Air Shows & Events

The Switchblade flying sports car is expected to fly by the end of the year and the Oregon company continues to amass a substantial order book. Company President Sam Bousfield said in a podcast interview he had hoped first flight would have occurred before AirVenture 2018 but the tail needed some modifications to improve flight […]

Terrafugia hopes to deliver its first production flying car in July of 2019, company officials told a news conference at AirVenture 2018 Tuesday. The company hasn’t been at the big show for several years but received a major cash injection late last year when it was bought by Chinese automaker Geely, which owns Volvo and […]

Wait. What? No. Who the ^%$# green lighted this? This being allowing Ford to set up a track half inside and half outside its big tent off Boeing square and park a couple of Mustang GTs in there. Except they aren’t parked, the cars are screeching around the track giving AirVenture attendees a real-world demonstration […]

Wheel and brake company Beringer came to AirVenture 2018 with a freshly patented shock absorbing wheel, certification for its Alaskan Landing Gear (ALG) and two new STCs for wheel/brake/master cylinder packages. The company is in the process of developing a bolt-on oleo strut system it is calling the Shock-Wheel. The Shock-Wheel is intended for flight […]

The 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook from Boeing is projecting that 635,000 commercial aviation pilots will be needed in the next ten years. The estimate is down slightly from the 637,000 pilots needed that the company projected in last year’s report. One of the reasons for the future demand, Boeing says, is the company’s estimates […]

In 2003, AirVenture was packed with announcements aimed at the anticipated light sport market. Mooney was talking about an LSA venture, BRS arrived with a new LSA parachute system and Maule showed up with its M-4-100, which it hoped would qualify under the not-yet-finalized light sport aircraft certification standards (it didn’t, and the prototype was […]

Redbird Flight Simulation’s Guided Independent Flight Training (GIFT) program will now be available for all of the company’s simulators, including the at-home Jay and TD models, Redbird announced at AirVenture 2018. GIFT, which was introduced at AirVenture last year, is a series of smart simulator scenarios that can be used to augment private pilot training. […]

Compared to last year, Piper Aircraft has had marked increases in sales, deliveries and revenue during the second quarter of 2018, the company announced at AirVenture 2018. The growth is strongly driven by trainer sales, with Piper reporting a 126 percent increase over a similar time period last year. The company says its order backlog […]

Major changes to Light Sport weight restrictions are about two years away and the new rules will capture many legacy training and personal aircraft, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton announced on Monday. In a news conference at AirVenture, Pelton said the changes are about halfway through the four-year rulemaking process and are aimed at fixing what […]