FlightAware become one of the most popular aviation sites by telling users where airplanes were. It’s now using machine learning to tell them what that means. AVweb spoke to founder and CEO Daniel Baker at NBAA-BACE.
Business jet passengers want the same internet services they enjoy at home and at work and satellite provider Viasat has figured out how to offer streaming services like Netflix without busting data caps. AVweb spoke with Viasat’s Claudio d’Amico at NBAA-BACE.
Tamarack Aerospace hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 protection by the end of the year and then resume expanding the range of aircraft that can benefit from its active winglet installation. The company was rocked by an emergency airworthiness directive that grounded more than 100 Cessna Citations equipped with the system earlier this year. The […]
Gulfstream Aerospace has partnered with FlightSafety International to provide training for its new G700 business jet, which was unveiled at the 2019 NBAA convention this week. As part of the future training program, FlightSafety is designing a simulator in tandem with the development of the G700. The FS1000 flight simulator will be installed at the […]
As the global economy shows signs of slower growth if not recession and trade tensions persist, the air freight market is feeling the pinch. Demand for air freight dropped 3.3 percent in August over the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association. The trend continues a downward spiral that began about 10 months […]
Inclusion was the theme of speakers at the opening session of the NBAA-BACE convention in Las Vegas Tuesday. For Steuart Walton, the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton, that means making communities, individuals and businesses all participants in keeping local airports vibrant. Basketball great Magic Johnson talked about inviting inner city minorities into doing something […]
All of the 194 aircraft ordered by the Indian government for use by the Indian air force, Indian navy and the National Cadet Corps have been delivered, according to Pipistrel. Based on the Virus SW 80, the trainers are called the GARUD, a bird prominent in Hindu mythology. Pipistrel began delivering aircraft in 2016, but […]
The South African kit manufacturer celebrated a milestone this week when the first Sling TSi built at the company’s Southern Californian builder-assistance center completed its 40-hour Phase I flight-test program. The four-seat Sling has been offered as a kit for some time but the company has been busy setting up a stateside builder-assist program at […]
If Boeing watchers were looking for heads to roll in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis, the first scalp may have been taken. The New York Times reported that Kevin McAllister, the company’s executive in charge of commercial airplanes, is leaving Boeing. His replacement is to be Stanley Deal, who now heads Boeing’s Global […]
France-based Daher Group announced the completion of its acquisition of Quest Aircraft Company at the 2019 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. As previously reported by AVweb, the sale was announced last June. Quest, which manufactures the 10-seat Kodiak 100 single-engine turboprop, is headquartered in Sandpoint, Idaho. “Our acquisition of the Quest Aircraft […]
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