About 5,000 EAA Young Eagles have enrolled in the Next Step program and are pursuing an interest in aviation beyond a first flight, according to officials with EAA and Sporty’s. Through the Next Step program, young people flown through the EAA Young Eagles program now have a clear pathway to participation in aviation, from a […]
New tower planned for FDK
More than $5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars will be used to build a new air traffic control tower at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) in Frederick, Md. “General aviation plays such an important role at all levels of our nation’s economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Recovery Act projects are helping […]
Air BP Aviation Services’ Mike Delk retires
As the general aviation community assembles in Atlanta for the 63rd National Business Aviation Association Meeting & Convention, one of the industry’s leaders is marking a milestone. After 40 years with the company his father founded as Valley Oil Co., which today is Air BP Aviation Services, Mike Delk has announced his retirement. While the […]
King Schools releases new RNAV course
King Schools has released a “RNAV-1 and -2” online pilot course. “This course provides all the general information required by AC 90-100A for pilot training and authorization for commercial operators, and is valuable to anyone planning to fly RNAV routes in the United States,” said John King, Co-Chairman of King Schools. “Delivering these courses over […]
Ross Aviation adds to its FBO network
Ross Aviation has acquired the assets of the FBO formerly operated by Ronson Aviation, Inc. at Trenton Mercer Airport in West Trenton, New Jersey. For the time being, the FBO will continue to operate as Ronson Aviation. This acquisition extends the Ross Aviation family of FBOs into the Northeast and broadens the company’s reach to […]
Duncan Aviation launches ‘chrome-free’ paint process
Duncan Aviation has launched a new green initiative with the introduction of its “chrome-free” paint process, which will be phased in at its Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., paint facilities during fourth quarter this year. Duncan Aviation partnered with Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings and Pantheon Enterprises to develop a new chrome-free paint process. Duncan Aviation […]
GlobalAir.com adds business directory
The Airport Resource Center, hosted by GlobalAir.com, now includes a tab for pilots and flight departments to find all companies on a particular airfield with one click of a mouse. The feature is powered by the GlobalAir.com aviation directory, which includes links and descriptions to thousands of services and companies. “Once again, we listened to […]
Romance in the air
Last weekend’s Fall Color Flight aboard EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor is one Jill Bowers will never forget. That’s because her boyfriend, Paul Reynebeau, proposed by asking EAA staffers to place a message on the taxiway at Wittman Regional Airport: “JILL, WILL U MARRY ME? -PAUL”. Read the full story here. (She said yes, by the way).
Lake Hood Seaplane Base: The center of Anchorage general aviation
Activity at Alaska’s Lake Hood Seaplane Base continues to buzz like a beehive, according to a recent blog post by Rob Stapleton at AlaskaDispatch.com. Lake Hood is the largest and most heavily populated seaplane base in the world. Over 1,000 aircraft, mainly general aviation, use the facility year-round, Stapleton reports, noting those who are lucky […]