Business & Military

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc announced that it has earned Federal Aviation Administration type certification of the new Citation X+ mid-size business jet, the worlds fastest civil aircraft. Deliveries commenced immediately with the first going to Gerry Buchheit of Orchard Park, N.Y., who owns and operates road construction and commercial real […]

The federal government’s no-fly list has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court in Oregon. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown ruled that because there is no way for those who get on the list to challenge that decision it violates the constitutional rights of those on the list. Brown ordered the government to devise ways […]

Unmanned aircraft systems will no longer be allowed to operate in any of the nation’s 401 national parks, officials said on Friday. National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said the agency has “serious concerns” about the negative impact of UAS. Incidents cited included noisy drones disturbing visitors and a drone harassing a herd of bighorn […]

More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the potential dangers of throwing open American skies to drone traffic, according to a yearlong Washington Post investigation. Since the outbreak of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, military drones have malfunctioned […]

In testimony (PDF) before a House Aviation Subcommittee, AOPA President Mark Baker urged continued funding for airports because they are the true backbone of aviation. The hearing was convened by Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., who is also a member of the House General Aviation Caucus, to consider how anticipated growth in air traffic […]

With plans for new products and entry into new markets, Continental Motors is expanding and needs skilled and professional employees from the shop floor to the executive suites. The company is holding a career fair at its Brookley Complex in Mobile, Ala., June 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “This is a great opportunity […]

Boeing’s stretched version of the 787 Dreamliner is now certified by the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency, Boeing announced this week. The 787-9 adds an extra 20 feet to the fuselage length and has proved popular with customers, Boeing said. Twenty-six operators have ordered 413 of the airplanes, accounting for 40 percent of […]

Lithium-ion batteries, which have three times the power of lead acid aircraft cells, are starting to find their way into new aircraft. Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has formed a new division called True Blue Power to serve this market. In this AVweb video, MCI’s Todd Winter discusses the new battery products. view on YouTube

It was a good week for Boeing as it picked up an unexpected new customer and one of its biggest clients dealt a blow to rival Airbus. Late last week China Eastern Airlines announced it was buying 80 Boeing 737s, including the latest 737 MAX models. China Eastern is state-owned and it placed the $7.4 […]

I was scrolling down my newsreader app this morning and saw a story about George H.W. Bush jumping out of a helicopter. Odd, I thought, thats an old story, why are they running it again. Not. For his 90th birthday, the senior Bush did another tandem-his seventh-to celebrate. The story also noted that the former […]