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Aircraft Engine Services (AES), Inc. will market its V220 and V300T aircraft engines under the REV brand. Set for certification in the third quarter of 2006, the piston engines are undergoing testing and certification efforts at OEM manufacturers.

The Ford automobile and the airplane came on the American scene in 1903. Both were considered technological marvels of the modern age and it wasn’t long before inventors sought a way to combine the two and produce a flying car. Although many have tried, no one has been able to come up with a design […]

Air taxi operator DayJet will launch service in the southeastern United States by year’s end. The Delray Beach, Fla.-based company will use Eclipse 500 jets for its “per-seat, on-demand” service. Eclipse expects FAA certification by June 30.

It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. When it comes to the needs of a pet, some people can be quite inventive — and sometimes that inventiveness can lead to a new source of income. Michele McGuire, a pilot from Maryland, likes to fly with her dog Cooper, but was concerned […]

The Geneseo Airshow, put on by hundreds of volunteers from the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group (HAG), will take place at the Geneseo Airport in New York July 8-9.

The newest addition to the expanding Sun ‘n Fun campus — the Emil Buehler Restoration Skills Center — was dedicated at this year’s fly-in. The 8,000-square-foot facility, located next to the Florida Air Museum, will house Sun ‘n Fun’s year-round aircraft restoration activities. It was made possible by a $300,000 grant from the Emil Buehler […]

Organizers at the Texas Fly-In, formerly known as the Southwest EAA Regional Fly-In, have added several amenities for visitors to the May 11-14 event at Hondo Airfield, including new showers for campers, additional electric hook-ups for recreational vehicles, an ATM on the grounds, and wireless Internet access (WiFi) for exhibitors.

The newest permanent building on the Sun ‘n Fun campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida was dedicated opening day of this year’s fly-in. The Cessna Center will be used to support year-round education programs at Sun ‘n Fun, according to Greg Harbaugh, Sun ‘n Fun vice president. “This will foster the next generation,” […]

In an effort to provide relief from the sweltering desert heat, organizers of the 34th annual Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In at Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Arizona, have moved the event back from Oct. 12-15 to Oct. 26-29. National Weather Service statistics show that the shift should reduce the average high temperature from 92° to […]