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The National Business Aviation Association says the Transportation Security Administration is rewriting a manual for field personnel after a surprise general aviation security operation delayed passengers and crew members in Nashville in late December and early January. Doug Carr, NBAA’s VP of Safety, Security and Regulation, said TSA officials conducted bag searches and wanded passengers […]

Tagging on to the gains Mercedes Benz has made in the automotive diesel field, Austro’s new aerodiesel-just certified last week-appears to produce more power while using less fuel than did the Thielert Centurion engines it will replace. Our sister publication, Aviation Consumer, reports in its March issue that the new Austro AE 300 produces 168 […]

The NTSB on Tuesday opened a four-day hearing on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services. The goal is for the board to learn more about HEMS operations so it can better evaluate the factors that cause accidents. “In the last six years, we have seen 85 HEMS accidents, resulting in 77 fatalities,” board member […]

Click for video of the Lancair debut at Sun ‘n Fun 2008 Lancair announced on Wednesday that it will be moving its company headquarters, in Bend, Ore., to a bigger facility near the Redmond Airport. The new building, at 38,000 square feet, is 50 percent larger than the current building and has room for continued […]

As part of his plan to ensure that federal stimulus funds are properly spent, President Barack Obama announced a pay cap on Wednesday for executives at firms receiving help from U.S. taxpayers. Further, he said, “Companies receiving federal aid are going to have to disclose publicly all the perks and luxuries bestowed upon senior executives, […]

Six executives who ran Platinum Jet Management, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., are facing federal criminal charges in connection with the crash of a Bombardier Challenger CL-600 that ran off the departure end of a Teterboro, N.J., runway in February 2005, the New Jersey Star Ledger reported on Wednesday. The airplane crashed through a fence, […]

Click for video of benefit air show performer Sean Tucker in action Since we last spoke with the organizers of the upcoming benefit airshow for the Alan Henley Foundation (click here for a podcast of AVweb‘s interview with Bobbi Thompson last December), the lineup has grown to include a long list of who’s who in […]

Red Bull this week announced its plans for this year’s series of air races, with an expanded roster of 15 pilots but only six locations, down from eight last year. This year’s series will skip Australia, London, and the Netherlands, but adds a stop in Barcelona, Spain. The Detroit venue has shifted slightly across the […]

Every air traveler knows it pays to book in advance, and Flexjet is rewarding customers who make efficient use of their fractionally-owned aircraft with a 15% reduction in the cost of qualifying round trips. Flexjet says it’s the first to offer this kind of incentive to customers making quick-turnaround trips, and the company expects it […]

Lancair announced on Tuesday that it will provide 25 modified Legacy FG kits to be assembled in Colombia and used for primary flight training by the Colombian Air Force. The aircraft, known as the Synergy, has a 15% bigger wing, leading edge cuffs, and ventral fin than the standard model. The company says mods make […]