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The supervisory board of Thielert AG, the German company that manufactures Thielert diesel aircraft engines and also owns Texas-based Superior Air Parts said in a statement today it has dismissed “with cause” company founder Frank Thielert and cancelled his employment contract in light of preliminary findings of a criminal investigation into the company’s financial affairs. […]

With Earth Day celebrated around the world on Tuesday, executives from Boeing and Airbus joined together at the third Aviation & Environment Summit, in Geneva, to announce they will work together to create a more efficient air traffic system that will save energy. “I am convinced technology and innovation hold the key to reducing aviation’s […]

A new nonprofit called the Scott Crossfield Foundation has launched this week. The foundation’s mission is to continue and expand upon the lifelong work of the legendary test pilot, the first to fly Mach 2, who died in 2006. The group will work to promote the Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award, which was […]

Plenty of people have turned to the Internet to find dates for social occasions; now the Aircraft Partnership Association aims to use the Web to find matches for pilots who want to share airplane ownership. “Trying to find suitable aircraft partners by posting a flyer at your local airport … is tremendously ineffective,” says David […]

A subpoena issued by a California court last week in response to a request by Eclipse Aviation seeks to obtain the names of about 28 people who have posted anonymous comments on the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG blog. The blog, hosted by Shane Price of Dublin, Ireland, is the “next generation” of the original Eclipse […]

The diesel engines produced by Thielert in Germany have made inroads in general aviation aircraft, with installations in both Cessna and Diamond airplanes. But the company has run into multiple financial problems — as AVweb recently reported, CEO Frank Thielert has resigned as CEO, though he will remain with the company as chief operating officer. […]

Despite lobbying from AOPA and aircraft owners who have been slapped with hefty tax bills after flying their airplanes into Maine, the state has refused to change its ways, AOPA said this week. “We’ve told the legislature that they won’t be able to get much revenue from the use tax, because new aircraft owners won’t […]

Bombardier is apparently looking to capitalize on the auto industrys experience in global supply chains in its latest executive appointment. Guy Hachey has been tapped as president and chief operating officer of the companys aerospace division after more than 30 years with General Motors and its bankrupt spinoff Delphi Corp. “He has no aerospace experience, […]

The U.S. exported aircraft and related aerospace goods worth more than $97 billion in 2007, a hefty 14-percent increase over the previous years total of $85 billion and a rare bright spot in the U.S. economy. “Airlines from around the world are stocking up on U.S. aircraft because of growing demand in both emerging and […]

If you needed further proof (besides the funky engine configuration) that Honda is approaching its entry into the aviation industry a little differently than most start-ups, consider the news from Albany, N.Y. Before the first HondaJets roll off the Greensboro, N.C., assembly line sometime in 2010, a network of five full-service dealerships, with maintenance and […]