Business & Military

House Bill Would Cancel Iran Air Deal

House Republicans have approved a bill that would cancel proposed deals for Boeing and Airbus to sell up to 200 aircraft to Iran. Doubts have been raised about whether Iran Air could actually afford the $40 billion in orders but the House vote is a clear challenge to the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. […]

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New This Week

AVweb‘ssearch of aviation news around the world found announcements from Airbus Helicopters, Med-Trans Corp., Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame and EDM. The light-twin Airbus helicopter H135 received the type certificate by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its new Helionix cockpit. The avionics system designed by Airbus Helicopters offers operators increased mission flexibility and safety. […]

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Sun Flyer Begins Ground, Taxi Tests

Developers of the Sun Flyer electric airplane have begun power-on testing with a series of ground, taxi and preflight tests. Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. said this week the FAA also recently granted the prototype its temporary registration, another step in the process toward an airworthiness certificate. “We have been preparing for the power-on tests for […]

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GA’s Prospects Under Trump Administration

So now we have a Republican congress and a soon-to-take-office Republican president. What does this mean for general aviation’s interests? For the airlines? For aerospace in general? Probably about what it means for every other segment of the economy; no one seems to know enough to hazard a guess. Yet. In theory, the sacred project […]

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Wood Waste Used For Jet Fuel

Discarded wood products that otherwise would have been disposed of as waste now can be processed into a biofuel that can power jet airplanes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week. On Monday, an Alaska Airlines jet flew the first commercial flight powered in part by the new commercial fuel. “In 2011, USDA awarded […]

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Bliss Offers Shared Private Jets

Bliss Jet, based in New York, said on Tuesday they will start service in January between New York’s LaGuardia Airport and London’s Stansted Airport, offering seats on “shared private jets.” The company says they will offer seats on a variety of business jets, carrying 10 to 14 passengers, at a price of about $24,000 for […]

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Boom Unveils Supersonic Demonstrator

Boom Technology unveiled its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator in Denver on Tuesday, and said they aim to build the fastest-ever civilian aircraft, with a cruise speed of Mach 2.2. Boom is working with Virgin Galactic’s The Spaceship Company to build and test the XB-1. The demonstrator is “a technically representative 1/3-scale version of the production Boom […]

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Found Expedition To Resume Production

New Zealand-based Pacific Aerospace has acquired the ownership and manufacturing rights of the E-350 Expedition bush plane from legendary Canadian company Found Aircraft. The E-350, which is certified in the U.S. and Canada, will be manufactured at Pacific Aerospace’s headquarters in Hamilton, New Zealand, starting next summer. The E-350 Expedition is a cross-country cruising aircraft, […]

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NTSB List Goes Biennial

The National Transportation Safety Board is trying a new tactic–patience–in its bid to have regulators respond to its recommendations. The board will announce its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements at a press conference in Washington Monday. But instead of being replaced by another list a year from now, this one will languish for […]

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Chinese Female Demo Pilot Dies

The first female member of a Chinese military demonstration team died in in an unrelated accident on Sunday. Yu Xu was unable to eject from the J-10 fighter she and another pilot were flying. The other pilot was able to get out but was injured in the ejection. The mishap was the latest in a […]

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