Podcast

Wichita Opens Massive Training Center

The common wisdom is that there will be a shortage of skilled labor for the aviation business in the future. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Sherry Utash of the National Center for Aviation Training about ensuring there will be skilled workers for the industry when they’re needed. This podcast is brought to you by Phillips […]

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Eclipse: 50 to 100 Airframes a Year Is the Sweet Spot

As Eclipse Aircraft continues to rebuild itself – and its airplanes – it announced a new integrated flight management system for the EA500 at NBAA in Atlanta this week. In this podcast, CEO Mason Holland tells AVweb that some 100 existing Eclipses have been fully updated with state-of-the-art avionics and more upgrades are on the […]

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Kestrel Project Moving Along

The money is almost in place, and there’s a big new factory building waiting for Kestrel Aircraft in Brunswick, Maine where the company hopes to move in later this year. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Kestrel’s Adrian Norris about what’s next. This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation and Phillips 66 Aviation. Duration: […]

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South America Rising

As traditional markets have flattened, one of the regions generating the most interest in business aviation has been Latin America. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Piaggio Aero’s John Bingham about the prospects to the south and the market in general as NBAA gets underway in Atlanta. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation […]

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NBAA Starts Tuesday

National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen says this year’s convention will be “upbeat” with some major announcements and a growing sense of optimism. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles. Duration: File Size: download here

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LSA Training in a Taildragger

Conventional wisdom has it that you can’t operate a flight school using tailwheel aircraft – so nobody even tries it, right? Not really. AVweb recently interviewed Paul Leadabrand of Boise, Idaho-based Glass Cockpit Aviation, a school that’s having great success in training both light sport and private pilots in the taildragger version of the Kitfox […]

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Flying with the FAA in Europe

The European Aviation Safety Agency is proposing rules that will certainly change the way those with FAA certificates and N-registered aircraft will exercise their privileges. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Jim Thorpe, vice chairman of PPL/IR Europe, a group that represents private pilots with IFR ratings, about the potential impact of the rules and how […]

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