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The first terrorist attack on a national landmark after September 11, 2001, has occurred. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed, but the callousness of the act, perpetrated in the dark of night, by a ruthless, calculating, cold-blooded thug, was made more horrible by its far-reaching implications. The act, an assault on a place held […]

Cessna Trims Fat Amid Tough Times Cessna Cutting Turbine Production, Furloughs Workers … Cessna Aircraft, reacting to “uncertain worldwide economic conditions,” announced a series of measures in late March to reduce production of its turbine-powered aircraft models and cut personnel costs through furloughs and layoffs. The Wichita-based manufacturer said it is again reducing the production […]

IT’S SUN ‘N FUN!April 2 launches Sun ‘n Fun 2003, and Florida Aviation Month begins Tuesday by decree of Governor Jeb Bush. With all that to look forward to, AVweb’s special coverage begins today with a quick look at a few of the most interesting and influential players in general aviation. All are AVweb sponsors […]

Orlando – Many segments of general aviation sufferedunnecessarily under the often-nonsensical constraints of our”post-nine-one-one” airspace system:  flight training, electronicnewsgathering and other operations heavily dominated by helicopters. In fact,some helicopter-dominated segments continued to bleed the red ink borne ofillogical restrictions for nearly a dozen weeks after the terroristattacks-by-airliners; some still do. This state of affairs generated […]

Surviving In A Tough Economy Most of the avionics technicians attending the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Trade Show and Convention in Dallas, Texas, April 26-28, 2001, could make more money outside the aviation industry. Why, then, have they chosen avionics maintenance as a career? Most say that there has to be a love and passion […]

Be sureto check out AVweb‘s exclusive image gallery from Heli-Expo 2001! Most should remember the lyrics of an old rock song that promised, “Oh, it never rains in southern California … it pours.” Well, that was the story for about half of the Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) annual Heli-Expo 2001. Off and on during the […]

“My mind clicks on and off. I try letting one eyelid close at a time while I prop the other with my will. But the effect is too much, sleep is winning, my whole body argues dully that nothing, nothing life can attain is quite so desirable as sleep. My mind is losing resolution and […]

Have you noticed the headlines lately dealing with galactic cosmic radiation? April 7, 2000: Solar shock wave causes surprise aurora display. June 9, 2000: Sun storms creating a stir on Earth. July 13, 2000: Eruption on sun triggers radio blackouts. July 14, 2000: Another strong solar flare heads toward Earth. This is no coincidence. We’re […]

In early February, Boeing’s second-largest union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), went out on strike. I’m in kind of a unique position; I’m one of the striking engineers and also an aviation journalist. It is said that this is the largest white-collar strike in history. Couple that with the fact that […]

It was one of those goodevenings in the Pilot’s Lounge. Lots of flying during the day, the weather let us knowspring was truly coming and quite a few folks stuck around for coffee as the day wounddown. The conversation worked its way around to volunteer flying as we have a few pilotswho volunteer their time […]