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click for larger version If everyone in the avionics biz suspected Garmin was about to announce something big, they did exactly that at the Aircraft Electronics Association show in Reno this week. Garmin said its new GTN650 and 750 series hybrid navigators will replace the long-in-the-tooth GNS 430 and 530 products, although those units will […]

The Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo launches next week in Lakeland, Fla., with a robust schedule of forums, news events, and flight demos. The show, in its 37th year, runs from Tuesday through Sunday, with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of naval aviation, recognition for mission aviation, and the return of the […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. Qantas has introduced a new in-flight safety video hosted by their spokesman John Travolta, which has been criticized by some pilots and flight attendants in online comments as “cringeworthy,” “corny,” “trite,” and “tacky.” […]

A new play about two young French aviatrixes preparing to compete in a long-distance race from Paris to Moscow opened in New York this week. “Flight,” written by Robyn Hunt and Steven Pearson, is set in 1913, and follows the two women as they work to assemble a Bleriot XI monoplane. The play opened in […]

U-Fuel, of Eau Claire, Wis., now is marketing “Sport Fuel stations” to small airports. The 24/7 self-service fuel stations, which can hold up to 3,500 gallons of fuel, were designed with input from the nonprofit Aviation Fuel Club, which is sponsored by U-Fuel. Mike Webb, founder of the company, said this week the stations should […]

The curtain will rise on the latest in aircraft electronics technology this morning (March 23) as tech companies unveil the newest wonder boxes at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention in Reno. Check AVweb through the day for updates on some of them. There are more than 30 new product announcements at the show, which […]

The use of private aviation by public figures is back in the spotlight, this time in Missouri where the state’s former auditor and now Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has admitted to some bookkeeping lapses of her own. Last week, she cut a check to the Department of the Treasury for $88,000 to reimburse the government […]

Federally funded airports that now allow “through-the-fence” access for owners of hangar homes on adjacent private property may continue to do so, the FAA said in an interim policy published on Friday. The FAA had moved to stop all such access in 2009, citing economic and security concerns. The interim policy, which is effective immediately, […]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a rally of about 2,000 general aviation workers at the Cessna factory in Wichita, Kan., on Monday that he will advocate for GA in Washington. “I am proud to stand with you, to work with you and to fight with you to make sure that general aviation … continues to […]

Responding to complaints from residents about noise and fumes from the Santa Monica Airport, members of the Los Angeles City Council have asked lobbyists in Washington to pressure the FAA to close all five flight schools at the field, change a flight path, and ultimately shut down the airport. The airport is one of the […]