Business & Military

I should know the answer to this by now, but in a futile gesture, I flipped on the TV Thursday afternoon to see if CNN had dropped into 24/7 crash coverage of Germanwings 9525. Of course it had, and I have to concede, having honed its skills on MH370 a year ago, CNN is really […]

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) is rallying its members to oppose proposed regulations it says will threaten small airports across the country and make it much more difficult to build new airports or expand existing ones. Transport Canada’s Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) would mandate public consultation on any new airport or expansion […]

Amazon says the FAA approval for limited outdoor testing of its unmanned aerial systems delivery service is not much use to the company because it applies to an aircraft the company is no longer testing. In testimony (quoted in Geekwire) before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Amazon VP for Global Public Policy Paul Misener said […]

Sales of light sport aircraft in the U.S. for 2014 totaled 199, according to numbers compiled and released this week by the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association. CubCrafters took first place, with 50 airplanes, and Van’s Aircraft took second place for the year, with 26 copies of its factory-built RV-12 sold. Other top sellers for the […]

After reading your comments about the Me 262 in your review of Adolf Galland’s book earlier this week, I thought you would be interested in the history of a surviving example of an Me 262.This unique example is a night fighter version displayed at the South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg. How […]

Daher recently opened a new sales, maintenance and support facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. AVweb was there and shot some video of the event. view on YouTube

While some people seem to believe that drones will mean the end of the world, others are trying to save the world with drones. The Lindbergh Foundation is trying to raise $500,000 through crowdfunding to finance its Air Shepherd program to stop (not reduce or minimize) the poaching of elephants and rhinos in Africa. “When […]

It seems like everyone is hiring these days and the FAA is hoping to attract its share of candidates for career-oriented applicants through an online job fair on the afternoon of March 25. The so-called Virtual Career Fair requires pre-registration and those who sign up will be able to see what an FAA career might […]

A few companies this month confirmed their plans to develop cargo spacecraft for this year’s round of bids for NASA contracts to service the International Space Station, according to a Washington Post report.On Tuesday, Sierra Nevada Corp. announced a version of its manned reusable vehicle, modified for cargo missions. The Dream Chaser Cargo System will […]

Amazon, which is developing drones to make package deliveries, received its long-awaited experimental airworthiness certificatefrom the FAAon Thursday. The approval allows Amazon to test its unmanned aerial systems in the U.S. while proposed commercial drone regulations await the rulemaking process. The certificate, requested by Amazon in July, allows the company to make flights no higher […]