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A new work rules proposal offered to the nation’s air traffic controllers by the FAA, while discussion of trainee attrition rates took place in Washington, proposes “to resolve even fewer of the outstanding articles” and refuses to change position on “the most important issue: air traffic controller pay bands,” according to the National Air Traffic […]

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CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Piper officials say the first engine start of their proof-of-concept PiperJet very light jet is “imminent” and it’ll be flying by no later than this fall. In a podcast interview with AVweb on Friday, VP of Sales Bob Kromer said the first aircraft’s […]

An engineer at the University of Florida has unveiled a design for a “flying saucer” that can take off vertically, hover, and fly, and it has no wings or propeller — it doesn’t have any moving parts at all. “This is a very novel concept, and if it’s successful, it will be revolutionary,” said Subrata […]

Brad Jones and Sean O’Donnell, winners of Able Flight Scholarships that helped them earn their sport pilot certificates, will take off in Atlanta next month and barnstorm their way to an opening-day arrival ceremony at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Both pilots use wheelchairs due to spinal-cord injuries suffered in accidents. They’ll fly a matched set […]

Sales of general aviation piston airplanes have been slumping this year in the U.S., but some manufacturers are finding that global demand is taking up the slack, and then some. Air Tractor, of Olney, Texas, is having one of its best years ever, according to company president Leland Snow. The company’s utilitarian aircraft are used […]

Thielert Aircraft Engines has resumed full production of its diesel engines, the company said on Wednesday. Just the day before, Diamond Aircraft had updated customers on its plans for getting by in a post-Thielert world, by certifying its airplanes to fly with Lycoming engines and accelerating the development of its own Austro diesel, already in […]

The Russian government has scrapped a major impediment to the growth of its business aviation sector. A punitive import tax on private aircraft was lifted last week, according to Russia Today. The tax had driven many Russian business people to register their aircraft outside the country but that’s expected to change and also boost sales. […]

It’s long been touted that business aviation traffic would soar as so-called “premium” passengers, those who insulated themselves from some of the discomfort of airline travel in the more hospitable front part of the plane, fled the shoe searches and surly service at the hubs. Apparently, it’s all come true. A study by the Stanford […]

A moment 12 years in the making is taking place at Hawker Beechcraft’s Wichita headquarters today. The company is holding a ceremony for the first Hawker 4000 delivery. The composite-fuselage midsize is described by the company as “the world’s most advanced business jet” and was certified in 2006. Production was delayed while the company boosted […]