AirVenture 2023: It's Showtime! AirVenture 2023 opens tomorrow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. AVweb’s Kate O’Connor and Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano take a look around the grounds on setup day to get a feel for the state of the supply chain, flight training and the refurb[…] Read this article
First Officers Turning Down Promotion Offers Young pilots are increasingly putting golden moments above gold stripes and that could mean more delays and cancellations for passengers. The Regional Airline Association first flagged the issue of first officers avoiding promotion and said up to 20 percent of[…] Read this article
Light Sport Rule V 2.0: A (Qualified) Step Forward Somewhere, in a hangar equipped with SolidWorks, an enterprising airplane designer is dreaming of finally putting a stake through the heart of the sclerotic Cessna 172. Fueling the fever dream is the just-announced results of the FAA’s MOSAIC project to[…] Read this article
First Timer's AirVenture Arrival How busy is the Oshkosh arrival? Ride along for a portion of columnist Ariana Rayment’s first flight into the big show with KITPLANES EIC Marc Cook. Airplanes everywhere, plans that change quickly and always the possibility you won’t get in[…] Read this article
China Plans Electric Airliner Using New Battery Technology China is charging ahead with an electric aircraft program and it may have a leg up on the competition because of an emerging battery design. Although they haven’t come up with a production model, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., a[…] Read this article
Reliable Robotics Gets FAA Approval To Test Remote Piloting System The FAA has approved Reliable Robotics process to certify a system designed to turn a variety of aircraft into remotely piloted vehicles. Rather than concentrate on the airframe, the company is instead working on the technology to apply remotely operated[…] Read this article
ZeroAvia Completes Initial Flight Testing Of Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain ZeroAvia wrapped up the initial flight test campaign of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain prototype last week. During the course of the ten-flight campaign, the test aircraft, a modified 19-seat Dornier 228, reached a maximum altitude of 5,000 feet and operated[…] Read this article
Poll: Do You Think The New Proposed LSA Rules Are A Good Idea? Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, July 21, 2023 Why No Love For The B-21? Frustrating as it is, there doesn’t seem to be any real alternative to the endless -and expensive- process of staying up with the defense technology wave. Curt LeMay could just as well have said[…] Read this article
