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Charles “Chuck” Husick, a contributor to the aviation and marine publications at AVweb‘s parent, Belvoir Media Group, and a former executive vice president at Cessna Aircraft, died Sept. 13 at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla. An electrical engineer, pilot, and flight instructor, Husick had logged more than 6,000 hours in a wide variety of […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. The “see-and-avoid” technique in force for pilots above the Hudson River revealed its “inherent limitations” in the August 2009 midair crash that killed nine people, the NTSB said on Tuesday. “This collision could […]

The National Championship Air Races are under way this week in Reno, Nev., and before the official races even started on Wednesday, a major speed record was broken. Curt Brown flew his L-29 jet around the pylons on Tuesday at a rate of 543.568 mph, the fastest speed ever recorded at the races since they […]

Bombardier and Gulfstream are both seeing positive signs that the big business jet market is improving, although they measure it a little differently. In interviews with Business Jet Traveler, officials with both companies offered cautious optimism that the pain is easing in their business. Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin said the market “is starting to see […]

The agenda has been set for the fourth annual Future of Business Jets conference in London and this year’s meeting adds topics and generally builds on the themes that have been discussed in previous years. The conference will be held Nov. 10-11 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre in London’s Kensington district. Representatives […]

Use of mid-sized business jets has jumped substantially in the last year, perhaps signifying that corporate air travel is rebounding. Use of Part 91 mid-sized jets was up 8.1 percent in August 2010 compared to August 2009 and Part 135 operations jumped 12.9 percent, according to figures tallied by Aviation Research Group US (ARGUS). ARGUS […]

The U.S. Air Force said this week it has unmanned aerial vehicles ready to deploy in North Dakota, but is being held back by the FAA’s reluctance to open airspace access for the aircraft. The military has asked for an area 35 miles wide by 45 miles long to be designated for UAV training. “We […]

An air traffic controller distracted by a “nonpertinent” phone call while on duty was the main factor causing an August 2009 midair above the Hudson River in New York, the NTSB said on Tuesday. All nine people on board a Piper Lance and a tour helicopter were killed. The board also faulted the FAA’s see-and-avoid […]

A twin-engine Dornier 17 that was shot down and crashed in the English Channel 70 years ago will be recovered, the Royal Air Force Museum said recently. The bomber was part of a large formation that was intercepted by RAF aircraft in August 1940. The Dornier pilot successfully landed wheels-up on the sandbank, but the […]

click for larger image If the various indignities of modern airline travel haven’t been enough to push some disgruntled passengers toward private aviation, the SkyRider just might. Italian airliner seat manufacturer Aviointeriors will introduce a saddle-shaped design at next week’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach. It says can be installed in just 23 inches […]