Aviation Development Group of Denver has begun construction of the first building in a multi-phase hangar complex at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) in Chesterfield, Missouri. The project will supply a mix of corporate and executive box hangars designed to accommodate everything from single-engine piston aircraft to mid-size corporate jets. Each hangar will include […]
CAP partners with FAA for safety training
The Civil Air Patrol has established a safety education partnership with the FAA that will provide CAP members with automatic education credits for completing safety education within the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program. The WINGS program is designed to address accident-causing issues that plague the general aviation community. The FAA hopes the program will help […]
Santa to help celebrate first flight
On Dec. 17, the 108th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ famous first flight, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in an airplane to kick-off the Museum of Flight’s annual Wright Spirit Holiday event in Seattle. The pair will fly-in via a classic de Havilland Beaver floatplane at 10 a.m.After greeting well-wishers outside, the couple will […]
Wright brothers historian to speak at LSA Expo
Darrell Collins, chief historian and interpreter at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina, will tell the remarkable story of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s 1911 flight that lasted 9 minutes and 45 seconds and is regarded as the first soaring flight at next month’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. Collins is on […]
DOT, FAA intervention sought in avgas case
California aviation businesses, sued at the state level and facing possible stiff fines for selling or distributing leaded avgas, want the U.S. Department of Transportation to intervene in the case and assert federal jurisdiction over regulation of the fuel, according to a report at AOPA.org, which notes that National Air Transportation Association President James Coyne […]
OnTime2 launches in App Store
Coradine Aviation Systems’ new Trip Planning App has been approved by Apple and is available for purchase in the App store. OnTime 2.0 is a universal App, working on both the iPhone and iPad and gives pilots fast and flexible trip planning, company officials said. With OnTime 2.0, pilots select departure and arrival airport, enter […]
Thunderbirds to perform at Sun ’n Fun
The United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds military jet demonstration team will appear at next year’s Sun ’n Fun. The 2012 Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo will be held March 27-April 1 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Florida. “Sun ’n Fun is honored and excited to hear that the world […]
TUL FBO joins Avfuel network
United States Aviation at Oklahoma’s Tulsa International Airport has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. The FBO prides itself on its quick turns, according to company officials. “The goal of our FBO is to quick turn your aircraft in eight to 12 minutes,” said Michael Curtis, FBO manager. The FBO also offers pilots and passengers […]
Angel MedFlight donates flight to bring brain injury patient back to U.S.
After being struck by a car in the Virgin Islands, a severely injured Long Island woman is back in New York, thanks to the efforts of her mother, Congressman Tim Bishop and Angel MedFlight. Kelly Breem suffered a traumatic brain injury Nov. 14 when she was hit by a car while crossing a street on […]