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Gulfstream Aerospace announced on Friday that Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 700 engines have earned their FAA certification. Developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, the engine model received its EASA certification in 2022. The Pearl 700 was custom-designed to power Gulfstream’s new G700 and G800 business jets. “We are excited […]

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) volunteer Fred Stadler has become the first pilot to fly 10,000 kids for the organization’s Young Eagles program. Stadler joined the program, which offers free introductory flights for young people ages 8 to 17, in 2000. According to EAA, many of his Young Eagles flights took place at the EAA Aviation […]

Textron subsidiary Pipistrel Aircraft flew the first piloted liquid hydrogen-powered electric aircraft last Friday. The HEAVEN project HY4 demonstrator took off from Maribor, Slovenia, with two pilots onboard and “demonstrated safe and efficient operation throughout multiple flight tests,” the company said. The hydrogen is used by a fuel cell that creates electricity for the electric […]

NBAA says business aviation pilots saw average pay raises of about 12 percent in the last year. The association’s annual compensation survey also found that the average salary increase across all positions was 7.22 percent. Dr. Christopher Broyhill, who helped conduct the survey, said the survey confirms industry scuttlebutt. “We’re hearing a lot of anecdotal […]

The head of the Air Force has urged all personnel to report contact with foreign companies who try to recruit them for potentially lucrative employment overseas. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, who is also the White House’s pick for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, wrote a memo distributed to everyone in the Air Force warning that […]

The FAA has ordered SpaceX to fix 63 deficiencies in its Starship megarocket system before it can attempt another launch. Earlier this week the company said it was ready to take a second crack at getting the Starship into orbit after a spectacular failure in April. The agency said Friday that its joint investigation into […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers are asking certificated general aviation pilots to complete a short anonymous survey. The purpose of the questionnaire is to gather information on how general aviation pilots make use of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance‐Broadcast (ADS‐B) system for identification and avoidance of merging traffic. Share your experience by scanning the QR code below […]

The U.K.’s Farnborough International Airshow is celebrating its 75th anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 7. The event was established by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors in 1948, with the first edition featuring 66 British aircraft. Organizers noted that the show has seen aerospace industry milestones including the launch of the world’s first jet airliner, the […]

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced range and speed increases, along with improvements in cabin altitude, for its new G700 business jet. The model will now offer a range of 7,750 NM, a 250-NM improvement over original estimates, and a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935, up from Mach 0.925. Cabin altitude has been reduced to 2,840 […]

The editors of AVweb sister publications KITPLANES and Aviation Consumer are conducting an avionics satisfaction survey for an upcoming market report. We want to know about your recent (within the past two years) experience with specific brands, the support behind them, the installation and anything else you’d like other consumers to know. Tell us all about your […]