Retirements Will Also Mean More Jobs In Aerospace Industry

Boeing says it is looking forward to hiring new workers and ramping up production after a record year for the company. And the optimism comes despite some analysts forecasting a potential economic downturn in the coming years.

Airplane Powered By Solar Energy, Biofuel

When someone says "Triplane" ... something from Fokker in the early part of the last century comes immediately to mind. But the three-wing configuration has been resurrected for a airplane that may someday fly on solar power and biofuel.

Development Continued On F-35, KC-46A, And Sikorsky Is Tapped For A New SAR Helo

It's the big, expensive hardware. Military Iron. For those who have never flown something paid for by taxpayers, it's can sometimes be something of a dream world in those cockpits. In this post-sequestration year in military aviation, there were announcements about new aircraft, as well as significant developments in existing programs. Here are some of those stories.

USS Fort Worth Joins USS Sampson In AirAsia QZ8501 Search Efforts

USS Fort Worth joins USS Sampson (DDG 102), which has been on station since Dec. 29. Fort Worth is the littoral combat ship (LCS) on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and brings maneuverability, speed and a shallow draft, which allows her to conduct expeditious visual and radar searches in a congested, shallow water environment. Fort Worth is also outfitted with a MH-60R helicopter as well as two 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIB) to further maximize efforts.

New Airplanes, World Records, And A One-Week Wonder

Here's where flying is just for the fun of it. Sport aviation runs the gamut from parachutes to sophisticated LSAs, and there was something for everyone in SportAv in 2014: new airplanes, first flights, world records, and a "One-Week Wonder" ... an airplane built in a week by thousands of volunteers at AirVenture. Here are some of the stories that made news in Sport Aviation in 2014.

Plenty Of Certifications For BizAv Aircraft Worldwide, But No Clarity On UAVs From The FAA

A lot of the news in business aviation this year dealt with the FAA and its new rules on UAVs, which represent a growing segment of the commercial market. But there was plenty of other news as well. Bombardier finely flew the Lear 85 for the first time, and there were multiple certifications of business aircraft around the worl. Here are some of the stories that stood out in BizAv for 2014.

Agency And Company Have Been Partners Since 2009

Metro Aviation and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing have partnered since 2009, and Metro recently delivered the fourth EC135 to the department.

Teachers Use Images To Illustrate Concepts In Geography, Geology, And The Environment

Students from Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, used astronaut imagery of Earth to compare impact craters on Earth with those on other planets. The images were provided through the Expedition Earth and Beyond (EEAB) program, which connects students in grades 5 and higher with pictures taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Aero Linx: International Flying Farmers Of all private pilots, Flying Farmers are perhaps the only ones who will tell you their Cessnas and Beechcrafts and Pipers are no different from their combines, tractors, and pickup trucks. After all, airplanes are workhorses too, for hauling supplies, for checking irrigation systems, for compressing the time between the farm and parts store. Currently based in Mansfield, Illinois, the IFF got its start in 1944 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, when two men decided to visit some flying farmers. H.A. "Herb" Graham, director of Agricultural Extension at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, and Ferdie Deering, farm editor of the Farmer-Stockman magazine, traveled across the state, meeti

Rotary-Wing Aircraft A broad category of any aircraft with a moving wing, including helicopters and autogyros. This is to distinguish from fixed-wing aircraft. A third type, tilt-wing (or tilt-rotor) aircraft, are a mix of the two, as the lift surfaces in vertical flight are rotary, but stationary in forward flight.

"We offer our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of those affected by this terrible tragedy... Having just left Jakarta, Indonesia last week, the USS Fort Worth will assist the Indonesian government in any way possible." Source: Cmdr. Kendall Bridgewater, USS Fort Worth Crew 104 commanding officer, as the Navy sent another ship to assist in the search for remains and wreckage of AirAsia QZ8501.