Air Shows & Events

The Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) broke ground on its “Project SkyLab” facility expansion at the Sun ‘n Fun Expo campus in Lakeland, Florida, on Wednesday. ACE says the new space has been designed to support its current educational programs, provide space for its higher education and technical training partners to grow their curriculum center […]

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Apprenticeship has approved an avionics technician apprenticeship program created by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA). AEA’s program provides a competency-based occupational framework (CBOF) and covers “job titles and occupational pathways, related functions and performance criteria, as well as academic, workplace and personal competencies.” The […]

Hyundai and Uber announced a partnership aimed at developing air taxis for a “future aerial ride share network” at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. As part of the announcement, the companies unveiled the Hyundai S-A1 Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept. According to […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is appealing an FAA decision regarding city handling of federal grant funds at California’s Santa Monica Airport (SMO). As previously reported by AVweb, the FAA issued a determination (PDF) in November that stated that the City of Santa Monica had failed to comply with its grant obligations for reasons […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced locations for three fly-in events to be held next year, including a return to San Marco, Texas (KHYI) where it held the first of its annual fly-ins in 2014. In addition to San Marcos, which will take place on May 29-30, the 2020 fly-ins are scheduled […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that it has begun expansion of the Memorial Wall at Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s Pioneer Airport. Since 1989, EAA has held an annual dedication ceremony at the monument and bronze plaques have been placed to commemorate the deceased. The ceremony typically takes place on the last Sunday of EAA AirVenture […]

An unresponsive engine led to the ejection of a Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot just before the team’s scheduled performance at the Atlanta Air Show in October according to an RCAF report. The brief preliminary report said Snowbird 5 pilot Capt. Kevin Domon-Grenier had just performed a routine pre-show check with the aircraft inverted […]

The 2019 Dubai Airshow closed with signatures on $54.5 billion in aircraft orders, according to a show announcement on Thursday. An estimated 1,288 exhibitors and 161 aircraft were on display at the event, which took place from Nov. 17 to Nov. 21 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 84,000 visitors reportedly attended the […]

Air Race E unveiled an electrified Cassutt Formula One race plane capable of 300 MPH at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday. The tiny aircraft, which is familiar to those who attend the National Championship Air Races in Reno, was modified with a 150-kilowatt motor and about 200 pounds of lithium batteries replacing the Continental […]

A Vietnam War-era OV-1 Mohawk crashed a Florida airshow on Friday, killing the pilot, who was the only person on board. The Audi Stuart Air Show identified Dr. Joseph Masessa as the pilot and owner of the twin-engine turboprop observation and attack aircraft. It’s the second warbird crash in a month since the loss of […]