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Lessons learned in the wilds of Alaska may soon be applied at an airport near you. The FAA has announced that the experimental Capstone program, which implemented automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) service in some of the most challenging flying environments on earth, will be rolled into the national program to exploit the technology in […]

Ballistic Recovery Systems increased sales by 13.3 percent in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 and recorded a small profit of about $45,000. And while that might not seem much for a company that sold almost $10 million worth of airframe parachutes last year, its a major improvement over the $1.76 million loss it recorded […]

Although the big anniversary associated with the Wright brothers has passed, a potentially more significant milestone in the development of practical aircraft comes up in 2009. Thats when the Wrights sold a wary U.S. military its first aircraft. The original Wright Military Flyer is hanging from the ceiling of the National Air and Space Museum. […]

Angel Flight Georgia (AFGA) has won a court battle for exclusive use of the name Angel Flight in the Southeast after a judge ruled that Florida-based Angel Flight Southeast (AFSE), which is not affiliated with the Georgia group, had not only inappropriately taken the name but had exploited the confusion that resulted from having two […]

A Cincinnati couple is in an Indianapolis hospital after apparently being overcome by exhaust fumes while taxiing their aircraft at Delaware County Airport in Muncie, Ind., on Wednesday. Thomas and Marilyn Kroll were pulled from their aircraft by another pilot after the airplane was seen taxiing off the edge of the pavement. Gene Marlin was […]

The hot topic in political circles around Vero Beach, Fla., these days is the future of its largest manufacturer, Piper Aircraft, and it appears some local officials are ready to use taxpayers’ money to ensure that the company’s latest project — the PiperJet — is built there. A proposal is being floated that would involve […]

Direct-To Avionics has reportedly ceased operations as of late last month, leaving potentially dozens of kitbuilders without equipment or immediate support for experimental versions of the Chelton EFIS. Chelton sold experimental versions of its EFIS systems to dealers exclusively through Direct-To. While some builders claim to have paid for components that have not been delivered, […]

AVweb has set up a “Rebuild the Fleet Fund” to help Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Fla. campus get back in the air following a direct hit from two devastating F2 tornadoes on Christmas day. University President John Johnson estimates that the Daytona Beach campus suffered between $50 million and $60 million in damage, $11 […]

According to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the FAA’s decision in early September to ban “commercial” AM/FM radios and cellphones from ATC facilities placed Daytona Beach Airport (Fla.) controllers — as well the crew and passengers aboard a landing Comair regional jet — in “extreme danger” last Monday. One of the two tornadoes […]

Podcast Index |How to Listen |Subscribe Via RSS The planets aligned for the general aviation industry in 2006 with growth in sales of corporate aircraft roughly matching the bottom lines of the people who buy the airplanes. What with Cessna taking on Gulfstream and Gulfstream taking on Boeing for the top end of the market, […]