Podcast

AVweb caught up with Maule Air chief engineer Mikel “Mike” Boorom at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo this week in Sebring, Florida. While the family-owned company didn’t show up with a light sport aircraft at the show, it does have intentions to enter this growing market segment. It’s also working on several other projects to […]

In the Monday newscast, hear about Mooney laying claim to the fastest piston single with the certification of the Acclaim, Thielert AG’s successful year, a 15-year-old who’s building his own RV-7A, OP Technologies’ move to steal Chelton’s experimental EFIS customers who ordered equipment from now-defunct distributor Direct To Avionics, and more. Brought to you byBose […]

In today’s Friday podcast, AVweb literally talks shop with Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) President Brian Finnegan. He dismisses the notion reported in AVweb earlier this week that insurance concerns are behind some maintenance shops’ decision to refuse to work on older airplanes. Instead, he suggests that a shortage of skilled maintenance technicians could be […]

In the Monday newscast, hear about how two shops in the Southwest are refusing to work on airplanes that are more than 18 years old, how the FAA’s ban on “commercial” radios endangers safety, the Wright Experience’s quest to replicate the Wright Military Flyer, Ballistic Recovery Systems’ turnaround year, the FAA’s push to roll out […]

The planets aligned for the general aviation industry in 2006 with growth in sales of corporate aircraft roughly matching the bottom lines of the people who buy the airplanes. What with Cessna taking on Gulfstream and Gulfstream taking on Boeing for the top end of the market, is there any end in sight for the […]

In the spirit of the holidays, AVweb got the skinny on the fat guy in the big red suit from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which for the past 51 years has been tracking Santa on his ’round-the-world-trip on Christmas Eve. We talked with NORAD Tracks Santa Project Officer Major Stacia Reddish to […]

In our weekly AVweb newscast, hear about the Goldman Sachs/Onex deal to buy Raytheon Aircraft for $3.3 billion, Loran making a resurgence in the UK as a GPS backup, a truly personal jet called Jet-Man, Pratt & Whitney Canada’s plans to build more fuel-efficient turbofans, and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: […]

But at the same time, they’re building an engine, along with some help from General Electric. Although few (even in the industry) know it, Honda isn’t exactly a newcomer to the jet engine business, having begun work on the HF118 that will power the HondaJet some 20 years ago. And that experience is why GE […]

In the weekly AVweb newscast, hear about: How the DOT Inspector General is starting an audit to determine who is using U.S. airspace; Diamond Aircraft’s possible foray into a high-performance piston single; the FAA’s use of crushable concrete for runway arresting systems; and more. Brought to you byBose Corporation. Duration: File Size: download here

Athough you’ll get some arguments in some quarters, it’s generally accepted that the Lear 23 was the first practical business jet. It’s been flying for more than 43 years, and, remarkably, of the 100 Lear 23s made, 45 are still flying. Bill Lear Jr. worked on the project with his father Bill Sr., and he […]