The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will hold its free Crash Course 2009 Safety Workshop March 10 in Bedford, Mass. Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation director, will discuss “Wrecks in the City,” about the challenges of urban flight and what transpires when an aircraft goes down in a city or neighborhood and the […]
New Orleans Lakefront Airport celebrates 75th anniversary
For four days in February of 1934, New Orleans and the State of Louisiana celebrated the dedication of Shushan Airport, on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Renamed New Orleans Airport in 1940, then New Orleans Lakefront Airport in 1964, it was the first combined land-sea air terminal in the United States, featuring one of […]
Catlin, W. Brown team on insurance
W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services now underwrites general aviation insurance on behalf of Catlin US, the U.S. arm of Catlin Group Ltd., an international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer. General aviation coverages to be underwritten by W. Brown & Associates on behalf of Catlin US include hull, liability, aircraft products liability, airport liability, ground-based-liability […]
API tapped as battery dealer
Aerospace Products International, Inc. (API) has been tapped by Saft as a distributor for its aviation batteries. Saft manufactures nickel-cadmium batteries for all types of aircraft. Saft officials said they selected API based on its internationally growing corporate/business and general aviation markets. For more information: 888-API-24X7 or APIWorldwide.com.
Europe mandates ADS-B five years ahead of FAA
The European Commission has issued a Eurocontrol notice of proposed rulemaking (ENPRM) mandating ADS-B after Feb. 5, 2015. At that time, all aircraft operating in European airspace must transmit ADS-B Out signals and meet Eurocontrol’s enhanced mode-S surveillance standards. Although still in the public comment stage, the final rule is expected late next year. Broadly […]
CBAA convention slated
The 48th annual convention of the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) will be held in Montreal May 27-29. This year’s theme is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. The 2009 convention headquarters is Fairmont’s The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, with the trade show and static display hosted by Skyservice Business Aviation, […]
NTSB finds maintenance problems in Nascar crash
The National Transportation Safety Board had determined that a July 2007 accident in Sanford, Fla., which killed the two people aboard the airplane and three on the ground, was caused by a series of poor decisions by Nascar‘s flight department management and the pilots who flew the accident aircraft. The Cessna 310R, operated by Nascar’s […]
Aerospace entrepreneurs, venture capitalists to meet at Oshkosh
The University of Wisconsin’s Council for Innovation is bringing together innovators and venture capitalists for a two-day event on the UW Oshkosh campus, May 13 and 14. AeroInnovate will allow innovators and entrepreneurs in the aerospace industry to network and pitch their products and services to individuals looking to invest in such ventures, according to […]
Connecticut airport threatened by legislation
A bill in the Connecticut state legislature threatens continued use of Runway 6/24 at Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), according to the Connecticut Business Aviation Group and NBAA. If passed, S.B. 563, introduced by State Senator Dan Debicella (D-21), would prevent the addition of an engineered material arresting system (EMAS) to Runway 6/24 by extending a […]