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Piper Aircraft Simon Caldecott has been named VP of Operations for Piper Aircraft. He joined Piper from Hawker Beechcraft in 2009 to take over the Altaire jet program.

The AOPA Summit in Long Beach, California has wound down – and we’re wrapping up on our online coverage with a few photos from the show. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves will take over as chairman of the GA Caucus when current chairman Vern Ehlers, R-Mich., retires at the end of his term. Ehlers announced his retirement earlier this year and announced Graves as his replacement during an interview with AOPA at AOPA Summit in Long Beach Friday. The caucus is […]

A New Hampshire CFI with a penchant for new technology is the winner of AOPA’s sweepstakes aircraft, a new Remos GX light sport aircraft. Yorke Brown, an engineering and scientific consultant from Etna, N.H., was notified of his win last week and will get his airplane after it comes off display at AOPA Summit in […]

The Environmental Protection Agency has heard the concerns of the general aviation industry about the potential elimination of lead in aviation fuel and a spokesman promised the impacts on GA will be at the forefront of future deliberations on the issue. Glenn Passavant told a forum on the future of aviation gas at AOPA Summit […]

A newly certified five-place Rolls-Royce turbine powered helicopter is now available from Robinson, which hopes to fit the aircraft into the market between its own very popular piston R44 and more expensive light turbine helis. The turbine blends vastly improved high-altitude performance and load-carrying capabilities with a moderate increase in fuel burn. The R66 burns […]

The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) freshly re-engined B-29 Fifi is the only airworthy example of its kind anywhere in the world and it was on display as part of AOPA’s Summit at Long Beach Airport’s Airfest 2010. AVweb caught up with the aircraft’s crew chief, Dave Miller, who flew in on the rare bomber as […]

A survey expert who recently earned his private pilot certificate says the industry isn’t exploiting the cool factor of being a pilot to keep students in training. Mark Benson, CEO of APCO Insight, told a news conference at AOPA Summit in Long Beach that the whole sense of community and belonging that pilots feel among […]

Bye Energy says its electric-powered Cessna 172 will be much more than an airshow curiosity. In fact, the company told AVweb that it hopes to revolutionize the Part 23 training market with the aircraft. “Our clear focus is mainstream aviation,” company President George Bye said. “It’s ideal for training.” Bye said the aircraft will be […]

Metron Aviation Christopher Frobisher is the new Director of Business Development for Global Airline Operations for Metron Aviation. He was formerly Manager of Operations Strategy and Implementation for Continental Airlines.