Business Aviation

The Perlan Project, a not-for-profit research company developed to research atmospheric conditions utilizing sailplanes flying at extremely high altitudes, announced today at AirVenture that aircraft manufacturer Airbus is teaming with it to further its scientific endeavors. Organized in 1992 by test pilot Einar Enevoldson, the company has been collecting evidence on the location, prevalence and […]

At AirVenture this week, Shell executives were making the rounds explaining – at least in general terms – what their plans are to replace leaded 100LL with an unleaded fuel of equivalent performance. In this long-form podcast, Shell’s Rob Midgley hinted that Shell’s aiming for a fuel that could be produced in a larger number […]

Boeings massive presence at AirVenture 2014 was explained today when it announced a worldwide ab initio airline pilot training program that will qualify pilots to go directly into the right seat of airliners in virtually every country of the world except the U.S. Two weeks ago, Boeing released its widely respected market projections and trending […]

In a press conference at AirVenture today, Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) (sister company to Hartzell Propellers-both owned by Tailwind Technologies) announced that it had acquired the Plane-Power line of aircraft alternators. When the opportunity came to acquire the Plane-Power line we saw it as having tremendous potential, not only to complement Hartzells family of alternators, […]

FreeFlight Systems announced today at AirVenture that the FAA has granted Technical Service Order (TSO) approval to the companys RANGR FDL- 978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS. The system provides what FreeFlight described as an affordable and flexible way to add ADS-B In traffic and weather capabilities to aircraft with certified 1090ES or […]

Celebrating 20 years of providing integrated avionics and aircraft safety systems, Avidyne announced today that it received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval and an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) from the FAA for installation of the IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM system in more than 1,000 aircraft makes and models. The IFD540 gives aircraft owners a […]

A U.S. District Court judge in Oregon has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). District Judge Marco Hernndez dismissed the lawsuit, brought by SD Holdings, LLC, for lack of personal jurisdiction. In its $66 million lawsuit, SD Holdings claimed that FlyQ Web, a free-to-members flight planning tool, infringed […]

AVwebs weekly review of whats happening in aviation turned up news of a new, sensor-capable special mission Cirrus SR22, the report of the first flight of a solar-electric airplane, a new stick-shaker stall warning for E-AB aircraft, and an invitation to watch the Space Shuttle Independence placed atop its 747 transport. Cirrus Aircraft has introduced […]

A federal court of appeals has ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration’s informal letters and emails ordering some drone users to stop using the devices are not legally binding. In April, a Texas search-and-rescue group asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to set aside an FAA order to stop using remotely […]

Airbus has filed a patent application for a bicycle-style seat that allows passengers to ride their airliners in semi-standing position, allowing more bodies to be shoehorned into its airplanes. Recognizing that modern airline passengers will endure almost any indignity in return for cheap fares, the design calls for seats that look like old-style, wide bicycle […]