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It begins with an almost imperceptible up-tick in the message count on our in-boxes and builds to a torrent of product announcements and press releases that tickle our server and bury us mere mortals in mounds of aviation information. The trickle has turned to a flow this week as aviation begins preparations in earnest for […]

The FAA says it’s trying to operate the National Airspace System as a “business” and it’s therefore looking for efficiencies through consolidation and staff deployment. The New York Times last week reported that the agency intends to virtually freeze staff transfers between facilities, pare down the numbers of air traffic controllers in favor of better […]

In fact, the flight portion of an airline trip is no longer considered the dangerous part. FAA officials privately suggest that they consider the greatest risk for the next major accident to be a runway incursion of some sort and there have been some close calls in the last couple of years. (Note: the FAA […]

Although they probably knock on wood at every opportunity, FAA officials have earned some bragging rights when it comes to the decade-long focus on flight safety. It’s now been almost five years since American Airlines Flight 587 went down in New York City, which the FAA sees as the last “major” airliner crash in the […]

“We got calls from three different U.S. groups just today,” Costanzo said. Those investors want the company to relocate, which would incur significant costs and downtime, but the company is ready to go if that’s what it takes. Symphony recently announced a deal with Spartan School of Aeronautics to provide a fleet of about 40 […]

Symphony Aircraft, based in Quebec, has been through many ups and downs already in its short life, and President Paul Costanzo says the latest snag is just one more. “This thing’s going to survive,” Costanzo told reporters in an upbeat teleconference on Tuesday. But for that to happen, the company needs to raise at least […]

Whether you’re at home, in the office or at your hotel in Wisconsin, AVweb‘s intrepid news staff will bring it all to you. This year’s expanded AVwebFlash schedule will deliver the news to your inbox Monday, Wednesday and Friday, July 24 to 28. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, we’ll supplement that with special expanded podcasts. […]

As thousands of pilots polish their airplanes and study their NOTAMs for the flight to Oshkosh, less than four weeks away, exhibitors too are busily getting ready to show off the latest of everything. Diamond‘s brand-new D-Jet will arrive at AirVenture on Wednesday morning, July 26, taxi into Aeroshell Square, fly a demo at 2 […]

If Lockheed Martin proves successful with the AFSS transition, will the airspace system be next? The company recently teamed up with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to create the “Airport of the Future,” a technology test bed at Daytona Beach International Airport. This “teaching airport” will demonstrate how to provide more comprehensive data to air traffic controllers, […]

When Lockheed took over the system, the company set its performance standards high. AOPA this week provided details of what kind of service you should be getting — and said if you’re not getting it, you should report that via the feedback form on the new Web portal. (After all, you paid for it.) According […]