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Two years ago, GE’s Business and General Aviation group announced a clean-sheet engine called the Advanced Turboprop or ATP. The engine will run later this year and GE is already building the manufacturing technology. In this AVweb video shot at NBAA-BACE 2017, GE’s Paul Corkery explains how many of the engine’s major components will be […]

Winglets improve aircraft efficiency by shaping wingtip vortices and reducing drag. But what really improves efficiency is added wingspan. Tamarack Aerospace offers both in its patented active winglet technology. And now they’re migrating it from business jets to airliners. AVweb prepared this video report at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. view on YouTube

Garmin is finally out with its long-rumored TXi displays to replace the G500/G600 products. At NBAA-BACE at Last Vegas, Paul Bertorelli got a look at the new displays and shot this video report. The TXi line offers much more flexibility than any other display system on the market. view on YouTube

With sales of new business aircraft relatively flat, the used market has been enjoying a burst of activity for almost two years and may improve further as the economy gains steam, says Matt Huff of Ogara Jets, an Atlanta-based brokerage. AVweb interviewed Huff at NBAA in Las Vegas for this exclusive podcast. Duration: 6:47 File […]

Alsim has been making flight simulators in France for 24 years and has sold dozens of flight training devices in North America. To better serve that market, it’s opened an office in Austin, Texas. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with the new manager of the North American operation, Scott Firsing. Duration: File Size: download here

At NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Bombardier is showing off the interior of the new supersize Global 7000 business jet. The company’s Mark Masluch gave AVweb a cabin tour and it revealed that Bombardier has outdone themselves with the interior appointments. view on YouTube

The NBAA-BACE convention in Las Vegas has become the rallying point for opposition to the move in Congress to privatize air traffic control. NBAA President Ed Bolen explains how individuals can help. Duration: File Size: download here

When Daniel Baker and his flying friends conceived FlightAware 12 years ago, they couldn’t have imagined how important it has become to worldwide aviation. Founder and CEO Daniel Baker describes the journey. Duration: File Size: download here

It’s been called absurd by Bombardier and the Canadian government and aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia agrees that the 300 percent import duties proposed against CSeries airliners by the U.S. Commerce Department are unprecedented. He also told AVweb’s Russ Niles the crushing penalties may actually help Bombardier. Duration: 10:01 File Size: 7 MB download here