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Hoping to attract more owners for its A5 LSA amphib, Icon Aircraft announced a managed fractional ownership program at AirVenture this week. The program is called Icon Fleet Access and the company is launching it at several locations in 2018, including Tampa and Miami, Florida, and in Northern and Southern California. It also said the […]

Epic Aircraft is aiming for certification of its big E1000 turboprop single by the end of the year with deliveries to begin by 2019. At a news conference at AirVenture 2018, Mike Schrader, director of sales and marketing, said the plan is to build eight to 12 customer aircraft in 2019, 24 in 2020, 36 […]

Last year’s show was a stellar and exciting one, if you were a visitor or pilot looking for a great summertime aviation experience—but for reporters in search of news, it was a weeklong exercise in frustration. “The press conference schedule has been busy, but other than avionics, nothing of significance has emerged,” wrote AVweb’s Paul […]

Bose has the ProFlight in-ear headset aimed at commercial flight crews and now Clarity Aloft throws a new model in the mix with the Flex. With FAA TSO, it too is fair game for airline and also general aviation use, but at $725, it’s priced lower. Weighing 1.35 ounces, the Flex is Clarity’s lightest headset […]

Three years ago, AirVenture attendees saw a B-52H Stratofortress bomber makes its first-ever visit to Oshkosh, Rotax introduced its 915iS engine and EAA announced a new prize for innovations in aviation safety. When the Stratofortress came to town, crews had to remove 6,000 feet of runway lights to accommodate the aircraft, which has a second […]

Bruce Landsberg, who is well known in GA circles thanks to 22 years with the AOPA Foundation and Air Safety Institute, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a member and vice-chair of the NTSB. Landsberg was nominated to the position last September by the White House. He will serve two years as vice-chair, […]

Virgin Galactic test pilots flew VSS Unity from the Mojave Air and Space Port to 170,800 feet on Thursday morning, the company said, marking the company’s highest flight yet. The rocket-powered ship, flying at supersonic speeds, flew though the stratosphere and reached the mesosphere for the first time. “This was a new altitude record for […]

Mary Ellis, who flew Spitfires and bombers during World War II, has died at age 101. Ellis was one of 168 women who flew for the Air Transport Auxiliary, which employed civilians to deliver planes from factories to airfields. Nearly 10 percent of the ATA’s pilots were killed during the war, including aviation pioneer Amy […]

The small universe of general aviation advocacy groups usually forms a united front, working together to promote common interests, but this week that changed. On Thursday, Women in Aviation International withdrew its support of AOPA’s protests regarding FBO fees, leaving AOPA now the only major GA group still pushing the initiative. “As a pilot myself, […]

Doc flight engineer Don Obreiter proposed marriage on the way from Wichita to Madison on the run-up to Oshkosh earlier this week. A delighted Diane Myers could only say yes, and the latest B-29 engagement—this one matrimonial—is now in the record books. Both Don and Diane live in Altus, Oklahoma. Don is an Air Force […]