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Cessna flew its CJ4 prototype for the first time on Monday and by all accounts it went well. It was an outstanding first flight,” said test pilot Dan Morris, who flew the aircraft with engineering flight test manager Dave Bonifield as co-pilot. “We tested quite a number of the systems on the aircraft, including the […]

The hundreds of titles of technical and training manuals produced by industry leader Jeppesen are now available for download into your computer from AVweb Bookstore. The AVweb Bookstore is among the retail aviation book catalogs operated by the Aircraft Technical Book Company. President Andy Gold told AVweb in a podcast interview that e-books are a […]

The Senate has defeated a “cloture” motion that would have limited debate on its FAA Reauthorization bill. A successful cloture motion would have significantly speeded up the discussion on the debate but with all the controversy surrounding the FAA these days, that was probably unrealistic. Members on both sides of the aisle were lining up […]

DayJet has cut its fleet by more than half and its staff by more than a third as it scales back operations in the absence of capital to fund expansion. DayJet founder and CEO Ed Iacobucci told AVweb on Tuesday the company needs about $50 million to essentially triple its current size to achieve the […]

Cessna’s new Citation CJ4 business jet prototype flew for the first time on Monday in Wichita, the company said. “We tested quite a number of the systems on the aircraft, including the autopilot, and all performed very well,” said Cessna test pilot Dan Morris, who flew the jet for nearly two and a half hours. […]

The Red Bull Air Race returned to the U.S. over the weekend, with Mike Mangold and Paul Bonhomme battling for first place over San Diego Bay. Mangold won the series last year, but just barely. This weekend, Bonhomme took first after a one-on-one flight against Mangold. “Great rivalries have a history of triggering interest in […]

Start-up air taxi operator Dayjet has announced it will “scale back” its immediate growth plans and lay off employees in all areas of its operations. In an email release today, company founder and CEO Ed Iacobucci did not detail the numbers of people let go. Iacobucci blamed weak capital markets and not the company’s early […]

AOPA is warning aircraft owners who normally use automotive fuel purchased off the airport to test the gas for ethanol even if the pump doesn’t say there’s alcohol in the fuel. The federal government mandate to increase the use of renewable fuels in gasoline blends has prompted some companies to add ethanol without notification and […]

Welsh pilot Maurice Kirk gets full marks for politeness but his questionable judgment landed him in a Texas psychiatric hospital. Kirk, from the Vale of Glamorgan, was detained for psychiatric assessment after landing his Piper Cub in a field about six miles from President Bush’s Texas ranch April 25. Known as the Flying Vet, Kirk […]

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