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The Transportation Security Administration says Sen. Chuck Schumer is wrong about claims that thousands of foreign nationals are getting flight training without the required documentation and background checks. “Each and every foreign national that applies for flight training at any FAA-certified school anywhere in the world is checked by TSA prior to beginning that training,” […]

Two experimental aircraft collided on the ground Saturday, at non-towered Arthur Dunn Airpark in Titusville, Fla. At about 8:30 a.m., one of the aircraft (a Velocity XL RG) landed, was attempting to land or was performing a low pass when it struck the other aircraft (an RV-8) as it taxied. Two occupants aboard the experimental […]

Over the next two years, Honeywell’s facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia will swell by 130 jobs — the number to be transferred there from Honeywell’s Olathe avionics plant. The plant produces navigation equipment, including autopilots and DME equipment. The jobs are moving; the workers are not. Honeywell says it will try to place eligible workers […]

Last week, the Colorado House of Representatives passed by a vote of 65-0 House Bill 1261, which exempts sales tax on new or used aircraft purchased out of state, following the state’s loss of Adam Aircraft. Adam’s recent end of operations cut 500 jobs and it is hoped the bill will encourage other manufacturers and […]

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. […]