Aviation News

Wally Schirra, an original Mercury astronaut and the only astronaut to fly in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, died last week at the age of 84… Top Gun is the greatest aviation movie of all time, according to 10,000 people who voted in an EAA poll on the subject. The 1986 Tom Cruise film earned […]

Penton’s Aircraft Bluebook has launched a new Web site that provides an online database and tools for determining the value of business and general aviation aircraft… Aviation growth in Vietnam is stymied by lack of clear regulations… Vero Beach, Fla., officials will meet with Piper Aircraft next week to make a pitch to be the […]

“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 […]

Comp Air owner and president Ron Lueck is wearing a giant smile this week at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Fla. That’s because the Comp Air 12 made it to the airshow as promised, just days after making its maiden flight. In a media briefing on Tuesday morning, Lueck said the airplane flew gear down […]

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 […]