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Boeing is mulling a new airplane to replace the highly successful 757, which went out of production 10 years ago but soldiers on for airlines all over the world. At the Paris Air Show on Monday, Boeing sales chief John Wojick told the Seattle Times that the market is there for a “medium-sized” airliner to […]

DeltaHawk Engines, based in Racine, Wisconsin, has sold a controlling interest in the company to the local Ruud family, and plans to start production on their four-cylinder diesel/jet-A engine design sometime this year. The investment enabled the company to immediately hire seven engineers and make plans to hire 100 workers by the end of 2016. […]

United Technologies Corp., the parent company of Sikorsky, said on Monday at the Paris Air Show it plans to spin off or sell the helicopter company. “Our strategic review has confirmed that exiting the helicopter business is the best path forward for United Technologies,” said Gregory Hayes, CEO of UTC, in a news release. “Separation […]

Garmin today introduced D2 Bravo, the second generation of its D2 pilot watch that debuted in 2013. New features in the Bravo edition include altitude alerts, with preset alerts for altitudes requiring supplemental oxygen, and easy access to current aviation weather information. The new watch has a slimmer design, faster GPS fixes and longer battery […]

After more than a year of speculation, the chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has formally announced his intention to separate air traffic control services from the FAA. In a speech to the Washington Aero Club Monday, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the committee, said he wants to create a federally […]

Sleep apnea is an ongoing issue for the pilot population, with the FAA requiring medical examiners to check all pilots for symptoms, but a new device that promises to simplify the treatment could help some of those pilots who are afflicted. The small device, about a cubic inch in size, plugs directly into the user’s […]

The dirigibles created by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont inspired a sculptural project now on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in Los Angeles. The exhibit is the first presentation of the work, completed after a decade of research and construction by the late artist Chris Burden. The kinetic sculpture, modeled after […]

Not too many students get to see the result of their school projects on the silver screen but some aviation tech students at a Washington State college will buying the popcorn when the next Nicolas Cage movie comes out. Three students at Clover Park Technical College played a starring role in readying a PBY-6A flying […]

The Paris Air Show starts June 15 and it’s looking like a more subdued event this year than in recent memory. Neither Airbus nor Boeing is expected to announce any blockbuster deals but there will certainly be sales announcements. The planemakers are hyping their new single-aisle offerings (a re-engined A320 and a 737 with the […]

An amendment to a House transportation and housing appropriations bill would cut funding for the controversial biological questionnaire used by the FAA to pre-screen candidates for air traffic control training. In proposing the amendment, Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., said the FAA needs to stop using that part of the controller hiring process in light of […]