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FAA Administrator Michael Huerta faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Tuesday as he was asked to give lawmakers an update on how the agency is handling sequestration budget cuts as well as its progress with the ongoing review of Boeing’s attempts to return the 787 Dreamliner to service. Sequestration cuts have reduced the FAA’s operating […]

Amid slow sales and an $8 million first-quarter loss, Cessna will pause production of several entry-level business jet models and seek to trim its workforce, the company said yesterday. Cessna delivered 32 jets in the quarter, down from 38 in the same period last year. Cessna parent Textron’s CEO, Scott Donnelly, noted that light jet […]

NASA has signed a cooperative agreement with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) opening up opportunities for education internship programs. The value of the award is estimated at between $3 million and $10 million annually, depending on “options.” It covers NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program and the Space Grant Program, each designed to […]

Operators of Continental Gold Standard engines built or factory overhauled after February 2012 have an extra 200 hours of recommended time between overhauls (TBO). If they fly at least 40 hours a month, that figure is doubled to 400 hours. The new published TBOs are effective immediately. Engines with serial numbers 1006000 and higher are […]

Sun ‘n Fun closed in style over the weekend with a reported 5 percent uptick in traffic compared to last year’s show, according to organizers. Reports from companies attending the show varied. While all reported a drop-off in overall foot traffic, a number of them told Flying that the quality of the folks who stopped […]

This week marks the 71st anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. Of the 80 men who took off in their B-25 bombers from an aircraft carrier far off the coast of Japan, only four now remain. Three of the four are meeting this week in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, not far from Eglin Field, […]

As the date approaches when an ATP certificate will be required for new airline pilots, King Schools has added an ATP written course to its online database. The online format for the “ATP/Part 121 Dispatcher Knowledge Test Course” allows the student to resume the course at any time on any computer or mobile device with […]

The Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) opened today in Shanghai amid a backdrop of increasing U.S.-China cooperation in business aviation and continued signs of growth in the long-gestating Chinese bizav market. Fractional ownership giant NetJets affirmed its plans to start operations in China next year. NetJets China will launch in the first quarter […]

The Obama Administration on Monday said it is extending a research program aimed at developing aviation biofuels by five years. Known as “Farm to Fly,” the initiative involves the FAA, airlines and biofuel producers in an effort that seeks to increase domestic production of drop-in aviation biofuels to 1 billion gallons per year by 2018. […]

Cessna announced this week that the first updated production Citation X has emerged from the factory hangar in Wichita, Kansas. More than 675 flight hours have been logged on the two test platforms Cessna has used during the certification effort for its fastest business jet. Cessna hopes to certify the new X and deliver the […]