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Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia offers his thoughts on the show, Hawker Beechcraft’s many options and how Cessna and Embraer are matching up. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb speaks to OpenAirplane‘s Rod Rakic for more details about his company’s plan to make renting aircraft easier and more affordable for pilots – and more profitable for aircraft owners. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

For 15 years, John Sheehan has marshaled the combined might of 69 national pilot organizations as the secretary general of the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. On May 1, he retired and spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about the successes in those 15 years and the challenges ahead. This podcast is brought to you […]

The CAFE Foundation, which works to advance the technology of efficient flight, held its annual electric aircraft symposium over the weekend, in Santa Rosa, California. AVweb‘s Mary Grady spoke with CAFE President Brien Seeley for a recap of the event’s highlights. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

Despite some provocative comments from a senior executive with Sikorsky’s parent company UTC last week, the relaunch of the Eclipse very light jet is very much a joint operation between Eclipse and Sikorsky. Eclipse CEO Mason Holland spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about how the two companies are working together to build the new Eclipse […]

Sixty years since first flight, every combat operation since Vietnam and still going strong, the Boeing B-52 is an active-duty eight-engine legend. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew speaks with Major David Donatelli of the Commanders Action Group of the Air Force Global Strike Command about the campaign “Year of the B-52.” Duration: File Size: download here

A new nonfiction book by Stephen Frater unearths a twisting tale about a B-17 bomber pilot of German descent who flew for the U.S. in World War II, the co-pilot under secret orders from the FBI to kill him, and the lasting friendship they shared despite all the intrigue. Frater spoke with AVweb‘s Mary Grady […]

Lycoming general manager Mike Kraft spoke to us at Aero on Europe’s use of UL 91 and the potential of that use as a template for distribution paths of unleaded avgas in the U.S. We also discussed progress toward an unleaded avgas solution for general aviation. Duration: File Size: download here

Diamond CEO Christian Dries discusses artificial intelligence and its practical application in a new helicopter design and targets 2014 to begin fly-by-wire integration into the company’s general aviation designs. Duration: File Size: download here

Although the news sneaked out a little early, Cirrus used Aero 2012 to announce that CAIGA, the company’s new owners, have committed to getting the Vision jet to market. Cirrus VP Todd Simmons spoke with AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli at the show in Germany. Duration: File Size: download here