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At AirVenture 2018, Opener was an attention getter at the Innovation Showcase with its fixed wing all-electric VTOL aircraft. With over 23,000 miles flown and plenty of funding, the company is moving closer to certification. For an update on the project, AVweb’s Ashley Anglisano caught up with Opener’s President Ben Diachun and project director Alan […]

Textron brought the Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop full-scale cabin mockup to AirVenture 2019 and during an interview with AVweb said the prototype aircraft should enter flight testing by the end of the year. Announced back in 2016, the company plans to use the prototype and two production-conforming aircraft in the flight test program, while ground […]

AirVenture 2014 was a breath of fresh air that aviation enthusiasts (and a few hardened industry veterans) needed. Attendance was trending significantly upward, with the total for the week reaching over 500,000 people. For the first time in several years, both aircraft camping and parking areas filled up by midweek. Over 300 more aircraft were […]

Vulcanair and its U.S distributor Ameravia announced at AirVenture that they will be offering a new version of the Vulcanair P68R designed for use by flight schools as a multi-engine trainer. The P68R ECO is powered by twin Lycoming IO-360 engines and comes equipped with the Garmin G1000NXi and GFC700 autopilot. According to Ameravia, the […]

Aerobatic airplanes aren’t exactly known for comfort, at least models meant for world-class competition. At AirVenture on Monday, however, Extra Aircraft rolled out its newest model that’s supposed to be both a step up in performance and cradles the pilot in a luxurious seat in front of avionics not common in older aerobats. “What differentiates […]

The NBAA says it’s joining other aviation groups in supporting a bipartisan bill to set the stage for vibrant positive growth in aviation. The bill was introduced by Senator’s James Inhofe—a pilot himself—and Angus King, a member of the Armed Services Committee, which Inhofe chairs. The so-called PLANE Act would promote growth by expanding Inhofe’s […]

At AirVenture 2019 at Oshkosh, BendixKing was showing off three STC’d products, some of which have been snagged in the certification process for years. First, the KI300 retrofit EFIS, which the company calls AeroFlight. The big news surrounding the KI300 is that it can replace the aging and maintenance-intensive King KI256/255 vacuum-driven autopilot gyro that’s […]

Icon Aircraft is celebrating the “significant milestone” of building its 100th airplane and predicting a bright if somewhat more restrained future for the stylish little amphib than the original marketing hype laid out. “It took us longer than anticipated to get here, but this is just the beginning,” said President and COO Thomas Wieners. “We […]

In this podcast, Dr. Geoffrey Bower, chief engineer for Airbus’ Vahana electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator, talks with AVweb about the aircraft and the company’s plans for urban air mobility.

ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation for orders and options for up to 100 Cessna 172 Skyhawks, the companies announced at AirVenture on Tuesday. According to ATP, the new aircraft will be supplementing and replacing aircraft in ATPs fleet and will be used exclusively by students in the school’s Airline Career […]