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Textron Aviation has broken ground on a 180,000-square-foot expansion of its parts distribution center at the company’s headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. The addition is expected to include space for warehouse storage, customer support analysts and offices. According to the company, the expansion will allow it to better support owners and operators of Cessna, Beechcraft and […]

Tier 1 Engineering announced that it has successfully completed an airport-to-airport flight with its all-electric helicopter design. The aircraft, a modified Robinson R44, flew between California’s Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) on Saturday. The company is calling the trip “the first helicopter flight between airfields solely by electric power.” […]

A Delta Air Lines captain has won a complete legal victory when the company finally threw in the towel on a six-year dispute that one judge said “weaponized” a mental health investigation against her. As we reported in 2020, Capt. Karlene Petitt was awarded $500,000 by a Labor Department tribunal. The airline was also forced […]

The FAA has published a reminder to all pilots to lift their heads from the electronics when circumstances demand. The agency issued an advisory circular on Friday laying out all the regs that mention see and avoid as fundamental to the pilot’s role in preventing midair collisions. “The most advanced piece of flight equipment in […]

The Air Force has flown two single-pilot sorties with KC-46 Pegasus tankers. The Oct. 25 flights were the first to test an experimental set of procedures it says are planned for use in grim circumstances. Earlier this year, the Air Force floated the idea, saying it was afraid it would run short of tanker pilots […]

Anyone who wonders what it’s like to eject probably won’t come much closer than a video making the social media rounds. The brief helmet cam clip glimpses the split second destiny changes that are part of the drill for jet jockeys and this one seems to take the time to reflect on that. The video […]

The U.K. has directed a special intelligence unit to investigate if stolen Rotax 900-series engines are turning up in Iranian drones. The Rotax mothership, the Austrian-based Bombardier Recreational Products, has taken note of the thefts and launched its own investigation. In a brief statement, the company said, “BRP has not authorized and has not given […]

NASA released its second economic impact report on Thursday, noting that it generated more than $71.2 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2021. The study found that NASA’s activities supported more than 339,600 jobs and generated almost $7.7 billion in federal, state and local taxes for the year. Conducted by the Nathalie P. […]

Textron Aviation has reported revenues of $1.2 billion for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, a drop of $14 million compared to the same time period last year. According to the company, the decrease was “largely due to lower Citation jet and pre-owned volume, partially offset by favorable pricing and higher aftermarket volume.” Textron delivered […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent safety recommendation asking the FAA and Transport Canada to require all operators of De Havilland Canada DHC-3s to conduct an immediate one-time inspection of horizontal stabilizer actuator lock rings on the aircraft. The recommendation (PDF) follows the Board’s identification of a possible safety issue with the […]