Aviation News

The National Transportation Safety Board held its first ever road show event yesterday at AirVenture with an entire day focused on loss of control, an industry epidemic that claims more lives than any other single cause. NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt, a retired airline pilot, emphasized the importance of solving this nagging problem during his opening […]

Fresh off its Collier Trophy win this spring, the Cirrus Vision Jet nabbed yet another accolade, this time taking home the 2018 Flying Innovation Award, presented Monday night at Oshkosh. Flying editor-in-chief Stephen Pope handed over the Innovation Award trophy to Cirrus Aircraft senior vice president of product development Ken Harness, who accepted it on […]

Aspen Avionics announced significant upgrades to its Evolution systems, providing the latest processor technology, added features and clearer, more colorful displays. The Evolution MAX systems are expected to be available before the end of the year and previous Aspen customers can upgrade their systems for a very affordable price. “Our unique approach to designing and […]

The Boeing Company’s outlook for hundreds of thousands of pilots and maintenance technicians worldwide considered demand over the next 20 years. These days, many see forecast numbers like these as one more indication of how much work the industry has ahead in order to attract enough new people to balance the manpower deficit staring aviation […]

Redbird Flight Simulations launched a couple of unique simulator products on display at the EAA AirVenture show grounds for the week. The company introduced a seaplane trainer, specifically designed for Tropic Ocean Airways, which operates Cessna 208 Grand Caravans in the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Florida, and the northeastern United States. The simulator is a modified […]

Belite Enterprises just introduced a new 4-channel engine temperature gauge offered through its Radiant Technology line that is perfect for troubleshooting minor problems, as well as tracking normal engine operations. The new low-cost gauge combines numerous functions into a simple, small lightweight unit that uses high contrast LCD full-color screens easily readable in bright sunlight. […]

Dynon’s new DRX is a low-cost ADS-B traffic and weather receiver. Small enough to fit in a pocket, the DRX will run all weekend on a single charge of its internal battery. DRX supports connectivity with most mobile apps, including ForeFlight and FlyQ, allowing pilots to see the entire traffic picture with both 978 MHz […]

Icon Aircraft says it’s launching a fractional program for the A5 light-sport amphibian called Icon Fleet Access that is designed to allow easier and lower-cost ownership options. Icon announced a beta test for the managed fractional program at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh that will kick off this fall ahead of the official rollout of Icon Fleet […]

As the gates opened for the annual weeklong EAA AirVenture show, Redmond, Oregon-based Stratos Aircraft announced a modified version of its proof-of-concept single-engine jet – the Stratos 716. Stratos’s CTO and chief designer, Carsten Sundin, briefed the media about the progress on the proof of concept airplane and the new design. While the ultimate goal […]

Marginal VFR conditions and constantly changing forecasts on Saturday had mass arrival lead pilots scratching their heads as they tried to make a decision whether to bring dozens of airplanes toward Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the annual migration to the EAA AirVenture fly-in. The Cherokee group (Cherokees to Oshkosh – CtO), which […]