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LoPresti Wednesday announced that position holders for its two-place 215-mph-on-10.5-gph cross-country and aerobatic Fury aircraft will now have first dibs on special pricing for the first 60 Furys produced … but there’s a twist. The company says it has the names of 615 individuals who ordered 615 aircraft; however, through years of difficulty in bringing […]

On Wednesday, Cessna delivered the first Citation Mustang very light jet (VLJ) following the receipt of the FAA production certificate for the aircrafts Independence, Kan. assembly line. The Mustang became the first FAA-certified VLJ on Sept. 8, and this delivery marks another first in the emerging VLJ class. Last month the six-seat, $2.65 million jet […]

COLUMNS Pilot Workshops #1: Wake TurbulenceThis week AVweb introduces free online training programs provided by PilotWorkshops.com. The first workshop features Bob Nardiello explaining the causes of wake turbulence and the characteristics of the vortices that are generated. The Savvy Aviator #38: Aircraft Owners, Keep Out!It’s increasingly difficult to find shops that permit owner-assisted annuals and […]

AVweb posts audio news on Mondays, plus a new in-depth interview each Friday. In Friday’s podcast, you’ll find an interview with Cirrus Design cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier, who addresses the rash of fatal accidents in October involving Cirrus pistons. And AVweb’s podcast index includes interviews with Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton, Spectrum […]

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and Edward H. Kammerer of law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge say letters or e-mails from a company called International Aircraft Registry (IAR) in Oklahoma City are misleading and can be disregarded. Apparently, the communication from the company informs aircraft owners that they have not registered their aircraft […]

Better late than never. On Tuesday, Raytheon Aircraft Company said it finally received FAA type certification (TC) for its Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet. The approval is some five-and-a-half years later than originally planned and couldnt come at a better time – on May 31 Raytheon missed the FAAs five-year limit for certification of the […]

Out in Oregon, Columbia Aircraft is working to rebalance its production line as it regroups following last June’s hailstorm, and the process could result in some workers seeing a cut in hours over the next month or two, Vice President Ron Wright told AVweb on Tuesday. When about 20 percent of the crew was redeployed […]

Despite occasional complaints from pilots about long hold times, Lockheed Martin’s new Automated Flight Service Stations are working pretty well overall, according to Program Manager Dan Courain. “At times, when the weather is bad, there have been some long wait times,” Courain told AVweb on Tuesday. “We’re limited in staffing. We try to offload the […]