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Whether we accept it or not, it’s true that humans tend to worry, sometimes obsessively and irrationally, about things that might harm them. That’s how terrorism works. Unless you’re in, say, Aleppo or Mosul, the likelihood of being killed in a terrorist attack is close to zero. Yet we duly have our shoes X-rayed and […]

French company Guimbal has entered the U.S. helicopter training market with its Cabri G2, a light aircraft that has features similar to larger modern helicopters. AVweb interviewed CEO Bruno Guimbal at the recent HAI Heli-Expo in Orlando. view on YouTube

Mesa Airlines and ATP Flight School are starting a new program that offers tuition reimbursement for pilots who commit to fly for the airline. The program is starting with ATP’s current instructor group of 200 pilots at its Florida site. Phoenix-based Mesa, which operates as American Eagle, US Airways Express and United Express, said the […]

It’s probably safe to just come right out and say it: Walter Treadwell is not your typical homebuilder. In fact, he’s something of a legend around his local airport. And there is so much to his story. In the April 2008 issue of KITPLANES, the late Bob Fritz got a good leg up on Treadwell’s […]

The Secret Service announced it will conduct “exercises” using unmanned aerial vehicles around Washington, D.C., in the coming weeks. While the agency didn’t disclose further details, including what kinds of drones are involved or the nature of the activities, it’s fair to surmise they will include some kind of security-related testing. A Washington Post blog […]

AVweb’s search of the news in aviation found a new FTD for Canadian helicopter pilots, AOPA’s latest loan program, updates to the Red Bull Air Race, and a new STC approval for Sikorsky helicopters. FRASCA International Inc. has contracted with HNZ Group Inc. of Montreal, Canada, for the supply of an AS350 Level 7 Flight […]

Certainly the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370 can be classified as the greatest mystery since Amelia Earhart. But after numerous conversations with airline colleagues, aviation friends, neighbors, workout buddies and bartenders, I’ve uncovered another mystery. Despite scientific evidence that proves otherwise, many of these educated people are emphatic in their belief that a 650,000-pound airplane […]

Bombardier’s new CS300 airliner completed its first test flight Friday, a success that the company hopes is part of a larger recovery from its struggles to develop the CSeries line of passenger jets. The jet departed Mirabel Airport near Montreal Friday morning and reached an altitude of 41,000 feet and a speed of 255 knots […]

AVweb’s search of aviation news worldwide found some developments in the UAS industry, international shipments for FlyThisSim’s Robinson trainer, and an STC in the making for helicopter lithium-ion batteries. SkyWard and Robotic Skies announced a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial […]

The world’s first 3D-printed jet engine — a breakthrough for aerospace manufacturing and beyond — took the spotlight Thursday at the Avalon Airshow in Australia. Monash University in Melbourne and Amaero Engineering partnered to develop the engine to show how the technology can make a complex machine in a fraction of the time taken in […]