Air Serv has deployed a start-up team and a Cessna Caravan to Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to launch a new program in support of humanitarian organizations working in the region. The first passenger flight was July 10, 2017. Kananga is located in the southwestern province of Kasai-Central, recently plagued by an extreme […]
Sporty’s provides sectionals for WAI Girls in Aviation Day 2017
Participants in Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) Girls in Aviation Day will go home with a new skill: How to read a sectional chart. Through a donation from Sporty’s, thousands of instructional sectional charts will be distributed to WAI’s international network of more than 100 chapters. This hands-on teaching tool will be used with thousands […]
New series, Chasing Planes, released
ERIE, Colorado — After nearly two years of filming and editing, the first season of Chasing Planes has been released. The show follows museum founder, Gordon Page, and the efforts to run the Spirit of Flight Center. “Since I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. […]
Three ‘Henry O’ scholarships awarded
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Center for Aviation Research and Education has awarded three $1,000 scholarships to college students in Louisiana and Michigan. This year’s recipients of Henry Ogrodzinski (“Henry O”) Scholarships are Bryce Anderson, from Plainwell, Michigan and a student at Western Michigan University; Lakeysha Bullock, from Monroe, Louisiana and a […]
The perfect shot
Ken VeArd sent us this photo, shot at Oshkosh. He explains: “David Allen stops to get the perfect shot of the B1B bomber during the sunrise at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2017. Dawn patrol is a yearly pilgrimage where avgeeks depart the campsite early in the morning before sunrise to capture the perfect shot of airplanes […]
AirVenture 2017: By the numbers
Approximately 590,000 people attended EAA AirVenture 2017, an increase of 5% over 2016. “What an incredible year it was at Oshkosh,” said Jack Pelton, chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association. “From the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Apollo reunion, to new aviation innovations on display and two B-29s flying formation as part of […]
Lone Star Flight Museum cleared for grand opening Labor Day weekend
HOUSTON, Texas — The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) will open the doors of its new $38 million, 130,000-square-foot aviation history and STEM facility, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Breaking ground almost a year and a half ago at Ellington Airport, the new facility will share the story of flight in the Lone Star State and […]
FAA selects vendor for Colorado Remote Air Traffic Control Tower project
The FAA has selected Searidge Technologies to install, test and certify a Remote Tower System (RTS) at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) in Loveland, Colorado. This is one of the initial steps toward the implementation of a test site for NextGen air traffic control technology to increase the efficiency and safety at one of […]
Continental offers more parts for Lycoming and Titan engines
Continental Motors Group has extended its catalog of FAA approved parts for Lycoming and Titan engines. Roller lifters and roller camshafts for engines such as the Lycoming IO-360 L2A are now available and in stock, company officials noted. The parts are designed, certified and manufactured by Continental Motors. Roller lifters and roller camshafts kits are […]