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A meticulously rebuilt prototype of the P-82 Twin Mustang, designated the XP-82, became the only flying version of the type on New Year’s Eve but it wasn’t supposed to work out that way. Test pilot Ray Fowler was conducting the latest of a series of high-speed taxi tests at the XP-82 Prototype Project’s home base […]

Gulfstream has made the first international deliveries of its G500 business jet, according to an announcement made by the company on Monday. Two G500s were recently handed over to international launch customer Qatar Airways, which already has five Gulfstream G650ERs in service as part of its executive charter business. The new G500s are part of […]

Two pilots, a doctor and another crew member were killed when their rescue helicopter may have hit a zipline in the United Arab Emirates. The helicopter had been dispatched to airlift a man who was injured at Jebel Jais Mountain, the site of the world’s longest zipline. Video showed the helicopter flipping end over end […]

A Nigerian airline is claiming one of its pilots was deported from the U.K. as a suspected “stowaway,” leaving one of its aircraft and the first officer stranded there. Max Air, which is based in Kano, Nigeria, sent one of its aircraft to Bournemouth for maintenance. According to a story in the Independent, Capt. Adam […]

The number of fatal accidents in experimental aircraft has declined for the fourth year running, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Just 44 fatal accidents were recorded for the period between Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018, for experimental category aircraft including amateur-built, racing, exhibit-only, research and development and some types of light-sport […]

Sikorsky and Boeing offered the first look at their new military utility helicopter this week. According to Boeing, the SB>1 Defiant was designed to “fly at twice the speed and range of today’s conventional helicopters” as well as offering “advanced agility and maneuverability.” The Defiant was developed for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator […]

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is offering $500 scholarships to first responders who want to attend its small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) commercial remote pilot training course in 2019. The three-day course covers topics including airspace, meteorology, weather, UAS performance, loading and center of gravity, and Part 107 operations. The scholarship, which is available to […]

U.K. police have cleared a married couple of any involvement in the Gatwick Airport drone incursions after they spent most of the weekend in jail. Paul Gait, 47, and wife Elaine Kirk, 54, were arrested at their home in Crawley, near the airport, late Friday. They were arrested “on suspicion of disrupting services of civil […]

GA groups can claim a victory in the fine print of the latest government shutdown. The FAA has confirmed to AVweb that aircraft registry services will be maintained throughout the shutdown, which began at midnight Dec. 22 and is still the subject of political machinations in Washington. “Air traffic controllers, as well as those who […]

Textron Aviation has announced that the Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize jet has received provisional type certification from the FAA. According to Textron, the Longitude flight test program has been completed, with the aircraft having accomplished more than 1,650 flights for approximately 4,050 hours of flight time. Provisional type certification will allow future operators to begin […]