Sikorsky and Aurora Flight Sciences have been awarded the first two development contracts in an effort by the Air Force’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create a hybrid aircraft that can hover but also reach a top speed of up to 400 knots. The VTOL X-Plane project gave Sikorsky $14.4 million and Aurora […]
The headquarters of the International Association of Machinists has overruled local leaders in Seattle and ordered a vote on Boeing’s latest contract offer to guarantee production of its new 777X in Washington. The vote will be held Jan. 3. As we reported last week, the Puget Sound leadership rejected Boeing’s Dec. 12 offer without a […]
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will meet in March to update 50-year-old rules dealing with in-flight disturbances by passengers. The announcement came after increasing pressure from airlines to beef up their defenses against an increasingly hostile cabin environment. According to the Los Angeles Times, the International Air Transport Association says the number of reported […]
The photo on this page has been kicking around my inbox for more than a year, having been sent to me by someone asking if it depicted a real event. Given that we live in a world where Photoshop is a verb, its a perfectly logical question. As youll see from todays video, the photo […]
For the second time in two months, a publication is reporting that Beechcraft is about to be sold and Beechcraft is again refusing to confirm the report. As we reported in October, Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources saying negotiations were under way to sell the storied but frequently troubled aviation icon for about $1.5 billion to […]
The FAA told aviation groups Thursday it will delay implementation of the new sleep apnea testing policy that was to begin in January 2014. The FAA said it will gather additional input from the aviation and medical communities. Both groups are applauding the move, which caught them by surprise in November.”We are pleased to see […]
A Utah pilot is facing numerous charges after apparently being caught by a federal program that aviation groups have suggested may violate pilots’ rights. As in other cases publicized by the groups over the past year, 53-year-old Ken Barton Burrows was met by armed agents from the Department of Homeland Security and local police when […]
Some Boeing employees are organizing a march in Everett, Wash., Wednesday trying to convince their union to allow a vote on a final contract offer from the company over building the next generation of Boeing 777s. The 777X will continue one of Boeing’s most successful aircraft lines and provide decades of work but the leadership […]
A Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter crew made a dramatic rescue of a crane operator trapped by a major fire on the new student housing complex he was helping to build in downtown Kingston, Ontario, Tuesday. Witnesses heard a series of explosions before flames engulfed the building, which had a large construction crane installed in […]
Textron AirLand flew its Scorpion light tactical jet last week and by all accounts it went well. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Dale Tutt, chief engineer on the project, a day after the flight about the airplane and its potential market. Duration: File Size: download here
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