Appropriations committees in both the U.S. House and Senate have voted to make deep cuts in the civil communities' contribution to the GPS system next fiscal year. In the House, the entire $20 million was stripped from President Obama's budget request. The Senate cut $5 million ... 25 percent.

"Elvis the Helicopter" had taken Lego certified professional Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught over six weeks and 100,000 of the colored plastic bricks to construct at the Cairns Central shopping center in northern Queensland, Australia. It took a group of young vandals only seconds to tip it over, destroying the piece.

If you weren’t excited about Oshkosh before, you should be now... as it will likely be the first time for many of the aviation world to see a flying car actually fly! Terrafugia will be returning to EAA AirVenture in Oskhosh, WI, this July 29th through August 4th. Terrafugia’s Transition will be making its first airshow appearance as part of the "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration." Greenwing International (GWI) has been announced as the producer of the  eSpyder and e430 Yuneec-powered electric aircraft. Yuneec International, which first display, strip, h2) ] from C:/inetpub/wwwroot/clients/aero-news.net/components/utils.cfc

The foundation says that it is transforming space from a government- owned bureaucratic program into a dynamic and inclusive frontier open to people. "We are determined to convert the image held by many young people that the future will be worse than the present, and we reject the idea that the world’s greatest moments are in its past."

<strong>PRODUCT</strong>: Various model helicopters with certain part-numbered and serial-numbered Goodrich externally-mounted hoists installed.

<strong>PRODUCT</strong>: Eurocopter France Model EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-366G1, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and AS 365 N3 helicopters, which requires modifying the fuel tank draining system.

Jack Wiegand completed his mission to break the current Guinness World Records title and became the youngest person to fly solo around the world when he landed on June 29.

Hawker Beechcraft's bankruptcy, plant closings, and layoffs have cost the Wichita area some 11,000 jobs since the recession hit in 2008, according to analysis by the Wichita Eagle. But there are some bright spots in the area&rsquo;s employment picture.

Four people and a dog were fatally injured in an accident Saturday near Pemberton in the Canadian province of British Columbia when a self-powered glider and a Cessna 150 collided in mid-air near the Nairn Falls Provincial Park at about 1300 local time.

Two airplanes collided on landing at the Johnson Creek Airstrip near Yellowpine, ID, Friday, resulting in the fatal injury of a toddler aboard one of the aircraft and the serious injury of his father. Two occupants of the second airplane suffered injuries that were reported to be non-life-threatening.

The desire to reduce general aviation accidents is a noble and worthwhile impulse and one about which there can certainly be no disagreement. How we achieve this aim, however, is a matter for discussion. In my opinion, the attempt to accomplish this objective through a rewrite and modification of the Practical Test Standards (PTS) misses the mark by a wide margin.

A newly developed Large Class (92-inch diameter) Stage I solid rocket motor was successfully tested May 23 by ATK and the United States Air Force at ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah. The high-performance motor was developed by ATK for the Large Class Stage I program and uses emerging technologies from other Air Force developmental programs, including the Propulsion Application Program and Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology.

A Daher Socata TB10 Tobago that went down during a pre-purchase demonstration flight on August 19, 2012 "should not be flown," according to a mechanic who worked on the airplane. The owner of the airplane and the prospective buyer's wife were fatally injured in the accident. The prospective buyer was seriously injured.

A technology analyst in Africa says that Google's Project Loon would not make it easier for people in remote areas to have access to the Internet for a very basic reason: many people in those areas cannot afford to buy the devices that would allow them to go online.

Several milestones were celebrated Thursday by Boeing, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and Norwegian during a delivery ceremony for a new 787 Dreamliner. It was the first 787 delivered to ILFC and its lessee, Norwegian, which will operate the airplane. The 787 also marked the 700th airplane Boeing delivered to ILFC.

NASA has selected more than 170 educational organizations nationwide to receive Summer of Innovation mini-awards of as much as $2,500 each. The awards are designed to expand NASA's education network and help the agency keep middle school students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities throughout the summer break and beyond.

The founder and major shareholder of Britain's EasyJet airline says a deal to purchase 135 Airbus A320 airplanes is "bad," and that he plans to vote against approving the purchase when it comes before the board later this month.

Terrafugia will be returning for its eighth year as exhibitors at EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI July 29 - August 4, 2013, and the company and EAA say they are "thrilled" that the Transition will be making its first airshow appearance as part of the "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" this summer.

From Jennies to jets to stealth bombers, the 131st Bomb Wing's history really began with its co-located flying squadron, now the 110th Bomb Squadron, which traces its roots back to the 110th Observation Squadron. The 110th OS was organized by Maj. Bill Robertson and his brothers, Lieutenants Frank and Dan Robertson, owners of Robertson Aircraft Company.

The first of four AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting vehicles has been delivered to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) by Northrop Grumman. The towed sensor will be deployed on Japan's new MCH-101 helicopter platform.

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum announced that it will receive a $6 million donation from the Thomas W. Haas Foundation to establish an endowment for its Public Observatory Program. It is the largest donation ever given to the museum for science education programming.

<strong>"I believe the proposed Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) will complicate and increase the cost of flight training while having little if any effect on general aviation&rsquo;s safety record." Source:</strong> Comments added to Docket FAA-2013-0316 by aviation author and flight instructor Rod Machado concerning the agency proposed Airman Certification Standards.

The center of gravity for an aircraft loaded and ready for flight.