PPG Industries’ aerospace business has donated coatings used to repaint a B-26G Marauder bomber airplane now on display at the D-Day Museum at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. The aircraft honors a B-26 flown by Maj. David Dewhurst Jr., father of current Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. The Marauder was repainted in preparation for its […]
Donations sought for upkeep of La Fayette Flying Corps Memorial
From 1916 until 1918, the Escadrille Lafayette and La Fayette Flying Corps had served on practically every battlefront in France, downing 57 enemy aircraft and losing nine of its pilots in action. Despite its historic importance, the monument to America’s first combat aviators built in 1928 near Paris, France, has deteriorated in recent years. The […]
US Aviation launches new website, opens new hangar
US Aviation, an FBO at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas, has launched a new website to highlight its multi-million dollar expansion and growing list of services, including luxury concierge, gift and pilot shop, maintenance, avionics, flight training, and hangar leasing. Prominently displayed on the new website are current fuel prices, company officials said. At the […]
Air Elite Network established
Alliance Aviation Services (AAS) has become a founding member of the new Air Elite Network, which was formed following the announcement by ExxonMobil to exit the AVITAT FBO business. AAS teamed with representatives from other former AVITAT locations and World Fuel Services Corporation to develop a new FBO brand – the Air Elite Network. “We […]
New GM at West Star’s DAL facility
West Star Aviation recently appointed John Hayes General Manager at its Dallas facility located at Love Field Airport (DAL). Hayes brings over 33 years of experience in the aviation industry with him to West Star. Most recently, he was Director of Maintenance with Business Jet Access in Dallas. In addition, he has held positions with […]
First solo: Jim Craig
We recently asked pilots on our Facebook page to share the story of their first solos. Here’s our first entry from reader Jim Craig of Goose Creek, S.C.: My solo was a pleasant affair, very successful, but it presented me with some problems I had not seen in my limited flying — my instructor was […]
Indianapolis airports prepare for Super Bowl 2012
Super Bowl XLVI is a little more than two months away and airports around Indianapolis are preparing for the expected influx of traffic that will come with the Feb. 5 event. According to a report at AOPA.org, the Super Bowl XLVI Indianapolis host committee website includes a section dedicated specifically to general and corporate aviation.
Pipistrel plans flight training LSA
In response to what it calls aircraft priced beyond the reach of the average person or flight school, Pipistrel unveiled plans last week for the Alpha Trainer, a new, fully equipped Light-Sport Aircraft aimed at the commercial flight school/private owner markets and aggressively priced at just under $80,000. According to a report at EAA.org, the […]
Supreme Court hears pilot’s privacy case
Private pilot Stanmore Cooper and the federal government each did something wrong. Cooper, who lied on his medical, pleaded guilty for his actions and paid a $1,000 fine. Now he wants the government to pay. According to a Washington Times report, an attorney for Cooper, a pilot who is HIV-positive, conceded to the Supreme Court […]