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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 […]

The Wolf Aviation Fund grants seeks to improve public perception and technology as it relates to general aviation and has in past years supported Build-A-Plane, Fly4Life, a project to help provide wind shear information at smaller GA airports and more. This year’s deadline for proposals is Dec. 15. The Fund prides itself on its simple […]

Tuned exhaust systems manufacturer Power Flow Systems has teamed with the U.S. Marine’s Toys for Tots Foundation to offer both savings on their products and donations to the charity. Power Flow “will triple the donation amount by way of an instant rebate.” What that means is that buyers who donate $50 to Toys for Tots […]

The European Union has granted EASA approval for Cirrus Aircraft’s known ice protection system, allowing flight into known icing (FIKI) conditions. Cirrus says their system “is likely the most extensively tested known ice protection package ever developed for general aviation.” The company cautions, however, that the system does not create an “all weather” airplane. The […]