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AmSafe has introduced a new universally applicable seatbelt airbag kit for normal category Part 23 aircraft. In a podcast with AVweb, AmSafe Technical Support Manager James Crupi said they hope to have FAA approval for the product, which they’re calling the State of the Art Restraint System (SOARS) by May 2018. The company has been […]

The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) is having good luck working with the FAA on initiatives to benefit the LSA community, according to LAMA Chairman of the Board and President Dan Johnson. In this podcast, Johnson spoke with AVweb about LAMA’s process in developing these initiatives and how the association has been coordinating with the […]

Central Christian College of Kansas and International Aero Academy announced at Sun ‘n Fun 2018 the formation of the International School of Aerospace. The school will offer four-year and two-year Bachelor and Associate Degree programs in aviation, with accelerated FAA 141 pilot training programs. Students have the ability to go from zero hours to CFI […]

BendixKing’s venerable KX155 remains a gold-plated standard for navcomms, but it’s long overdue for replacement. At Sun ‘n Fun 2018, TKM announced its MX155 digital navcomm, a pin-for-pin replacement for the KX155 that owners can slide right into the tray. TKM’s Vic Casebolt told AVweb this week in this video that the MX155 has been […]

HorizonX, the Boeing “innovation cell” that launched about a year ago, has invested in its first U.K. company, Reaction Engines Ltd., Boeing announced on Wednesday. Reaction is known for its “Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine” (Sabre), a hybrid engine that blends jet and rocket technology. The engine is capable of Mach 5 in air-breathing mode and […]

As hiring in aerospace heats up, a job fair at Sun ‘n Fun 2018 this week connected dozens of would-be pilots, mechanics and technicians with companies eager to put them to work. The job fair was sponsored by JSFirm, a well-known online job listing service that has more than 4000 openings posted. And it’s adding […]

Just in time to join AVweb’s firehose coverage of Sun ‘n Fun, aviation journalist Kate O’Connor is now a member of the AVweb news team. A 2009 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s professional pilot program, O’Connor comes to AVweb from a stint as an associate editor at Plane and Pilot magazine, where she wrote and […]

Scaled Composites flew the second copy of its single-engine-jet, Model 401, for the first time, on Wednesday, the company has announced. “As a proof-of-concept, rapid-prototyping company, it is very rare when we get to build more than one of the same type of aircraft,” the company posted on Facebook. Scaled built two identical single-engine jets […]

Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, Israel, has completed the acquisition of Universal Avionics Systems Corp., of Tucson, Arizona, for a price of about $120 million, the companies announced on Wednesday. Universal develops and manufactures commercial avionics for a wide range of aircraft, including flight management systems, displays, communication systems and complete cockpit solutions. These products […]

As the 2018 show reaches its halfway point, Sun ‘n Fun President Lites Leenhouts reported an increase in attendance, revenue and high vendor satisfaction from years past. Attendance as of Wednesday was around 125,000, exceeding Leenhouts’ expectations. JSfirm hosted a career fair Wednesday and 14 companies were hiring on the spot. The fair was so […]