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AOPA President Phil Boyer says there’s not much room for general aviation in NASA’s and the FAA’s vision of future air travel. The so-called Next Generation Air Transportation System is geared toward commercial carriers and heaps expense on GA while diminishing its access. “But in this nightmare of the future, GA would lose access to […]

What adjective do you use to describe a jumbo jet thats been given a plus-size makeover? While the spinmasters come up with one, Boeing is celebrating the arrival of the first of its Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighters at Boeing Field in Seattle. The plane, which is modified with an outsized fuselage and a hinged […]

EAA and its Warbirds of America division are working with the FAA to ensure the regulatory environment allows historic aircraft to keep flying long into the future. The FAA has come up with what it calls its Road Map to keep warbirds and other vintage aircraft in the air. During EAA AirVenture, EAA officials met […]

COLUMNS Say Again? #67: The Book and BeyondAVweb’s Don Brown is a big fan of quoting “The Book,” but there’s more than one book to read and lots of information out there to help you become a better and safer pilot.

A new in-depth interview is posted online each Friday. As for Monday, Lycoming’s latest crankshaft problem is now a legal one. AVweb spoke with Robert Mills who is handling the case against Lycoming. Click through to listen. And check our audio news index tomorrow to hear what’s next. Find exclusive interviews featuring Cessna’s Jack Pelton […]

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If you like your airshows down-home and old-fashioned, Alabama has got one for you. The 74th Anniversary Wings and Wheels Airshow, at the Shelby County Airport (found at the “Heart of the Heart of Dixie,” the Web site says), will have Full Moon barbeque, Zeigler hot dogs, Blue Bell ice cream, and Pepsi, not to […]

Eclipse Aviation said last week it has hired Paul Schumacher, formerly of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, as vice president of manufacturing. He’ll oversee the company’s acceleration into high-volume production of the Eclipse 500 VLJ (last reported as 50 before the end of this year). “Paul is a highly accomplished manufacturing professional, and his leadership will […]

The thoroughly burned wreck of a light aircraft with two bodies on board was found by firefighters on Tuesday as they battled a wildfire in Plumas National Forest, north of Lake Tahoe, in California. The airplane was tentatively identified as perhaps a Citabria or Decathlon. Smoke jumpers discovered the wreckage Monday in a remote area […]