Aviation News

Some House Democrats are trying to get legislation passed that would force the FAA to resume contract negotiations with air traffic controllers… Nominations are invited for the Scott Crossfield aerospace educator of the year award; go to the National Aviation Hall of Fame Web site for details… A team of college students in Israel hopes […]

Russ Chew, the former Chief Operating Officer of the FAA, has moved to JetBlue in a similar capacity. Itll be Chews job to ensure there are no further meltdowns like the one on Feb. 14 that stranded thousands of passengers, some of them locked inside stationary aircraft for 10 hours… It will be quieter than […]

The FAA has released a final version of an airworthiness directive that requires seat modifications on many single-engine Cessna aircraft… The mysterious wreckage of a Cessna 180 recently found in a Louisiana swamp has been identified as the remains of a 1966 crash… A fire destroyed several historic aircraft and other artifacts belonging to Iowa’s […]

Cessna says its Mach 0.92 Citation X is gaining popularity, announcing this week that production for the aircraft has risen 40 percent since 2003 and continues to rise to meet demand. More than 260 Citation Xs have been delivered and the model’s order backlog extends well into 2008. Cessna delivered 307 business jets last year, […]

Plans to remove weather forecasters from Air Route Traffic Control Centers might be reviewed by the Government Accountability Office. Opponents say the move will endanger flight operations because weather information wont be as readily available to pilots and controllers… EAA members in Hawaii are lobbying the state to include aviation fueling stations in a bill […]

Piaggio will announce a new jet design by the end of this year, a company official said this week. The jet, currently known as the P-1XX, is expected to sell for $15 million… Cirrus Design and Jeppesen are teaming to provide a Web-based transition course for Cirrus pilots, the first in a series of courses […]

New Zealand planemaker Alpha Aviation has hired former Mooney CEO Gretchen Jahn as general manager to take resurrection of the French-designed Robin series to the next level. The Alpha 160, a low-wing trainer, is made in Hamilton, N.Z. and recently gained FAA certification… Dayton, Ohio, is the heart of a new aviation tourism marketing program. […]

Columbia Aircraft’s Web site now offers “white papers” about aircraft systems, explaining some of the complexities for those new to aviation… “Doc,” the B-29 Superfortress being restored in Wichita, was moved out of its hangar this week. It will sit outside until funds can be raised to build a new hangar. (Listen to AVweb‘s recent […]

Theres no common frequency to comments being received on the future of Loran. While airline groups and manufacturers say nobody uses it anymore, sea captains and communications firms want it maintained for its jam-resistance and reliability… A stowaway squirrel forced a Tokyo-Dallas American Airlines flight to divert to Honolulu last week. The animal was heard […]

A Beech Bonanza broke up in flight above Savannah, Ga., on Friday. No distress call was made. All three on board were killed… Aero Technical Institute is offering new classes in Rotax engines for aircraft owners, to be held in Florida before and after Sun ‘n Fun… CubCrafters, of Yakima, Wash., received an FAA production […]