Business & Military

The FAA will hold public meetings May 3 and May 4 in Georgia on the proposed rewrite of Part 23 airworthiness standards for normal, utility, acrobatic and commuter category aircraft. The meetings will be held from 8 a.m. to no later than 5 p.m. on each day at the International Convention Center in College Park, […]

SpaceX landed its unmanned rocket on a seaborne platform Friday, the first success after four failed attempts to get the rocket launched and then returned, unscathed, to a floating landing pad. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral at 4:43 p.m. with the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, bound for the International Space Station. After […]

The F-35 fighter made its Sun ‘n Fun debut Thursday. Capt. Daniel Haley describes what it’s like to fly the stealth fighter. view on YouTube

A viable replacement for 100LL seems closer than ever — and with the announcement that Swift Fuel can compete at low-lead’s price point, it’s looking more and more likely to end up in your tank before the decade is out. We spoke with Swift’s Chris D’Acosta at Sun ‘n Fun. Duration: 8:41 File Size: 7.6 […]

AVweb‘s search of news in aviation found announcements from Flight Resource, Aero Electric Aircraft, Kitfox Aircraft, and Hilton Software. Flight Resource will nowofferMT Propellers’ nickel leading edge option to all of the propellers approved for use on thousands of personal aircraft,providing superior protection from erosion and foreign object damage (FOD) for over 50,000 blades in […]

George Neal, an award-winning test pilot who earned his Canadian private certificate 80 years ago, died this week at 97. He was recognized last June at age 96 by Guinness World Records as the oldest active pilot after flying his DHC-1 Chipmunk from Brampton Airport to Toronto’s Pearson International. Neal began his flying career as […]

I think if you explained to someone outside of aviation that, by the time we’re all done, it will have taken 10 years to develop a new, unleaded, high-octane aviation gasoline, they’d believe you to be making it all up. And that doesn’t count 30 years of half-serious research on the topic hardly worthy of […]

The Commemorative Air Force is at Sun ‘n Fun with one of airplanes it’s been flying the longest. The B-17Texas Raidersis a must for warbird buffs who want to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of a true-to-life war machine. view on YouTube

Alaska Air, based in Seattle, has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based Virgin America for $2.6 billion, the companies announced this week. “With Alaska Airlines’ strong foundation in the Pacific Northwest, and Virgin America’s California hubs … [the combined airline will offer] more than 1,200 daily departures to destinations across North and Central America,” Alaska Airlines […]

General aviation manufacturers have been talking for years about revising Part 23, the rule that regulates certification of small aircraft, and a draft new rule was recently released by the FAA. This far-ranging rule will affect almost everyone involved in general aviation, especially aircraft buyers and aircraft manufacturers. Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA, […]