Business & Military

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

The FCC’s proposal to scrap its ban on cellphone use in aircraft has prompted the Department of Transportation to consider a ban of its own. It’s now the FCC that technically keeps us all from using a cell phone while in an aircraft of any type but the focus of the current action is for […]

Prison officials in Quebec say they have to beef up air defenses around their facilities after a remotely piloted aircraft dropped a package that likely contained drugs into the Hull Prison near Ottawa, Ontario. “We have to adjust,” Stephane Lemaire, president of the union representing prison guards, told the Ottawa Citizen. If they are able […]

Textron AirLand says response from military and paramilitary organizations to the first flight of its Scorpion tactical jet has been overwhelmingly positive and the twin jet may appear at airshows this coming season. Dale Tutt, the chief engineer on the project, told AVweb in a podcast interview the Scorpion, which will cost “somewhere south of […]

Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), testified before a House subcommittee Thursday to promote industry growth through cooperation. Bunce told the subcommittee that the FAA should partner with the industry to streamline the certification process, cutting costs for both the government and manufacturers while increasing safety. Actions should prioritize […]