Aviation News

This week, AVweb’s news roundup uncovered reports on a new online flight training system, a partnership for an engineering consulting company and the release of a seal for hydraulic systems. The Finer Points has launched Ground School, a flight training system for the iPad. The app offers animations, videos, and unlimited practice tests along with […]

BendixKing has announced that the number of aircraft that can be outfitted with its AeroCruze 230 autopilot has grown. According to the company, its newest autopilot is now available for more than 35 models including Baron, Bonanza, Mooney, Piper Malibu, Mirage, Seneca, Seminole and twin Cessna aircraft. The AeroCruze 230 is a form-fit replacement for […]

An Antonov An-124-100 operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines experienced an uncontained engine failure shortly after takeoff from Russia’s Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport on Friday. The aircraft was able to return to the airport, but overran the runway while conducting an emergency landing. No injuries have been reported among the fourteen people on board the chartered cargo flight. […]

Italy-based aerospace company Leonardo has announced that it has begun final testing on the upgraded version of its C-27J Spartan twin-engine turboprop. According to the company, the next generation Spartan will feature new equipment, a new avionics system and performance gains including improved climb capabilities and a maximum takeoff weight increase. The new configuration will […]

An outbreak of 59 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been linked to an international flight into Ireland, according to a report released in infectious disease journal Eurosurveilance last month. Following the flight, which took place over the summer, thirteen of the 49 passengers onboard tested positive for COVID-19. Another 46 laboratory-confirmed cases were linked to contact […]

Seven members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) international peacekeeping organization were killed in a helicopter crash during a routine mission near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Thursday. An eighth MFO member survived and is in critical condition. The names of the victims, five of whom were from the U.S., one from France, and one […]

Electric aircraft developer Lilium has chosen Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida, for the location of the first U.S. hub in its proposed electric air mobility network. The company, which is headquartered in Munich, Germany, is partnering with Orlando-based Tavistock Development Company to build the Lake Nona “vertiport.” Lilium is targeting 2025 for the launch of […]

Dynon has announced that its SkyView HDX integrated avionics platform is now FAA-approved for installation in most Piper PA-34 Seneca models. According to the company, the approval covers its full suite of avionics, including its two-axis autopilot with coupled approach capability along with a new twin-engine monitoring solution. The Seneca is the first twin-engine aircraft […]

Pilots already building their own airplanes or giving it serious thought won’t have to wait for AirVenture 2021 to do their research. The Experimental Aircraft Association has announced a week of online events called the Homebuilders Week, starting Jan. 26. “EAA members and the homebuilt aircraft community have always been generous in sharing information and […]

The FAA last week published an Airworthiness Directive “prompted by a report of cracks found in the tailcone and horizontal stabilizer attachment structure” of many Cessna 180 and 185 models as well as early 182s, from the original straight 182 to the 182D. It was assumed that the 180 and 185s, being taildraggers, would have […]