Aviation News

Lancair Introduces ‘All Inclusive’ Kit Pricing

Lancair announced a new kit pricing format for the Legacy two-place single, choosing an “all inclusive” model that includes everything needed to build one. The revised pricing is intended to take the guesswork out of budgeting and allow builders to better manage their time. The hope is that more kits become finished airplanes. The Legacy […]

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‘Advanced Panel’ Tabletop Sim Debuts

One of the biggest problems with home PC-based flight simulators is replicating the real-world panel the pilot flies. Real-world airplane panels have a wide range of available equipment, and almost never match up with the simulator program’s configuration. A lot of training time goes to waste learning the panel that’s on the computer screen, or […]

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Researchers Uncover WWII Bristol Beaufighter Remains

Researchers recently uncovered the remains of a Bristol Beaufighter Mk X in northern Italy, drawing renewed attention to a World War II British airplane that was first discovered — and nearly forgotten — years ago. According to a report by Discovery News, parts of the fuselage and the propeller were found by a group of […]

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Embry-Riddle Adds New Degrees

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has added six new undergraduate and graduate degree programs, offering educational opportunities related to recent developments in the field. Most of these programs will begin this fall at various ERAU locations. As the commercial space travel industry is being cultivated, ERAU claims to be the first school in the world to […]

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Piper Aircraft Signs Deal for Up to 100 Airplanes

The mood at the Piper booth at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, has been upbeat this week to say the least. After Monday’s announcement of a 35-airplane order from CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, another contract was signed with Airline Transport Professionals that could potentially replace the school’s entire single-engine airplane fleet. The deal encompasses […]

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Brazilian Novaer Announces Retractable Airplanes

Novaer Craft has announced the development of two new carbon-fiber airplanes, the T-Xc Pilgrim and the U-Xc Stardream. The projects are already under way and, should they succeed, the company hopes to have Brazilian certification in 2015, followed by EASA and FAA certification, said Heitor Serra, Novaer’s director of operations, at a news conference at […]

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Congress Moves To Block Tower Closures

The House and Senate this week introduced bills to block the FAA from closing 149 control towers at airports across the country as part of government sequestration cuts. The Senate bill, called The Protect Our Skies Act, would prohibit the FAA from closing any control towers, including those operated by the FAA and FAA contractors, […]

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Diamond Introduces DA40 XLT for 2013

Diamond Aircraft introduced a new version of its DA40 piston single that brings a number of welcome improvements to the cockpit. The DA40 XLT model for 2013 features wider front seats, air conditioning, burl-wood and carbon-fiber trim accents and other improvements that elevate the Austrian-designed four seater into a luxury cruiser. Not only are the […]

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Redbird, AOPA Officially Launch Jay Simulator

At Sun ‘n Fun AOPA and Redbird, along with numerous partners including Flying, launched a new kind of simulator. The AOPA Jay by Redbird is an all-in-one solution for pilots and other flying enthusiasts who want to get up and flying using a desktop sim without having to engineer a system themselves. The Jay, which […]

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Latest White House User Fee Plan Draws Fire

Aviation groups and many members of Congress are reacting negatively to the Obama Administration’s budget plan for fiscal year 2014, slamming the proposal for once again including a provision for a $100-per-flight user fee. The White House’s user fee proposal appears to have little chance of making it into a final budget package after 223 […]

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