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The industry task force convened to advise the FAA on its plan to require registration of most small drones got together today in Washington to figure out which of the millions of little aircraft to keep tabs on and how to do it without driving everyone crazy. And they need to do it by Nov. […]

The hypersonic Sabre engine under development by Reaction Engines has attracted an investment of about $30 million from global aerospace company BAE Systems, the companies announced on Tuesday, and they also said a $90 million research grant from the British government is expected to be finalized soon. The injection of cash will accelerate development of […]

Even as the FAA struggles to formulate drone regulations, Internet giant Google says it will begin delivering packages by drone sometime in 2017. David Vos, who leads Project Wing for Google’s parent, Alphabet, said the company is in discussions with the FAA to set up an air traffic control system for drones that would use […]

A prototype AgustaWestland AW609 tiltrotor that was part of the company’s test program crashed in Italy on Friday morning, killing both test pilots on board. Some press reports say there may have been an in-flight fire prior to the crash, but authorities have not confirmed any details. The aircraft had been built by Bell in […]

The IMC Club, which has grown to about 130 chapters with nearly 3,000 members, now has completed its acquisition by EAA, Radek Wyrzykowski, founder and president of the club, told AVweb on Monday. “All IMC Club members will automatically become EAA members,” effective immediately, he said. Going forward, all members of the IMC Club can […]

The first Chinese airplane designed for the large-airliner segment rolled out of the factory on Monday morning. The C919 jet, built by the state-run Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), can seat up to 168 passengers. COMAC said it has orders for 517 aircraft from 21 customers, most of them based in China. The jet […]

Days after throwing a $1 billion lifeline to struggling aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, the Quebec government is now asking the newly elected Justin Trudeau federal government to match the investment in one of the province’s biggest employers. The new government, which swept to power two weeks ago, will decide Wednesday whether to give the company money […]

Harrison Ford says he doesn’t remember the emergency crash landing of his Ryan PT-22 on a Santa Monica golf course last March because of amnesia caused by his medical treatment. In his first public statement about the mishap (dressed as a dog dressed as a hot dog) on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Oct. 30, Ford […]

A group that promotes aviation training for women says focusing outreach on teenagers is a less productive way of correcting the gender imbalance in the cockpit. The Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW) said in a news release that statistics show that most people start flying as adults. “Most outreach initiatives are restricted to […]

If pilots get quality training from day one on how flight maneuvering actually works, GA can reduce the rates of loss-of-control accidents. That’s the message CFI Rich Stowell gave during his remarks at the NTSB’s Oct. 14 forum on LOC, a safety issue that’s on the board’s “Most Wanted List” this year. To that end, […]