Aviation News

In its first interim briefing to the public, the FAA committee charged with recommending a framework for replacing leaded avgas indicated this week that a straight-up drop-in appears increasingly improbable. Both the FAA’s Robert Ganley and Michael Kraft of Lycoming engines told a small audience at AOPA Summit on Thursday that an across-the-board replacement for […]

Liberty Sport Aviation brought a new LSA to the AOPA Summit in Hartford, Conn., this week, for the airplane’s U.S. debut. The all-metal low-wing Bristell is built in the Czech Republic. “We were looking for something fast, fun, and easy to fly,” said John Calla, of Liberty. The cockpit is a roomy 51 inches across […]

“We want our customers to be truly ecstatic about our products,” said Dale Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft, at AOPA Summit on Thursday, appearing in his new role as CEO. Klapmeier said he wants to promote GA to new customers not only because it’s useful, but because it’s fun. “We’re in this business because having […]

While the industry awaits an unleaded replacement for 100LL, Continental has moved rapidly forward to certify a new version of its six-cylinder IO-360 that will run on lower octane fuel. At AOPA’s Summit in Hartford, Connecticut, the company’s CEO Rhett Ross told us the new engine will be used in the four-place C4 announced by […]

AOPA Aviation Summit opens in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday with a challenging agenda: how to get all of general aviation’s advocates to work together to advance the industry. President Obama’s Jobs Act may have provided a rallying cry with its shop-worn inclusion of user fees on top of fuel taxes as a new method of […]

Even as the new aircraft market continues to stumble, more companies are getting into the aviation insurance game and, as a result, premimum prices for some classes of aircraft are at historic lows. In a podcast from AOPA Summit in Hartford this week, Jon Doolittle of Sutton James Insurance, told AVweb that insurance premiums on […]

Stacie Rine Stacie Rine is Sun ‘n Fun’s new Director of Business Development. She’s a Naval Academy graduate, retired from the Navy in 2008 after 13 years as a pilot, instructor and check pilot, and is working on her MBA.

Bob Stangarone Robert Stangarone is the new VP of Corporate Communications for Embraer North America. He recently left Cessna as VP of Corporate Communications.

Flavia Sekles Flavia Sekles has been appointed the external communications director for Embraer. She’s been with the company for four years, most recently at the So Paulo office.

Derek Zimmerman Derek Zimmerman is Gulfstream’s new VP of product support materials. He was previously VP of supply chain and aftermarket development for Piper Aircraft.