The Chattanooga Airport’s new 9,000-square-foot FBO facility, managed by Wilson Air Center, was recently awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program. According to officials at Wilson Air Center, the FBO is the only aviation terminal in the world to receive platinum certification, […]
New president for Bremerton Pilots Association
James D. (Jim) Posner has been elected president of the Bremerton Pilots Association in Washington state. Taking over the post from Don Dicksion, Posner has been a private pilot since 1966, earning his instrument rating in 1975. He owns a Beechcraft Bonanza. Jim’s professional career was as a principal of an information technology consulting firm […]
Reding joins FlightSafety
Bob Reding has joined FlightSafety International as senior advisor to the CEO. Reding has led and contributed to the management and operation of several airlines during his 30 years in the industry. He was most recently Executive Vice President-Operations, for AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. He also served as Senior Vice President-Technical […]
Auto-darkening welding helmet debuts
The new Tweco WeldSkill auto-darkening welding helmet features four sensors and can be used in both weld mode and grind mode. The helmet has a viewing area of 3.86” x 1.69”, weighs 16 oz., and uses solar power to eliminate the need to change batteries. Suggested retail price is $129. When switching from light-to-dark, the […]
LightSquared to cut 45% of its jobs
Billionaire Philip Falcone’s LightSquared wireless venture is cutting 45% of its jobs — about 150 positions — after the Federal Communications Commission rejected its plan to start operating, after finding that the proposed network interferes with GPS signals, according to a Bloomberg News report. Company officials said the move was intended to reduce costs while […]
FAA bill allows fuel reimbursement for volunteer pilots
Buried in the long-term authorization for the FAA is a provision that will make pilots who fly charitable medical flights happy. The provision allows a pilot to accept reimbursement from a volunteer pilot organization for the fuel costs associated with a flight to provide transportation for an individual or organ for medical purposes. The bill […]
NextGen contracts over budget, behind schedule
More than one-third of the 30 contracts critical to building the Next Generation Air Transportation System, commonly known as NextGen, are over budget, while half are delayed, according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek story on a new Government Accountability Office report. The GAO report notes that 11 of the 30 contracts exceed projected costs by a […]
Coradine launches LogTen Pro Universal
Coradine Aviation Systems has introduced a universal version of its flagship product, LogTen Pro. “With the incredible success of the iPad and iPhone, many of our customers have been purchasing both the iPad and iPhone versions of LogTen Pro separately to ensure they had their logbook data accessible at all times, whatever device they happen […]
Doolittle Raiders events sold out
Tickets for the April 19 luncheon and banquet and April 20 luncheon with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders during their upcoming reunion have been sold out. Those who mailed in order forms that were not able to be processed will be notified by phone and their payment will be returned, said officials with the National Museum […]