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Industrial espionage being what it is, I suspect the execs at Pratt & Whitney knew about GE’s blockbuster announcement of a new engine at NBAA Monday before the press did. I was sort of suspecting something because I recently interviewed GE about the H-series engines of the sort Nextant Aerospace is using in the King […]

Nextant is following up its success with the 400 XTi Beechjet remanufacture with a new project to redo the popular King Air C90. Prior to the NBAA show in Las Vegas, AVweb visited Nextant’s Cleveland headquarters for an overview. view on YouTube

AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found the latest offerings in Jeppesen’s popular EFB, Garmin’s update on an upcoming G5000 suite, certification news from Thrush Aircraft, and a milestone for engine maker Williams International. Jeppesen recently introduced new features for Mobile FliteDeck version 2.7 to enhance situational awareness and provide data for both […]

Lightspeed Aviation on Thursday unveiled a first GA wireless headset that appears similar to the other products in its line, but without the plug-in cord. The Tango headset operates via a proprietary connection system called Lightspeed Link that delivers audio and noise cancelling to the headset from a small unit called the panel interface. This […]

This much we can all agree on: Pilots are supposed to give their passengers a detailed, pre-takeoff safety briefing. But I have sleepwalked through more of these than I care to remember. I know, I’m a terrible person, but I’ve gotten used to myself. I urge others to do better. The pre-takeoff briefing topic caught […]

Jet packs are back in the news this week, with Jet Pack Aviation buzzing the Statue of Liberty, “Jetman” Yves Rossy flying in formation with an A380, and the Martin Jetpack headed to China for its first flight there. Jet Pack Aviation, based in Australia, calls its hardware “the only true jetpack,” because it’s powered […]

When the FAA reveals its new drone regulations, which are expected to be finalized as soon as next month, they will be easy to comply with and free, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The task force that met for three days last week is expected to recommend that registration will be required for all […]

The neutering of Chicago O’Hare, once not only the busiest airport in the world, but also the baddest, is nearly complete: The 2015 version of ORD has three control towers, half a dozen east/west parallel runways … and no character whatsoever. While a couple of the old diagonal runways escaped the bulldozers, they might as […]

New GA airplane shipments so far this year are down 6.5 percent over 2014, according to third-quarter numbers reported by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Piston airplanes led the decline with a 10.8 percent drop for the first nine months of the year, followed by turboprop airplanes, which were down 9.4 percent. Meanwhile, business jet […]

NASA, which posts want ads when it needs more astronauts, will accept applications in a few weeks for new candidates. The agency will open up the submission process on the federal job-application website between Dec. 14 through mid-February. Among the base qualifications are a degree in engineering, math, biology or physical science, and at least […]