover Trophy at an event hosted by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) on Wednesday. Funk is the first woman to serve as an Air Safety Investigator with the NTSB along with being one of thirteen women to complete Lovelace’s Woman in Space Program, which tested women […]

Women in Aviation International (WAI) saw more than 4,500 attendees from 65 countries at its 33rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which took place last week at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The event featured an exhibit hall hosting 176 companies and organizations, keynote speakers, education sessions and professional […]

Garmin International announced this week it expects to complete an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) this month for its GI 275 electronic flight instrument for Part 27-certified VFR Bell 206 helicopters. The announcement came at the annual Helicopter Association International HeliExpo trade show in Dallas. More models expected to be added to the certification list […]

The Board of Directors for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) and Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo (SNF) has named Gene Conrad as the organization’s new president and CEO. Conrad has been the airport director at Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) since 2010. He is set to join the ACE/SNF team on March 7, 2022, […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will be hosting a webinar-based event next month focusing on ultralights. EAA Virtual Ultralight Days will take place Feb. 22-24 with five live webinars held each day. Topics addressed will include how to get started in ultralights and how-to instructions on a variety of ultralight aircraft along with maintenance, airport […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) announced on Wednesday that the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will be postponed through 2022. The groups pointed to COVID-19-related challenges for exhibitors and attendees as the reasoning behind the decision. This is the third year in a row the event […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced on Tuesday that its 2022 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2022) has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Jan. 18-21, 2022, the event will now take place April 5-7. According to NBAA, the decision was made due to circumstances related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “With the recent emergence of […]

The San Diego Air & Space Museum has announced plans to run an exact replica of the engine that powered the Wright brothers’ first historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In commemoration of the 118th anniversary of that flight, the event is scheduled to take place at the museum on Dec. 17, 2021, at 10 […]

John “Lites” Leenhouts, president and CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) and the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo (SNF), has announced plans to retire after Sun ‘n Fun 2022. Leenhouts has held the position for more than a decade and is credited with having “created a world-class event venue attracting dozens of multiday […]