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Textron says its introduction of a factory-equipped diesel option for the 172 Skyhawk reinforces its commitment to providing diesel options for customers. The Turbo Skyhawk JT-A was introduced at a news conference at AirVenture 2014 on Monday. It will be powered by a Continental CD-155 diesel, which is the tweaked version of the Thielert Centurion […]

Southwest Airlines and its contractor failed to follow proper procedures when repairing dozens of Boeing 737 aircraft, the FAA said on Monday, and the agency wants to fine the airline $12 million. On several occasions, starting in 2006, the airline failed to comply with regulations or to satisfy the FAA’s paperwork requirements, the FAA said. […]

FreeFlight Systems announced today at AirVenture that the FAA has granted Technical Service Order (TSO) approval to the companys RANGR FDL- 978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS. The system provides what FreeFlight described as an affordable and flexible way to add ADS-B In traffic and weather capabilities to aircraft with certified 1090ES or […]

Cessna’s big news this week at EAA AirVenture is the new diesel version of the Skyhawk, but the company also announced new upgrades for the TTx, new interior options for the Stationair, and first flight of the CJ3+ business jet. Cessna’s top-of-the-line single-engine TTx, formerly known as the Corvalis, will now be offered with a […]

At precisely 8:00 a.m. CDT today, a crowd of volunteers started on one of the highest visibility projects of AirVenture 2014-the assembly and initial taxi testing of a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane during the course of the seven-day convention. Speaking of the activity in the pavilion on the main crossroads of the grounds, Charlie […]

Safe Flight Instrument Corporation announced at AirVenture 2014 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the new SCx angle of attack system for experimental aircraft. The system uses a lift transducer that-unlike other AoA systems-provides real-time output of the stagnation point on the aircraft wing and converts it to angle of attack. Safe Flight says wing-mounted transducers have advantages […]

Superior Air Parts aims to get a piece of Lycoming’s business with a soon-to-be-approved 180-hp IO-360 Vantage engine, the company said at AirVenture on Monday. For a price about the same as an IO-360 overhaul, the new Vantage engine is a bolt-up conversion for the Lycoming IO-360 used in the R and S model Skyhawks, […]

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Monday, BendixKing announced its intention to compete head-to-head with Garmin in the EFIS market with a new suite called the AeroVue, a three-screen system based on Honeywells APEX line. In addition, BendixKing rolled out a full line of ADS-B products, offering both In and Out solutions, with deliveries available as […]

While Connext is Garmin’s wireless interface concept, the Flight Stream is the name of the remotely mounted Bluetoothtransceiver that enables the flow of data to and from the permanently installed sensors in the aircraft. These include theGDL88 ADS-B transceiver and the GDL69 XM weather and entertainment receiver, in addition to panel-mounted radios, including the GTN750 […]

A Minnesota company is hoping that versatility and financial accessibility will be the keys to launching a $189,000 amphib LSA that was unveiled Sunday ahead of AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh. The MVP is a two-place carbon fiber hull with a turbocharged Rotax engine and fabric wings with carbon fiber spars. President Darrell Lynds said it […]