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Austro’s 180-HP diesel and Jet-A burning AE330 has received EASA approval to extend time between overhaul to 1,800 hours based on the engine’s operating history. Jurgen Heinrich, Managing Director of Austro Engine and Diamond Aircraft Austria, said, “Austro Engine products have proven their outstanding capabilities in versatile operation profiles all over the globe, generating countless […]

The City of Detroit is considering closing Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport, saying the financial drain isn’t sustainable. The airport is on Detroit’s east side and has long been eyed for redevelopment. Its current financial status has city officials thinking it might not be a bad idea. The airport will lose about $1.3 million this […]

The Air Care Alliance is holding its annual conference on the East Coast this year and public benefit pilots will meet April 21-22 on Long Island, New York. Patient Airlift Services is hosting the event and there are plenty of topics of interest who donate their time and aircraft to help others. “We cover current […]

Boeing is keeping pace with its aggressive rollout and test flight schedule, taking the slightly stretched 737 MAX 9 for its first flight on Tuesday morning under the command of Boeing Production Test Pilot Christine Walsh, who is also the Deputy Chief Pilot for the 737 MAX program. N7379E departed Renton, Washington, just under an […]

A new Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the American Champion Aircraft (ACA) 8KCAB Super Decathlon, effective immediately, will require inspection of the aileron hinge rib and support in accordance with ACA’s Feb. 17 service letter. The service letter and this AD were prompted by an incident in which a Super Decathlon with aileron hinge rib cracks […]

Stemme AG, best known for its high-end motor gliders, the S10 and S12, has announced its merger with Remos AG, the German maker of the GX light sport aircraft. Remos has been making structural components for the Stemme motor gliders since 2014. Existing product will continue to be marketed under the current brand names, but […]

Sun ‘n Fun’s event last week “was the highest-attended show we’ve ever had,” spokesperson Jackie Jenkins told AVweb on Tuesday. “There are still figures coming in, so I don’t have specific figures for you yet,” she added. The 25th Aero show, in Friedrichshafen, Germany, also was a success, the organizers said. “The show set two […]

Electric-powered aircraft will gather for a fly-in at the Grenchen airport in Switzerland, Sept. 9-10, the first event of its kind in Europe. The organizers of the SmartFlyer Challenge say they expect a range of aircraft to attend, including the Hamilton aEro Twister single-seat aerobatic composite airplane, an Antares electric self-launching glider by Lange Aviation, […]

GE Aviation has created a new modified version of its H series turboprop engine especially for aerobatic airplanes, the company said last week at Aero Friedrichshafen, in Germany, and is working with EASA to certify it by next year. Diamond Aircraft is among the manufacturers interested in the engine, for its Dart 450, GE’s Nick […]

Military officials plan to meet with airline executives next month to find ways to prevent the exodus of too many military-trained pilots to civilian jobs — and one option may be to impose a “stop-loss” order that would force pilots to stay, Air Force Gen. Carlton Everhart, chief of the Air Mobility Command, told a […]