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Pictures of a mysterious secret drone flown by the U.S. military have been circulating around the Internet for months now (click here and here), and this week the U.S. Air Force confirmed that it is flying a new unmanned aerial vehicle called the RQ-170 Sentinel. The online images show what appears to be a squat […]

Those in the market for a used business aircraft should be looking hard now. Bizjet manufacturers watch the used market like hawks because it’s a major factor in the new market and they all seem to be reaching the same conclusion. Prices for late-model used aircraft have fallen as much as 30 percent in the […]

As we reported from NBAA, in-flight broadband has become a necessity for business aircraft and there’s no shortage of companies trying to meet the demand. It’s relatively new territory for the industry and the rapidly evolving nature of the technology means there are pitfalls waiting for those who don’t do their homework. To help guide […]

The Transportation Security Administration has confirmed an ineffectively censored copy of its airport screening procedures manual was posted online. It was taken down after the mistake was discovered but not before the unsophisticated redactions of sensitive material were cleaned up and the uncensored version became widely available on the Internet. AVweb has chosen not to […]

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 public, or at least the press and politicians and a few aviation luminaries, got a first look at SpaceShipTwo in Mojave on Monday evening, at a grand rollout event hosted by Sir […]

A quick first flight for the G650 the day before Thanksgiving was terminated after 12 minutes to check out a vibrating gear door, but now Gulfstream has relaunched its biggest ship for a thorough wringing-out by the test crew. The company said last week the jet now has flown for an hour and 45 minutes, […]

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. Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic are set to unveil SpaceShipTwo, the six-passenger vehicle on which about 300 people have already booked flights to the edge of space. The rollout will be held at […]

Teledyne Continental says it’s still looking for some of the cylinders it recalled earlier this year. In February, it announced that some 9600 cylinders for 470, 520 and 550 engines shipped since November 2007 were susceptible to cracking so the company announced a voluntary recall, promising warranty support for the replacement jugs. However, as of […]

Air National Guard UAV pilots are waging war in Afghanistan from the relative comfort of their base in Syracuse, N.Y. and that prompted a protest at the base and some ethical questions from observers. The Syracuse Guard unit Wednesday became the first in the nation to announce it was remotely operating Reaper UAVs in combat […]

The FAA has approved technical and operational standards for ADS-B equipment, which means (among other things) that manufacturers can now move forward with products that provide pilots with conforming Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast hardware. Next up, the aviation community should expect the FAA’s final rule by April 2010 and that should define a mandate […]