In Brief

“Unfortunately, in a number of significant ways the [New Orleans] Lakefront Airport that would be the site of NBAA’s [2008 Convention] static display does not appear to be coming back as fast as other parts of the city,” NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said last week. Thenew dates for NBAA’s 2008 annual convention will […]

USAF’s U-2 spyplane will make a return visit to EAA AirVenture this year as part of the Air Force’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. The aircraft will be on display in Aeroshell Square… The Dassault Falcon 7X received EASA and FAA certification in a ceremony in France on Friday. The aircraft is expected to begin service in […]

The FAA “Fact Sheet” that tries to debunk the “myths” about the agency’s proposed changes to its financing methods, which AVweb told you about last week, has been posted online… NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter WP-3 Orion aircraft will tour the East Coast next week, offering public tours at five airports from Florida to Rhode Island… When […]

S-TEC received FAA STC approval on Wednesday for installation of its standard roll-axis servo in Cirrus SR22s with System Fifty Five X autopilots. The company says the new $4,000 servo will enhance roll response when using the airplane’s autopilot… Flight1 Aviation Technologies’ Avidyne EXP5000 primary flight display PC-based courseware has been accepted as a FAA/Industry […]

NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker in a speech on Monday pressed the FAA to do more to prevent runway incursions … The second Spirit of St. Louis, the Columbia 300 that Erik Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic along the same route as his grandfather has been donated by Columbia to the St. Louis Science Center. It […]

Embraer’s Legacy 600 has been certified to operate at Cannes-Mandelieu, in Cannes, France. The aircraft is one of the largest business jets to operate from either Cannes-Mandelieu or London City airports … The Middle East Business Aviation Association is backing a summit to be held in Dubai April 23-24 promoting very light jets … A […]

Xerion Avionix recently received technical standard order (TSO) authorization for its AuRACLE I & II engine management system. The system replaces old-style engine instrumentation with digital tapes, and STCs are being sought for most types of light aircraft… AVweb freelance contributor Tim Kern has earned the Certified Aviation Manager certificate. The program was set up […]

EAA AirVenture has confirmed that the Beach Boys will return to Oshkosh on July 23… A Swiss team has flown their model of a small lifting-body aircraft powered by a fuel cell… NOAA is taking its Hurricane Hunter aircraft on tour in the Caribbean this month, where it will be open for public tours… The […]

Charles Simonyi became the fifth space tourist Saturday after a successful launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Simonyi will spend 13 days on the International Space Station, courtesy of Space Adventures… AOPA has assembled a Web page with information on flying to Sun n’ Fun. The annual kickoff to the air show season begins […]

Fuel selectors on Diamond DA40 aircraft must be modified under a new Airworthiness Directive proposed by the FAA… A new lightweight four-stroke engine for sport aircraft has been successfully tested and will go into production this year, says AirScooter Corp.… Some Columbia airplanes must be inspected to prevent jamming of the ailerons and elevator, according […]