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Embraer’s market outlook sees demand for 11,115 business jets over the next 10 years. With most pundits predicting boom years ahead for business aviation that figure may come as little surprise, but it’s the very light jet (VLJ) market where analysts are most at odds. That said, the company is projecting delivery of 2,715 of […]

Cessna Caravan operators and pilots who want to beat the rush can register now for an online training package that will likely be mandated by the FAA for those who operate in known icing. The curriculum was developed by Cessna with help from the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association in response to a series of […]

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) explaining the hazards posed to aircraft operation with automotive fuels that contain alcohol. EAA and other aviation groups have been warning about the increased use of ethanol in fuels. The alcohol is a substitute for chemical oxygenates MTBE and ETBE that have been linked to […]

A Tallahassee firm hopes to become the city airports second FBO but, as there always seems to be, there are a few wrinkles to iron out. Eagle Aircraft Group has applied to open fueling and maintenance facilities to compete with Flightline Group, which has operated Tallahassee Regional Airports only FBO for decades. However, it appears […]

The FAA says its streamlining the process of turning around airworthiness directives from other countries on aircraft that are flying in the U.S. Last week, the agency issued two ADs on TBM 700 aircraft that relate to problems found in France one and two years ago, respectively. France issued an AD in 2005 regarding loose […]

The lawyer for American pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino says a preliminary report into the collision of their Embraer Legacy business jet and a GOL Boeing 737 fails to establish a cause for the accident and it could be 10 months or more before one is established. In news release, Robert Torricella also noted […]

Some high-profile organizations have issued statements condemning the so-called criminalization of aircraft accidents and are calling on the worlds aviation authorities to pull the focus of accident investigations back to cause rather than blame. The protracted confinement and threat of criminal charges against two American pilots over the collision between their Legacy 600 business jet […]

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Podcast Index |How to Listen |Subscribe Via RSS Cirrus Design cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier isn’t one to shy away from the topic of safety. In fact, after a succession of three fatal accidents involving Cirrus airplanes last month, he addressed the topic head-on in a letter recently sent to Cirrus owners and in an […]

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 […]