Recent Updates

Solar Flight of California has completed a milestone for its third airplane, the Sunseeker Duo, which flew across the Alps and back this month on a tour to demonstrate the capabilities of the two-seat aircraft. Company founders Eric and Irena Raymond flew the Duo, repeating the 2009 Alps crossing of their second plane, Sunseeker II. […]

AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found an air race win for the Meyers 200, NTSB training for public affairs professionals, a global ATC conference announced in the United Arab Emirates, and an upcoming aerospace career conference in New Mexico.GlobalParts.aero announcedit continues to be encouraged by the response from potential customers and the […]

Pilot reportsof unmanned aerial systems have topped 650 so far this year – well over the 238 reported for all of 2014, the FAA said this week. The agency said there was a big jump in sightings this summer, with 138 pilot reports in June and 137 in July. Meanwhile, there were just 52 reports […]

The Cessna Citation M2 now has been certified to operate to and from airports with elevations up to 14,000 feet, Textron announced on Tuesday at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new capability means the jet now can operate from La Paz, Bolivia, and Quito, Ecuador. Textron also […]

The first time you start the engine on your airplane, you should be really close to completion. Not 90% done and 90% to-go close, but really, really close. This is because you will be removing the preservative measures that should have been in place all through the construction process, and you will now expose your […]

AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found an award-winning L-139 at AirVenture, an Airbus helicopter going on a stamp, the annual convention of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, and an aviation poetry award for a Maryland writer and sailplane pilot. At the conclusion of the 2015 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Dianna Stanger […]

An uptick in business flight activity last month, particularly in turboprop aircraft, continued to mark an uphill trend so for this year, Aviation Research Group/US found in Wednesday’s report for the U.S. and Canada. The report, which tallies IFR departures and arrivals, shows that flights increased 3.7 by percent between June and July. Turboprop activity […]

A research team at the University of Bristol in the UK has successfully tested new technology that could be used to develop “self-healing” airplane surfaces, according to the BBC. The technology comprises tiny microspheres that contain a liquid, carbon-based “healing agent.” The spheres could be interspersed in the surface structure, and when they are damaged […]

President Obama has nominated Beverly Scott, the former head of Boston’s public-transit system, to fill the fifth seat on the NTSB. The choice is expected to draw debate and opposition as it goes to the Senate for confirmation — Scott resigned her post abruptly in April, after a government report critiqued her agency’s performance when […]

The number of used business jets on the market continues to decline but older aircraft remain a tough sell, according to a report from JetNet released this week. The market analysis company said its figures show the total number of business jets available dropped from 11.8 percent of the fleet to 11.2 percent in the […]