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Sun ‘n Fun organizers have announced that National STOL’s Central Florida Classic Competition will headline its first annual Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show. The first round of the short takeoff and landing (STOL) competition will include up to 125 competitors with the top 30 competing in the finals. The event will be livestreamed online […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on a new learning management system for pilot training, the upcoming launch of an on-demand urban air mobility service and an addition to the offerings at an aftermarket services provider. France-based flight simulation training company SimAero has introduced a new learning management system for online pilot training. Available […]

ATP Flight School has started construction on a new training center at its Arlington Municipal Airport (KGKY) location in Arlington, Texas. According to ATP, the 13,875-square-foot training center and adjoining 12,000-square-foot maintenance facility will allow the company to increase its current operations at KGKY and expand its training capacity. In addition to the Arlington center, […]

Boeing announced plans on Thursday to consolidate production of the 787 jet at its facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, by mid-2021. Citing the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Boeing says it made the decision in order to “preserve liquidity and reposition certain lines of business in the current global environment.” 787 production is […]

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson piloted a Boeing 737 MAX on a two-hour flight out of Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday. Prior to the flight, Dickson, a former Delta pilot with experience in aircraft including the Boeing 727, 737, 757 and 767, also completed new recommended pilot training for the model, which has been grounded since March […]

Bell Textron’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned aircraft system (UAS/drone) successfully completed a demonstration flight on Monday as part of NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) activities. The objective of the ATP 70 demonstration was to simulate an urgent medical transport mission including beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight in an urban environment along with […]

Tamarack Aerospace Group announced on Wednesday that it has tripled existing office space and acquired a new hangar at its facility in Sandpoint, Idaho. According to the company, the new space will accommodate expanding sales and research and development efforts aimed at future applications for its active winglet technology. Tamarack also opened an installation center […]

Garmin’s D2 aviator watch line has matured since the earliest models and the latest is the D2 Air. The new watch—priced at $499—trickles down from Garmin’s Venu, a generously featured fitness smartwatch that works with Garmin’s Connect virtual activity tracking program. The new D2 Air retains nearly all of the Venu’s sports and smartwatch capabilities […]

Beginning in October, Tampa International Airport will be the first in the U.S. to offer walk-up COVID-19 testing, airport officials said this week. The airport will offer two types of tests, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and the rapid antigen test designed to detect the presence of a specific viral antigen, which implies current […]

The U.S. Marine KC-130J that crashed after an inflight fueling collision on Tuesday lost both right engines and may have been on fire, according to ATC tapes (see below) recently published. A video caught by a bystander showed the ground impact of the F-35B which collided with the tanker during a training exercise. All crew […]