Podcast

A few years ago, very light jets were going to be the next big thing that changed aviation forever. Business aviation analyst Brian Foley spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about the sector that never really was and how the market is actually evolving. Duration: File Size: download here

The FAA reacted quickly to the August 8 midair collision between a Piper Lance and a tour helicopter over New York City’s Hudson River, proposing a series of operational and ATC changes designed to facilitate separation of fixed-wing and rotorcraft traffic. But will the FAA’s proposals help? In the inaugural episode of a new podcast […]

The Lindbergh Foundation is seeking proposals for projects that would help to advance aviation technology while protecting our environment. Gregg Maryniak, the foundation’s vice chairman, talks about some of the proposals that have been funded in the past and how you can apply for a grant today. Duration: File Size: download here

There are good people who fight so you don’t have to, but sometimes even they need your help. Walt Fricke is founder and airboss of Veterans Airlift Command. When soldiers return wounded from service and need help with their own transportation or that of family members, Fricke is there for them. What began three years […]

On Wednesday, Guy Lalibert, founder of Cirque du Soleil, spoke about his upcoming trip to the International Space Station, which he calls “the first social and artistic mission in space.” Via webcast from Star City in Russia, where he has been in training for the mission, Lalibert offered details of his plan for a global […]

Howard Cook, a British pilot visiting Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Qubec, is in the hospital recovering from injuries suffered in the crash of the collection’s Tiger Moth last Friday. Vintage Wings volunteer pilot Dave Hadfield spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about the accident, Cook’s condition, and the organization’s response to the mishap. Duration: […]

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $40 million purchase offer made by Eclipse Aerospace for Eclipse Aviation, or so says Mayor Martin Chavez, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Eclipse closed its doors in February, and now Mike Press and Mason Holland Jr. expect to reopen the company in its latest incarnation (as Eclipse Aerospace) […]

In the U.S., IFR flying may be all about radar vectors and ATC. But in Tanzania, it’s mostly self-reporting your position in uncontrolled airspace. Come hear how Flying Medical Service pilot Pat Patten flies hundreds of miles on dead reckoning, stays out of the worst of the thunderstorms, and avoids running into elephants on the […]

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association says the NTSB has made a big mistake in its early assessment of the midair collision between a Piper Saratoga and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River on August 8. The NTSB declined detailed comment to AVweb, but Editor-in-Chief Russ Niles spoke with NATCA rep Ray Adams, who […]

Eldon Corey‘s Let’s Fly program is a slightly different take on fractional ownership, and for some people it may be the simplest and least expensive way to get into an aircraft; for others, it might actually be a profitable way to own an aircraft. Corey says his business is taking off in the down economy, […]