A team from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is conducting a three-day mission to Haiti to assess the status of the aviation infrastructure in the country following the Jan. 12 earthquake and to recommend a course of action for reconstruction and assistance, according to a report at AvStop.com. From March 9 to 11, ICAO […]
Big South Fork Airpark properties for sale
Big South Fork Airpark, an aviation and equestrian community adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area 50 miles north of Knoxville, Tenn., has completed Phase 1 of its development, with developers saying properties are now available for sale. Inspired by a love of flying and the pure beauty of the Big […]
Stuart Jet Center joins Avfuel network
Stuart Jet Center at Witham Field Airport (SUA) in Stuart, Florida, has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBO dealers. The alliance means that Avfuel now supplies fuel and services, assists with marketing and provides quality assurance support and training. As an Avfuel-branded dealer Stuart Jet Center also now offers the AVTRIP reward program on […]
The Tomcat Group takes off
Long-time aviation executive Charles (Chuck) Gumbert has launched The Tomcat Group, an aviation management consultancy based in Wichita. The Tomcat Group specializes in assisting organizations with operational turnarounds, strategic development and implementation, productivity and process improvement, strategic selling, cash management, new product introductions and senior level interim management, according to company officials. Gumbert said the […]
Aspen Avionics’ Canada STC expanded
Aspen Avionics, Inc., manufacturer of the Evolution Flight Display System, has received an amendment to the Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that grants installation approval of the system in Canada. The amended STC now enables all aircraft on Aspen’s Approved Model List (AML) of more than 700 aircraft to install the Evolution Primary Flight […]
Miller debuts Invision MPa Plus System
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced its Invision MPa Plus System with Alumination technology. Using a benchtop feeder, the system provides both push-pull and standard push wire feeding capabilities and MIG/pulsed MIG welding outputs for heavy industrial applications that use aluminum and a second wire type or wire diameter at a single welding station. Compared […]
Lindbergh as we rarely see him
Our fuels expert Ben Visser sent along a link to a really cool look back at a pivotal moment in aviation’s history. Win Perkins, a real estate appraiser who specializes in airport properties, has posted on his website a video he created of Charles Lindbergh’s famous and risky takeoff in the Spirit of St. Louis. […]
The danger of fatigue
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman recently encouraged the sleep research and healthcare community to continue their efforts to educate transportation policy makers of the dangers of fatigue in all modes of transportation. Speaking before the annual conference of the National Sleep Foundation in Washington, D.C., Hersman remarked that fatigue has been a […]
Oklahoma Aerospace Summit & Expo slated
The Oklahoma Aerospace Alliance will once again present the annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo, taking place June 1–4 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The summit will feature high-level executives, including the Director of Federal Acquisition Policy William Greenwalt from Lockheed Martin Corp., Senior Vice President Rick Stephens from the Boeing Co., […]