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As Textron works through the integration of Beechcraft into its newly formed Textron Aviation unit, some complications have arisen that put millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded incentives in question. According to the Wichita Eagle, detailed discussions between Textron and state officials are planned to sort out the future of a total of $45 million in […]

Officials at two national parks have told visitors the use of drones within their boundaries is illegal but the absence of laws and regulations governing their use could make the ban short-lived. Last Friday, officials at Yosemite National Park in northern California reminded visitors via social media that drone use is “prohibited” and on Monday […]

The destruction of a B-17 Flying Fortress in June 2011 was caused by “inadequate repair of the fuel tank that allowed the fuel leak to continue, ultimately resulting in an in-flight fire,” the NTSB has concluded in its final report. The Liberty Belle, operated by the Liberty Foundation of Florida, was destroyed by fire after […]

Plenty of airports are plagued by problems with birds, but at one military airport in China, officials have discovered a unique solution — they trained rhesus monkeys to climb trees near the field and knock down bird nests. “Our airfield is located along one of the eight flyways, the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, so large numbers […]

With the first two FAA test sites for unmanned aerial vehicles now up and running, in North Dakota and Alaska, the introduction of UAVs into the national airspace is only a matter of time — and manufacturers and advocates say that time can’t come soon enough. The UAV industry will gather next week in Orlando, […]

The FAA and GA advocacy groups have teamed up to support an eight-month-long national safety campaign about weather challenges. The project, called “Got Weather?”, aims to help pilots better prepare for dealing with weather they may encounter during the year’s busiest flying season. Federal officials and leaders of GA groups kicked off the campaign on […]

NBC News is reporting that a U-2 spy plane caused the air traffic control failure that backed up traffic to and from Los Angeles basin airports last Wednesday. The computer glitch caused a ground stop that rippled delays across the country and lasted more than two hours. It was an En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) […]

A California airshow performer died Sunday while attempting an inverted cut-the-ribbon maneuver at a show at Travis Air Force Base. Eddie Andreini, 77, was killed when his modified “Super” Stearman hit the ground inverted and caught fire in front of the crowd. “No one wants to see an event like this,” said base spokesman Col. […]

Former House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., died unexpectedly early Saturday at his home in Potomac, Md. Oberstar was keenly interested in aviation and was viewed by aviation groups as an ally on Capitol Hill because of his consistent stand against user fees. He served 18 consecutive terms as the representative for […]

A story that appeared in Friday’s AVwebFlash described a rare action by the NTSB recommending a specific group of aviation companies in Alaska be targeted for additional oversight by the FAA. One of the companies has a name similar to that of a firm that is not part of the NTSB recommendation. AVweb made the […]