The powerplant kit for the RV-12, the last in a series of six kits to complete Van’s Aircraft’s latest design, is now available. Van’s Aircraft began taking orders for the RV-12 Powerplant Kits at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, company officials report. “By Tuesday evening, we had received orders for all of the […]
FAA and NATCA reach labor agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), have concluded a mediation process that has produced a landmark labor agreement. After years of strained relations, the joint decision to engage in mediation was an important first step, and today’s proposed agreement represents a milestone on the final […]
More job cuts at Hawker Beechcraft
Just hours after several of the state’s top politicians spoke at the General Aviation Jobs for Arkansas Forum, one of the forum’s hosts released a letter to employees about further cuts to staffing and benefits. According to a story in Arkansas Business: Hawker Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., sent a letter to employees Wednesday stating […]
AirVenture on YouTube
Couldn’t make it to Oshkosh this year? Check out this video that was just posted on YouTube.
New FAA administrator on user fees, TSA
Worried about user fees? New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt isn’t. “I don’t see anybody rushing to user fees,” he told a packed crowd at AirVenture last month. But, he added, “we need a solution” to a drop in the funds that fuel the aviation system. “The harsh reality is that with the downturn in the […]
West Star Aviation expands in Dallas
West Star Aviation, Inc. is in the final stages of a expansion and facilities consolidation at its Dallas Love Field (KDAL) location. The renovated 50,000-square-foot facility consolidates all activities offered at the original location, and includes new pilot lounges, planning areas, secure storage, technical shop space and other improvements. The Dallas location specializes in maintenance […]
STC in works for DeltaHawk-powered SR20
DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. and LoPresti Speed Merchants have begun work on a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to install a DeltaHawk Turbo-Diesel engine in a Cirrus SR20. The SR20 will be the first aircraft certified with the DeltaHawk engine. The Jet-A -fueled DeltaHawk Turbo-Diesel engine has the highest power-to-weight ratio of any aero-diesel engine, according to […]
FAA criticized over stimulus projects
The Transportation Department’s inspector general is questioning why two tiny villages in Alaska are getting $28 million in stimulus airport funding, more than New York and many other big cities, as part of a broader critique of the way the department is managing its piece of the economic-stimulus plan, according to a story in the […]
Museum launches virtual tour
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has launched a free museum tour podcast on its website The podcast acts as virtual tour, according to museum officials. A map of the museum galleries, called a pod map, shows the arrangement of aircraft with “hotspots” on which more information such as the audio podcast, images […]