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The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) freshly re-engined B-29 Fifi is the only airworthy example of its kind anywhere in the world and it was on display as part of AOPA’s Summit at Long Beach Airport’s Airfest 2010. AVweb caught up with the aircraft’s crew chief, Dave Miller, who flew in on the rare bomber as […]

A survey expert who recently earned his private pilot certificate says the industry isn’t exploiting the cool factor of being a pilot to keep students in training. Mark Benson, CEO of APCO Insight, told a news conference at AOPA Summit in Long Beach that the whole sense of community and belonging that pilots feel among […]

Bye Energy says its electric-powered Cessna 172 will be much more than an airshow curiosity. In fact, the company told AVweb that it hopes to revolutionize the Part 23 training market with the aircraft. “Our clear focus is mainstream aviation,” company President George Bye said. “It’s ideal for training.” Bye said the aircraft will be […]

Editor’s Note: A big AVweb “thank you” to the hundreds of people who commented on Sen. Jim Inhofe’s closed-airport landing and the fate of third class medicals. We couldn’t run them all, so we tried to run a representative selection. Russ NilesEditor-in-Chief Each week, we run a sampling of the letters received to our editorial […]

Every aircraft design has an underlying mission its designed to and best suited for. Human owners rarely have so narrow a need, however, so one of the greatest challenge of choosing an aircraft to own is finding a design whose perfect mission falls in the fat part of the bell curve for the range of […]

Each week, we run a sampling of the letters received to our editorial inbox here in AVmail. One letter that’s particularly relevant, informative, or otherwise compelling will headline this section as our “Letter of the Week,” and we’ll send the author an official AVweb baseball cap as a “thank you” for interacting with us (and […]

Where to find AVweb podcasts, videos, photos, and news reports from the 2010 NBAA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. You’ll find our media coverage summarized here, and you can read all our news coverage from 2010 (and previous years) here.

It takes a lot of work to put together a show as large and well-organized as the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention and conference. This year, NBAA pulled it off without a hitch in Atlanta, Georgia – and before we sign off and head home, here’s a quick snapshot of the professionalism and effort […]

In perhaps the most surprising announcement of NBAA 2010, Sikorsky confirmed it intends to invest in Eclipse Aerospace, prompting speculation that the sometimes bizarre story of the original very light jet might have a happier than expected outcome. “This agreement in principle affords us an opportunity to invest in a great product and to further […]

A blue-chip lineup of aviation icons were on hand at the National Business Aviation Association’s convention in Atlanta on Wednesday to be named Wright Brothers Master Pilots. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer, former airline pilot and aviation entrepreneur Clay Lacy and legendary golf pro and business aviation advocate Arnold […]