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Military experts are warning that unmanned aerial drones could be very easily assembled and used by terrorists to conduct aerial attacks … but, for pilots, the warning’s wording may be more disturbing. “Sooner or later we’re going to see a Cessna programmed to fly into a building,” Rear Admiral Chris Parry told The Associated Press. […]

Hawker Beechcraft Thursday announced that India’s import license rules and taxes act to dissuade potential customers, and the company is seeking changes, according to Hindu.com. The comments came the same day the company opened a service center in the country. Hawker Beechcraft is forecasting that large business and financial growth in India will lead to […]

The Taiwanese government has invested $426 million into Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. (SSAC) since 1995, but now plans to sell most of its shares in the company for $150 million. The buyer is said to be UAE and UK-based venture capital firm Action Aviation, and the sale would provide it an 80-percent holding in Swearingen, […]

The B-2 Spirit “Stealth Bomber” that crashed Saturday, Feb. 23, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was on fire prior to the crash, according to a report cited by the Air Force Times. The fire, which was reported shortly after takeoff, was followed by an uncommanded and uncontrollable roll to the right. The aircraft crashed […]

AVweb founder and now our popular “Savvy Aviator” columnist Mike Busch has been named the FAA’s AMT of the Year in the National GA Awards. Other winners included Timothy Daniel “Tim” Adkison of Benton, Kentucky – Avionics Technician of the Year; Max Trescott of Mountain View, California – Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year, […]

In testimony presented Tuesday on Capitol Hill before the Committee on Science and Technology, David A. Powner, director of information technology management for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), questioned whether the FAA and the National Weather Service will be able meet their goals for restructuring the way weather information is gathered and delivered to pilots. […]

Xerion Avionix of Canandaigua, N.Y., on Monday received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install its AuRACLE line of full-color, digital engine monitors in virtually every model of Beechcraft Bonanza. Last July, Xerion earned an STC for the Bonanza A36, and company vice president Eric Hathaway told AVweb that theyve submitted an application to […]

While pilots across the country continue to gripe about Lockheed Martin’s handling of the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) contract, the FAA says it’s taking corrective actions to ensure pilots get the information they need, according to a report submitted to Congress. Lost or misfiled flight plans and lackluster briefer knowledge of a pilot’s proposed […]

It might seem like a sensible solution, especially at big airports with a complex array of taxiways and runways — embed red lights into the runway pavement at the intersections. It’s been tried at Dallas-Fort Worth and in San Diego, and reports are positive. But the technology is simply a “a stopgap measure,” according to […]

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) gear will be up and running in the Gulf of Mexico by the end of next year, Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell told the HAI Heli Expo crowd in Houston this week. The installation aims to improve safety for helicopters serving offshore oil platforms. Sturgell said the system, designed by ITT, […]