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The move to separate the air traffic control function from the FAA is gaining momentum and it now appears that Congress is seriously considering a stand-alone air traffic organization that, by definition, would be independently funded. Although it’s a long way from reality, there is clearly widespread support for the idea in general to get […]

Carter Aviation Technologies, which has been working for years to develop the technology in its rotorcraft, announced this week the company is now moving out of the flight-test phase and will focus on moving the CarterCopter into production. “The time has come, and some would say overdue, to shift gears and focus on getting the […]

You can now place your order for an Aerion supersonic business jet at a price of $120 million, the company announced this week at the European Business Aviation Convention & Expo in Geneva. “This is another step forward for Aerion,” said chairman Robert Bass. The company hopes to sign up 50 launch customers who will […]

Gulfstream’s all-new wide-cabin G500 business jet has completed its first flight, the company announced on Monday. The airplane launched on Monday morning at 10:39 a.m. from Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, and flew for about two and a quarter hours, with a crew of two pilots and a flight-test engineer. The crew tested all the primary […]

The HondaJet is making its European debut this week, at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, in Geneva. The stop is part of a “world tour” for the twin-engine jet, which is getting close to certification and first deliveries in North Carolina. The tour began in Japan, where more than 10,000 people had a […]

One Marine is dead and 21 others were injured after what the Corps called a “hard landing mishap” in Hawaii on Sunday. Details of the mishap were not available at our deadline but it occurred just before noon Hawaii Time and involved 21 Marines and one Navy corpsman training at Bellows Air Force Station on […]

With Solar Impulse plying its way around the globe, solar-powered flight is getting plenty of press, but there are dozens of other quieter projects already in service or in development. A California company called Alta Devices is building super-efficient solar panels for these, but the company recently told us that as with pure electric aircraft, […]

A renowned computer security expert/hacker is alleged to have hacked into the guts of the flight control computer system on a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 through its television system and scrolled through a menu of vital aircraft functions. Details of the previously reported incident have emerged through asearch warrant application (PDF) filed by the FBI. […]

ICON flew its first customer-destined A5 amphibian a couple of weeks ago and says it’s on track for serial deliveries “this summer.” In a Facebook posting May 8, the California company said the first flight of the first customer aircraft took place April 24. “Test pilot and Lead Aero Engineer Jon Karkow confirmed that all […]

A $2 million prize from the U.S. Air Force awaits the first American team to successfully develop a small 100-horsepower turboshaft engine. Registration for the Air Force Prizeopened this week. The engine must be rated to 100 horsepower, consume fuel up to 0.55 pounds per horsepower per hour, and generate at least two horsepower per […]