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When Joe Altizer’s employer (Marpat Aviation of Logan, West Virginia) bought three French-built Alouette helicopters, they’d all been flying previously in the U.S. All three came certified in the standard category and with current airworthiness certificates. A couple of weeks ago, FAA inspectors, accompanied by state troopers, visited Altizer’s hangar and grounded the helicopters, resulting […]

LightSPEED says it’s time for Zulu, the company’s newest active-noise-cancelling aircraft headset. It won’t be officially unveiled until next week at EAA AirVenture, but AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter caught up with LightSPEED President Allan Schrader before the air show to get a sneak peek at the next-gen, Bluetooth-capable ANR headset. Duration: File Size: download here

In its quest to develop a supersonic business jet, Aerion Corp. made its first trip to the Paris Air Show a few weeks ago to drum up risk-sharing partners and an OEM manufacturing lead. Now that the air show hoopla has wound down, AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter spoke with Aerion Vice Chairman Brian Barents to […]

Every year about this time, we hear about the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Was she taken prisoner by the Japanese only to die or be executed in captivity? Or did she, her navigator Fred Noonan, and their specially-outfitted Lockheed Electra simply vanish into the vastness of the South Pacific? David Billings, an aircraft engineer […]

Another per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm emerged this week, charged and ready to start service immediately. It’s called BusinessJetSEATS and is headed by former Avantair investor Alfred Rapetti. His new company is licensing the enabling technologies and back office systems from startup air-taxi firm Earthjet, in addition to partnering with CharterX for access to an available […]

The countown toward each EAA AirVenture begins when the show closes each year, but it’s now a little more than two weeks before the big event and the anticipation is starting to build. The 2007 event kicks off in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 23, and it will be a week of memorable performances, announcements, and […]

In an interview with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter, AOPA Vice President of Government Affairs Andrew Cebula explains the highlights of the FAA reauthorization bill (H.R. 2881) introduced in the House of Representatives late last week. According to Cebula, AOPA endorses this legislation – warts and all. Duration: File Size: download here

Certainly the biggest general aviation story of the year so far played out in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday as Cirrus unveiled a mockup of its new jet. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the aircraft, but its unique design is certain to attract attention on the ramp and, if Cirrus is correct, […]

Our sister publication, Aviation Consumer, recently busted a few myths by exploring how to get the biggest bang for the buck when investing in aircraft safety-related equipment. The magazine used AOPA Air Safety Foundation‘s annual Nall report as the springboard for its report, and we asked the foundation’s president, Bruce Landsberg, for his views on […]

AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter caught up with National Business Aviation Association Southeast Regional Representative Harry Houckes at the recent Florida Aviation Trades Association annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida, to discuss some of the pressing issues for pilots flying in the Southeast. Duration: File Size: download here