The FAA has again tapped Ascension Air President and CEO Jamail Larkins to be the agency’s partner and honorary ambassador for Aviation and Space Education. Larkins and FAA Acting Administrator Michael P. Huerta recently signed a memorandum of understanding extending the relationship. Larkins has served as the program’s official ambassador since 2004, successfully drawing attention […]
Redbird flight training conference draws GA heavyweights
SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Second Annual MIGRATION Flight-Training Conference will feature industry leaders Craig Fuller, president, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Pete Bunce, CEO, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and Jack Pelton, retired Cessna CEO, discussing the future of the flight training industry. The conference will be held Oct. 22-24 at Redbird Skyport in San […]
Johnson joins Million Air Interlink
HOUSTON, Texas –Million Air Interlink has appointed Dolores Johnson director of sales and marketing. As a key member of the management team, Johnson will be responsible for collaborating with current and future customers while working with the individual FBOs to support growth and business development. Dolores comes to MAI with over 30 years’ experience in […]
New Pilots Without Pants calendar released
In one of the most interesting fundraising efforts ever, The Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York in Bayport, N.Y., has released its 2013 Pilots Without Pants calendar, which features 13 nude pilots next to the country’s rarest antique airplanes. You can check out the club’s holiday promo on YouTube. There’s also an original song […]
General aviation planes, balloons pressed into service for fall leaf watching
LOGAN, Ohio — Southeast Ohio’s Hocking Hills now offers a number of elevated ways for visitors to experience breathtaking autumn views from the best seat in the house: The sky. The area’s 10,000 acres of unbroken forests, waterfalls, caves and soaring rock faces and blackhand sandstone formations include a mix of tree species that creates […]
GippsAERO taps Soloy for Airvan spare part distribution
GippsAERO has inked a partnership agreement with Soloy Aviation Solutions to provide spare part distribution and technical support services for GippsAERO AirVan customers in the United States. “The establishment of Airvan spare part distribution and technical support centers is to provide operators with the level of service they are accustomed to in the United States,” […]
SoCal Jets adds avionics service
SoCal Jets, an aviation maintenance and repair facility at the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California, now offers avionics service and support. “Due to customer demand, we have expanded our services to include avionics.” said Robert Roig, president and founder of SoCal Jets Inc. “We have hired extremely talented avionics professionals to our team, […]
U.S. Aviation Academy plans move to GYI
U.S. Aviation Academy, a flight school started at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas, is planning to move to a new location in Grayson County, about an hour north of Dallas. The company’s new home at North Texas Regional Airport (GYI), a towered airport with class D airspace, is located in the Sherman/Denison area. The airfield […]
6th anniversary gala set for Pacific Aviation Museum
The 6th anniversary gala for the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is set for Thursday, Dec. 6. The public is invited to spend a gala evening at the museum with military, civic and community dignitaries on Historic Ford Island as Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor celebrates its 6th Anniversary. The gala is raising funds for […]