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Top-tier Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich will likely have to find another way to get around the planet after a U.S. federal judge signed a warrant clearing the way for the Department of Justice to seize his pair of U.S.-built jets—a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER. The action stems from sanctions imposed after the […]

Everett, Washington-based Magnix, a developer of all-electric aviation propulsion systems, announced today (June 7) that its partner Tier 1 Engineering, a self-described Southern California-based “design and development company serving the aviation industry,” flew an electric-powered Robinson R44 helicopter over the weekend. The flight, which used a Magnix power source, lasted “more than three minutes.” Tier […]

Canadian government sources told a news agency that Chinese fighters have repeatedly intercepted Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft participating in a U.N.-sanctioned operation in international airspace. The Global News report, quoted in a Newsweek article, said, “Those jets are frequently flying as close as 20 to 100 feet from the Canadian plane,” adding that Canadian pilots […]

The careers page on Textron Aviation’s website currently lists 517 open positions, mirroring a staffing pinch that almost all of aviation is feeling. That could be part of the reason why the company is getting a leg up on the recruiting front with its summer college and high school internship program. On Monday (June 6), […]

JetBlue has submitted a new proposal to the board of directors of Spirit Airlines to acquire all of Spirit’s outstanding common stock. The offer is the latest in a series JetBlue has made for the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), which Spirit has so far rejected citing a low probability of obtaining antitrust clearance. JetBlue’s “improved” offer […]

SPONSORED CONTENT — AVweb’s classified section has already revealed what we think might be the mother of all “finds.” David Fletcher of Fredericksburg, Texas, bought 1978 Grumman Cougar N754GA from a widow in Tiffin, Ohio, two years ago. The always-hangared airplane last flew in 2006 and had 576 hours total time when Fletcher acquired it. […]

Over 800 Special Olympics athletes and coaches traveled to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games on Saturday via an airlift organized by Textron Aviation. During the event, aircraft flew participants from locations across the country to Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) for the games. The flights were donated by owners and operators of Cessna Citation, […]

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Lilium announced last week that its Phoenix 2 technology demonstrator has achieved main wing transition during flight testing. According to the company, the eVTOL jet remained stable and behaved as predicted during the shift from hover to wing-borne flight. The company says its flight test campaign, which […]

As Russia’s world narrows with sweeping sanctions, it’s about to take the inevitable step of making about 100 state-of-the-art Airbus and Boeing airliners virtually worthless. The state aviation authority Rosaviatsia has issued production certificates to five Russian companies to start making bootleg parts for the aircraft and more are expected to be approved shortly according […]

American Airlines has parked about 100 regional jets because it can’t get enough pilots to fly them. CEO Robert Isom told an investor conference regional carriers are hardest hit by the pilot shortage. “There is a supply and demand imbalance right now, and it really is within the regional carrier ranks,” the Dallas Morning News […]