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The emergency declared by an American Airlines 767 crew landing at JFK on May 4, 2010, may have been unusual, but it might also represent a situation that’s closer to “normal for JFK” than an emergency call might suggest. AVweb spoke this week to a JFK-based 13-year veteran American Airlines pilot and asked him to […]

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Boeing believes that stable growth in the world economy will help the airline industry this year and expects a big upturn in demand from the Asia-Pacific region and Middle East over the next two decades. Boeing’s latest market outlook predicts that the one-third of global aviation that currently passes through the Asia-Pacific region will blossom […]

TECNAM has sold over 3,000 aircraft (mostly in Europe) and says it will debut its first single slated for certification, a new four-seat strutted high-wing, the P2010, at AERO 2011 in Friedrischafen, Germany, though certification may follow later. The future four-seater will feature a carbon-fiber fuselage with metal wings and a metal “full flying” tail. […]

A majority of Hawker Beechcraft workers may soon be looking for work while in an unrelated turn Sikorsky may see a financial windfall. The union for Hawker Beechcraft workers has sent a letter to its members telling them the company may cut its 6,000-person workforce by up to 75 percent (4,500 jobs) within the next […]

A 19-year-old managed to steal (at least) five airplanes, allegedly, and eluded capture each time, which means “basically, anybody that wants to steal a plane can,” attorney John Greaves told AOL news. Writing for AOL in an article titled ““Barefoot Bandit” Case Hints at Gap in National Security,” contributor David Lohr asks, “If Harris-Moore did, […]

All it takes is the right piston, a little tweaking of the cylinder and some trick fuel injection timing. That’s the general idea behind something called Sonex Controlled Auto Ignition, which can best be described as residing somewhere between conventional spark ignition and true diesel cycles, according to Sonex’s Andrew Pouring, who recently sent us […]

The April 10 crash of a Tupolev Tu-154 near Smolensk, Russia, that killed the then Polish president and all 95 others aboard has been the source of multiple unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and a report published Wednesday by a Polish news service might not be an exception. According to the Polish news service TVN24, words that […]

The new editor-in-chief of Flying magazine says he hopes to “surprise and delight” readers with a fresh approach to style and content. Michael Maya Charles, a former AVweb columnist and airline pilot, was named to the post on the world’s largest print aviation magazine Tuesday, replacing longtime editor-in-chief J. Mac McClellan. Maya Charles told AVweb […]

Boeing and Alaska Airlines have signed on with various other partners in the Northwest region to develop a plan for replacing today’s jet fuel with biofuels from renewable sources, the companies announced this week. “Developing a sustainable aviation fuel supply now is a top priority both to ensure continued economic growth and prosperity at regional […]