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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 […]

Boeing this week unveiled its latest UAV, the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye, which the company says will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days. “The capabilities inherent in Phantom Eye’s design will offer game-changing opportunities for our military, civil and commercial customers,” said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works, at the introductory […]

There’s been a change at the top of Flying magazine but the new editor-in-chief is a familiar name to longtime AVweb readers. Michael Maya Charles has replaced Mac McLellan at Flying. Maya Charles wrote more than 100 As the Beacon Turns columns for AVweb before he left us in 2006 to devote more time to […]

More than 170 Cessna Citations from all over the U.S. will land at Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday to deliver 2,000 competitors to the Special Olympics U.S. National Games. This is the sixth time Cessna has organized the gigantic Citation Special Olympics Airlift and this year’s effort is chaired by Citation owner Harrison Ford. The airlift […]

One of the fastest-growing business jet destinations wasn’t much more than a smoking hole a few years ago, but Baghdad is back. According to Business Week, Lufthansa will start scheduled service next week and Royal Jet, which operates 11 corporate aircraft, is reporting brisk business carrying oil executives and other business leaders to the calmer […]

The captain of a Continental 737 that ran off a Denver runway in December 2008 as winds gusted up to 45 knots probably could have kept it on the runway if he had applied enough rudder at the right time, the NTSB said in its final report on the accident on Tuesday. However, the board […]

With just three events left in its 2010 air-race series, Red Bull now has cancelled two of them, leaving the August race in Germany as the final event for this year. The cancellation of the race in Budapest, Hungary, was announced this week, while a race set for Portugal also was cancelled just a week […]

Pilots train for years to earn themselves a seat in a jet cockpit, but concerns about air quality and faulty cockpit window heaters suggest it may not be the healthiest work environment. The FAA plans to issue an airworthiness directive this week that will require operators to either inspect or replace some windows in the […]