Terry Jones has been named engineering manager at Twin Commander Aircraft LLC. He will be responsible for maintaining the airworthiness of the fleet through coordination with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office that has jurisdiction over Twin Commander Aircraft. He will also lead engineering efforts to develop new products and generate continued airworthiness documents including service […]
Forty years of the Concorde
Former Concorde Captains Peter Duffey and John Hutchinson will share their supersonic experiences during a presentation at Seattle’s Museum of Flight Sept. 19. The two pilots represent decades at the helm of the airliners. In 1975 Duffey was chosen as one of eight pilots to form a nucleus group to bring Concorde into service with […]
Piper awarded TC-ODA
The FAA has awarded Piper Aircraft, Inc. with Type Certificate Organization Designation Authorization (TC-ODA), which gives the Vero Beach, Fla.-based company the authority to act on behalf of the FAA in the approval of airplane designs and certification to FAA standards of airworthiness. TC-ODA is similar to the previous FAA standard, Delegation Option Authorization (DOA) […]
30,000 jobs lost so far in 2009
Aviation Week recently released the results of its 2009 Workforce Study, which show a continued decline in the aerospace and defense industry’s workforce. Produced in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Hitachi Consulting, the report analyzes workforce issues, trends and opportunities. […]
Mission aviation hitches a ride on the Space Shuttle
Astronaut Patrick Forrester is taking a bit of missionary history onboard Space Shuttle “Discovery,” which is scheduled for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center Aug. 25. The item comes from martyred missionary pilot Nate Saint’s Piper PA-14, which is on display at the headquarters of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Nampa, Idaho. Saint and four other […]
GA shouldn’t be grounded by fees
One industry that has emerged in Texas as an economic contributor in an otherwise bleak time is general aviation, according to a guest column in the Waco (Texas) Tribune Herald by Roger Van Horn, mayor of Nacogdoches and a member of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. He points to evidence in Waco, where Texas […]
New Eclipse to open Sept. 1
Eclipse Aerospace is expected to open its doors in Albuquerque Sept. 1, marking the first step in reviving bankrupt Eclipse Aviation, according to a story in the Albuquerque Journal. A bankruptcy court judge in Delaware approved the sale of the defunct jet maker’s assets to Charleston, S.C.-based Eclipse Aerospace for $40 million Aug. 20. The […]
King Schools promotes Knuttila to senior vp
King Schools, Inc. has promoted Barry Knuttila to senior vice president of marketing and technology. For the past seven years he has been responsible for King Schools’ technology organization and oversaw the expansion of King’s software development, technical support, quality assurance, and information systems departments. Knuttila has been a pilot for 29 years and holds […]
Tempest introduces shorter oil filter
Tempest has introduced its Dash II oil filter in response to customer demand for a shorter version of the Tempest oil filter. The Dash II is 5/16-inches shorter than other filters, making it the shortest on the market, according to company officials. It has all the features of the Tempest oil filter, including a magnetic […]