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 […]
Las Vegas McCarran runway closure continues
The Las Vegas McCarran (LAS) Runway 25L/7R construction closure continues, according to a notice from NBAA. The runway is expected to return to service on or near May 1. In the meantime, arrival on Runways 1L and 25R and departure Runways 1R and 1L provides the greatest capacity and should be used if at all […]
Monitoring of 121.5 distress signals terminated
Readers of GeneralAviationNews.com are reminded that satellite monitoring of distress signals emitted by 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) ended Feb. 1. On that date the Cospas-Sarsat Organization – an international search and rescue program that provides service to the United States – terminated processing of distress signals on the 121.5 mHz frequency. Now only […]
Wisconsin celebrates Centennial of Flight
Wisconsin plans to celebrate its Centennial of Flight this year with a series of events sponsored by the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF), including construction of a quarter-scale model Curtiss “Warner” Flyer similar to the one that first flew in Wisconsin in 1909. WAHF has joined with EAA Chapter 60 of Beloit, Wisconsin, for […]
Free website highlights emergency landing sites
Emergency Runways has launched EmergencyRunways.com for private pilots looking for a place to land in the event of an emergency. “The idea for the emergency runway website came to me about a year ago,” said Craig Maiman, an electrical engineer and glider pilot. “I thought why not use the power of the Internet to build […]