Worldwide avionics sales topped $2.7 billion in 2018, up 17.3% from the previous year.
Of the more than $2.7 billion in sales in 2018, 57% came from the retrofit market (avionics equipment installed after original production), while forward-fit sales (avionics equipment installed by airframe manufacturers during original production) amounted to 43% of sales, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s Year-End Avionics Market Report. [Read more…]
The E-1, current holder of the world non-stop distance record for an aircraft weighing less than 500 kg, is now on display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [Read more…]
Newark, Gatwick, Dubai — reports of rogue drones closing airports are becoming commonplace.
“The solution to keeping drones from flying where they shouldn’t be is about drone pilot savvy,” said Droneport Texas President David Hook. “The best safety investment in aviation is a well-trained pilot.” [Read more…]
The latest $328 billion dollar government spending package, signed Feb. 15, 2019, by President Trump, includes $3.5 million in reimbursements to three airports affected by Presidential TFRs.
According to officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), they have been pushing for a solution for airports that have been negatively impacted by presidential TFRs where the President is in residence for an extended period of time, most recently at New Jersey’s Solberg and Somerset airports and Florida’s Palm Beach County Park Airport, also known as Lantana. Combined, the airports suffered a net loss of nearly $1 million in 2017 alone, according to AOPA officials. [Read more…]
BRS Aerospace has developed a whole aircraft parachute rescue system for Van’s RV-10 homebuilt aircraft.
The company is now accepting orders for the system, which is priced at $25,990, plus shipping. [Read more…]
You saw them at the Olympics, and most recently at the Super Bowl. Now, airshow fans at the upcoming SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida, will be able to see the first public drone light show performance at a Florida airshow.
More than 60 of the specialized aerial robots will lift off together, taking flight twice during the week-long event.
SUN ‘n FUN organizers say they are confident that this multi-colored aerial light display set to music, dubbed the “Star Dance Spectacular,” will be one of this year’s most memorable highlights. [Read more…]
DULLES, Virginia — The Greater Washington Business Aviation Association (GWBAA) will hold its 13th annual Safety Standdown April 18, 2019, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. [Read more…]
Van Nuys Airport (VNY), ranked one of the world’s busiest general aviation airports, reported zero runway and taxiway incursions in 2018. [Read more…]
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Nicole Blount of Lake Placid, Florida, and Max Davidson of Jurupa Valley, California, have received the initial Ray Aviation Scholarships of up to $10,000 from the Experimental Aircraft Association, allowing these young people to begin their flight training as they pursue their dreams of flight. [Read more…]
STUART, Florida — Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field (KSUA) has added a customs facility. [Read more…]
