Business & Military

AVweb’s search of aviation news worldwide foundthe first delivery of the Seeker 360-A2,a first upgrade by Gulf Coast Avionics for a Pilatus PC-7, anAndroid release for spidertracks,and Garmin GPS cables from ELITE Simulation.Seeker Aircraft America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CSI Aviation, hasdeliveredthe first production Seeker 360-A2 surveillance aircraft to its owner in Australia. […]

General aviation aircraft and installed equipment will be exempt from New York’s sales and use tax starting Sept. 1, under reforms passed Wednesday by the state legislature. The measure was approved in the wee hours as part of New York’s state budget and is expected to be signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The tax exemption […]

GAMA has been working for several years now to change the way small aircraft are certified by the FAA, and this week, some progress in Europe has encouraged their effort. On Tuesday, the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a notice that it intends to modernize its CS-23 certification process, which is similar to Part 23 […]

The pilot who intentionally crashed a Germanwings A320 into the French Alps last week had been treated for eye problems that could have ended his flying career, according to The New York Times. Quoting unnamed officials, the newspaper says one theory is that Andreas Lubitz’s vision problems were the psychosomatic result of his mental health […]

The HondaJet has received provisional type certification from the FAA, Honda Aircraft announced Friday. Honda has four HA-420 jets in its test fleet with more than 2500 hours to date and is planning for final type certification in the next few months. The twin-engine business jet, the company’s first commercial aircraft design, is being manufactured […]

AVweb’s search of aviation news worldwide found a new online service for finding engine overhaul shops, a new flight training program for Global Aerospace customers, an LCD cockpit retrofit from Thomas Global Systems, and new owners for three FBOs in Indiana. OverhaulBids.comoffers a wayfor aircraft owners to find shops, pricing and reviews for engine overhauls […]

I should know the answer to this by now, but in a futile gesture, I flipped on the TV Thursday afternoon to see if CNN had dropped into 24/7 crash coverage of Germanwings 9525. Of course it had, and I have to concede, having honed its skills on MH370 a year ago, CNN is really […]

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) is rallying its members to oppose proposed regulations it says will threaten small airports across the country and make it much more difficult to build new airports or expand existing ones. Transport Canada’s Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) would mandate public consultation on any new airport or expansion […]

Amazon says the FAA approval for limited outdoor testing of its unmanned aerial systems delivery service is not much use to the company because it applies to an aircraft the company is no longer testing. In testimony (quoted in Geekwire) before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Amazon VP for Global Public Policy Paul Misener said […]

Sales of light sport aircraft in the U.S. for 2014 totaled 199, according to numbers compiled and released this week by the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association. CubCrafters took first place, with 50 airplanes, and Van’s Aircraft took second place for the year, with 26 copies of its factory-built RV-12 sold. Other top sellers for the […]