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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Given An Su-35 Fighter

In an ironic turn, nearly 80 years after Stalin derided the Pope of the Catholic Church by asking how many divisions he had, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, now owns one of the most advanced combat jets in the world. After giving workers at a Sukhoi Company plant icons he had […]

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Boeing To Ramp Up 737 Production

At an investor conference hosted by Morgan Stanley this week, Boeing’s CEO Ray Conner announced that Boeing is looking to increase 737 production to a whopping 52 a month as soon as 2018. Boeing is currently pushing 42 of its top-selling airliners out the door each month and had previously said that its production goal […]

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Gulfstream Moving Toward Supersonic Bizjet

Gulfstream is quietly making progress toward a supersonic business jet that might be able to fly above Mach 1 over the U.S. FAA regulations currently ban supersonic flight over land in the U.S. The company has earned three patents in the last few months toward that end and Business in Savannah says that’s a pretty […]

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Boeing, SpaceX Win NASA Crew Contract

Within a few years, U.S. astronauts will be able to launch to the International Space Station from the U.S., instead of traveling to Russia as they’ve been doing since the end of the space-shuttle program in 2011, NASA said on Tuesday. NASA said it has chosen Boeing and SpaceX to develop crew-carrying spacecraft by 2017. […]

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Sanctions Hurt European Bizjet Industry

Just as the economy was recovering, a geopolitical crisis has replaced it as a threat to the European business jet industry. The U.S. and other countries have imposed sanctions on wealthy Russians because of the ongoing situation in eastern Ukraine, but at least part of the impact has been felt in Europe. In particular, many […]

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Tethered UAS Debuts

A Russian inventor has come up with a new twist on unmanned aerial systems, one that might offer a legal way around the virtual ban on their commercial use in the U.S. Sergei Lupashin’s Fotokite looks like any of the dozens of multi-copter small UAS vehicles now on the market but with an important difference.As […]

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Armed Cessnas’ To Lebanon

The U.S. has pledged to supply an “armed Cessna and other support aircraft” to help Lebanon counter the threat from ISIL extremists. David Hale, the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, confirmed the deal in a statement released after a meeting with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Saudi Arabia is paying for the aircraft. The Saudi money […]

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New This Week

AVweb’s weekly sampling of what’s new in aviation this week uncovered a kneeboard of uncommon versatility, a trade-up program from iFlightPlanner, a new line of aircraft circuit breaker lockouts and a talent search for a new, aviation-themed show. Helipad LLC has launched a new pilot kneeboarddesigned by helicopter pilots for helicopter pilots. “Although we specifically […]

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Two U.S. Fighters Down In The Pacific

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets collided over the Western Pacific Friday, resulting in the loss of both jets-one pilot has been rescued. A search is underway for the other pilot. A cruiser, destroyer and helicopters are currently conducting the search for the missing pilot. The aircraft were operating off the carrier USS Carl Vinson, which […]

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