FlightSafety International has named David Glass manager of the company’s Learning Center in Houston, Texas. “David has made a significant contribution to our centers in St. Louis and Toledo and we look forward to him returning to Houston as manager,” said Greg McGowan, Vice President, Operations. Glass joined FlightSafety in 2004 as an Instructor and […]
The flight planning battle continues
In the days before Christmas, the offices of FlightPrep at the Aurora State Airport in Oregon were inundated with calls — and not ones wishing happy holidays. Instead, the calls were from pilots angry that the company’s attempts to enforce its patent for online flight planning forced the closure of a popular flight planning website, […]
Freedom Flight prepares for takeoff
Beginning Jan. 15, two Able Flight pilots will fly more than 1,000 miles to meet with wounded veterans in four states to tell them how they can receive an Able Flight scholarship. Heather Schultz and Sean O’Donnell were paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injuries and both earned their pilot licenses with Able Flight scholarships. […]
Help solve a mystery about an aviation legend
Courtesy Aircraft, which sells warbirds, needs some help solving a mystery about an aviation legend: Howard Hughes. The company is selling a C-47 that was once owned by the Hughes Aircraft Co., but has little information about it. Here’s what company officials know: In 1932, Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Co. as a division of […]
Flight Design on hunt for new dealers; company prepares to debut four-seater
Light-Sport Aircraft market leader Flight Design is looking for additional professional organizations to represent the LSA as the country slowly emerges from two years of deep recession. Building on dealers added during the downturn, the new initiative includes both aircraft sales outlets and service centers for the entire United States and aims to better serve […]
Errors by air traffic controllers set record
Errors recorded by air traffic controllers have increased by 51% nationwide, according to a story in The Washington Post, which notes the FAA has cautioned that warning systems aboard more than 9,000 planes may not be keeping track of all the nearby planes in busy airspace. The record number of mistakes, according to the story, […]
Piper prepares for ‘unprecedented global push’
This past year, Piper Aircraft Inc. set the stage for an “unprecedented global push” in 2011, according to officials with the Vero Beach, Florida-based company. “During 2010, the first full year since Imprimis acquired Piper, the company made memorable and notable progress in a number of important areas,” said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. “We delivered […]
Jacksonville to rename three airports
In preparation for its 10-year anniversary next year, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) will rename three of the Florida city’s four airports as part of a new branding campaign: Cecil Field will become Cecil Airport, Herlong Airport will become Herlong Recreational Airport, and Craig Airport will be renamed Jacksonville Executive Airport (JAXEX). The goal of […]
Controllers join FAA advisory council
For the first time, a representative from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has been named to the FAA’s Management Advisory Council. NATCA President Paul Rinaldi joins other aviation leaders representing industry, education, government and labor on the council – a group designed to advise FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on a wide array of […]