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Garmin continues to expand its application list for the G1000 NXi displays, adding the Piper Meridian this week. The NXi is an upgrade to the existing G1000 suite and features “new and advanced capabilities.” In particular, the NXi updates provide faster processors for better map rendering, a shorter initialization period, “contemporary animations” and LED backlighting. […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced that it will be making some changes to its event lineup for 2021, starting with taking the year off from holding its annual regional fly-ins. Instead, the organization will be hosting two Aviator Showcase events and a Pilot Gathering Air Tour. As previously reported by AVweb, […]

Boeing announced on Wednesday that Polish charter carrier Enter Air has placed an order for two 737 MAX 8s with the option for two additional aircraft. The order is the first Boeing has received for the still-grounded MAX this year. Enter Air’s fleet currently includes 22 Next-Generation 737s and two 737 MAX aircraft. “We are […]

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel has published a new guide on how to incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into operations from the perspective of the business aviation community. According to the coalition, the free online guide was designed to serve as a resource on topics such as the practicalities of SAF development, […]

U.K. design firm PriestmanGoode has announced a design series called Pure Skies that presupposes the need to change airline seating to increase passenger separation and assure frequent travelers that they’re sitting on disinfected thrones. According to the company, “‘Pure Skies’ includes a complete review of Business and Economy Class cabins and addresses pressing consumer, business […]

With the COVID-19-related downturn showing few signs of recovery, Boeing announced this week that it will consider a second round of layoffs, couched as “voluntary,” this summer and fall. Some 19,000 positions are at risk overall. The planemaker originally indicated it would try to reduce its workforce by 10 percent back in April, but the […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have issued a joint advisory designed to clarify federal laws and regulations potentially applicable to “the use of capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations.” The “Advisory on the Application […]

Wheels Up, which started as an alternative to aircraft ownership, has come full circle and added an aircraft sales division to its rapidly expanding business. The company started as a membership company using strictly King Airs and now offers a full range of flight options and equipment. The addition of a whole aircraft sales division […]

A startup aviation company is proposing an optionally manned surveillance and light attack platform that it says can replace such complicated aircraft as the P-3 and P-8. Icarus Aerospace’s TAV (tactical air vehicle) is a clean-sheet design that looks a lot like a cleaned-up OV-10. Although it comes with two seats, it can also be […]

The FAA has opened up the Piper Cherokee spar corrosion AD for comments again after AOPA pressed for less expensive ways to address the potential problem. The AD, which was initially proposed in November of 2017, will continue to affect more than 11,000 Cherokees and Cherokee Sixes but some alternative methods of compliance suggested by […]