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uAvionix has purchased startup electronic-instrument manufacturer AeroVonics. Best known in general aviation circles for its tailBeacon and skyBeacon all-in-one ADS-B Out solutions, uAvionix says the acquisition is “a milestone event in the growth of our company.” Manufacturing will move “immediately” to the uAvionix facility in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I just can’t tell you how ecstatic […]

Offering what it calls a “unique approach” to air racing, JLC AirShow Management will launch the so-called AirShow Racing Series in next October with plans to have a full calendar through 2021. As a move toward those goals, show management just announced that it has “received official notice of accreditation from the Federal Aviation [Administration] […]

Aerial application solutions company UAVOS announced that it has converted a Robinson R22-UV helicopter for use as an unmanned agricultural drone. In addition to the modifications necessary for remote operation, the R22-UV “agro-drone” has been equipped with a 100-liter (26-gallon) tank and spray system for liquid chemical delivery. According to the company, the aircraft has […]

Former CEO and founder of Sandel Avionics Gerry Block announced last week that he has resigned from the company. Block started California-based Sandel, which specializes in “integrated display systems for general aviation, business aviation, air transport and regional aircraft,” in 1998. He is credited with being “the creative force behind the company’s complete product line” […]

In a move sure to cause tension between Boeing and arguably its best customer in the U.S., the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association filed suit against the planemaker today, alleging that Boeing misled the union when it claimed the 737 MAX flew just like its predecessor aircraft. Southwest flies a fleet made up exclusively of Boeing […]

The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it is wrapping up Operation Matterhorn, the program it put in place to return more than 140,000 people to the country after they were stranded by the liquidation of tourism company Thomas Cook on Sept. 23. According to the CAA, the operation involved 150 aircraft from […]

Together the more than 375 V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in service have logged in excess of 500,000 flight hours, according to maker Bell Boeing. The V-22 was begun in 1983, first flew in 1989, and was finally entered into service with the U.S. Marine Corp in 2007 as the MV-22B. The U.S. Air Force got […]

There are lots of ways for customers to rank airlines but few are as rapid and unsparing as social media. Just ask Spirit Airlines, which was noted as having nearly 75 percent of its mentions on Twitter containing “negative” sentiment, compared to Southwest, which saw the same percentage of positive comments. These conclusions are the […]

The FAA has launched an investigation into whether a Las Vegas helicopter charter company violated safety regulations by dropping $10,000 in cash on a soccer field during halftime promotion for the local pro team. The Skyline Helicopter Tours aircraft circled the field in the packed stadium a half-dozen times before dropping the cash over 200 […]

The FAA has formally requested the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to address the issue of declining manual flight skills among airline pilots. In a brief submitted to ICAO, the agency says pilots have become too dependent on aircraft systems and either haven’t adequately learned or have not maintained their ability to manually control their […]