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Lockheed-Martin has submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration for a type design update of its L-382J, the civilian version of the C-130J Super Hercules, to be marketed as the LM-100J. More than 100 L-100s, the commercial variant of the first generation C-130, were produced from 1964-1992 at the then Lockheed-Georgia Company, […]

A special event to honor the life and achievements of Bob Hoover will be held Friday, Feb. 21 in Los Angeles. Guests will join the aviation community, “including celebrities, leaders, and icons,” the organizers say, for a night at the Paramount Studios Theater. The event schedule includes a red-carpet reception, dinner, speakers and the premiere […]

Nine aviation and aerospace projects will compete for the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the National Aeronautic Association announced this week. The nominees are: Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower geared turbofan engine, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft in development by Boeing for the U.S. Navy, the X51a scramjet demonstrator, the X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator, the […]

Some analysts disagree with a Rockwell Collins forecast and are predicting a return to more normal business in 2014. At the International Corporate Jet Finance conference in London on Tuesday, several analysts interviewed by Bloomberg said sales will improve. There is a lot of pent-up demand, said Rolland Vincent, director of forecaster Jetnet iQ. 2014 […]

Van’s Aircraft has released two service bulletins that advise owners of a variety of its aircraft to inspect for cracks in specific areas before their next flight. The first bulletin (PDF), which came out on Friday, applies to RV-6, -7, and -8 aircraft and advises owners to inspect a portion of the horizontal stabilizer forward […]

The Air Force says it wants surveillance aircraft to be built on business jet platforms as a way to cut acquisition and long-term operations costs. According to Defense News, the first candidate for a bizjet conversion is the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), which is based on a Boeing 707-300. The Air […]

EAA says it’s wondering why the FAA billed it $450,000 for air traffic services at last year’s AirVenture when the NFL won’t have to pay the extra costs associated with the Super Bowl. On Sunday, the FAA told AVwebthat it only bills for services if it has to move equipment and personnel to the venue. […]

A Gulfstream/Aero Commander 690C crashed and burned in a small field in Nashville, Tenn., just before 5 p.m. on Monday, about 10 miles south of John C. Tune Airport. All four on board — a couple with their daughter and granddaughter — died in the crash. According to the NTSB, the pilot was executing a […]

The timeline for certification has slipped back a little, from early 2015 to mid-2015, but Epic Aircraft said this week it is moving forward, and holding fast on the introductory price of $2.75 million for its factory-built E1000 single-engine turboprop. The new airplane, based on the 2004 kit aircraft, will carry six at speeds up […]

Spike Aerospace, an engineering firm based in Boston, has joined the ranks of companies working to bring to market a new supersonic jet. Spike, which launched in 2011, says its S-512 will carry 12 to 18 passengers, sell for about $80 million, and reach speeds up to Mach 1.8. The company hopes to find a […]