Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft, the online newsletter AIN Alerts reported on June 5. In a letter sent on June 2, Hawker Beech vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal informed company employees about three mandatory furlough periods-June 29 to July 2, November 23 […]
Flying car soars through flight testing
Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Dubbed “The Flying Car,” the Transition completed its first flight March 5 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of […]
Transport Canada delays 406 mHz ELT requirement
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has advised the Aircraft Electronics Association that the minister of transport, the Hon. John Baird, has decided TCCA should “pursue further consultation with industry on its 406 mHz ELT regulation.” TCCA had proposed the mandatory installation of 406 mHz emergency locator transmitters aboard Canadian-registered aircraft and foreign-registered aircraft operating in Canadian […]
Flying Magazine sold
Flying, the oldest continuously publishing aviation magazine in the United States, has been sold to the U.S. division of Swedish-based Bonnier Group. Flying, originally called Popular Flying, began publishing shortly after Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic flight in 1927. Flying is part of a five-title sale by Hachette Filipacchi Media Group, a division of French-based Lagardere. It […]
Another Dauntless to be recovered from Lake Michigan
A World War II Navy dive bomber that flew out of Pearl Harbor will be recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan on June 19, if all goes as planned. It is to be restored and, eventually, returned to Hawaii, where it will go on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum at Ford Island, where […]
Murkowski Alaska Aviation Bill supports GA
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced legislation designed to protect and improve important aviation programs in Alaska, including an exemption that would allow the Iditarod Air Force to accept cost deferments for flying in support of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, according to a June 3 press release from her office. Murkowski’s Alaska […]
New forecast products from DTC DUAT
DTC, one of the two Direct User Access Terminal (DUAT) vendors, has recently added several new forecast graphic products to its graphic product offerings. Each new forecast product allows the overlay of a route of flight. The following products, each animated and forecasted over a nine-hour period, have been added: The Satellite graphic provides forecast […]
Hartzell three-blade Scimitar Top Prop with de-icing system for Cessna T210L
Owners of the popular turbocharged Cessna T210L Centurion with propeller de-ice can now install one of Hartzell Propellers newest three-blade Scimitar Top Props, with a fully compatible propeller de-ice system. The Hartzell factory-installed electro-thermal de-ice boots, as well as new propeller de-ice kits, enhance the company’s existing STC coverage for those aircraft that were originally […]
Power Flow introduces tuned exhaust system for Cardinal RG
Power Flow Systems has received FAA approval for the tuned exhaust system it developed for the Cessna Cardinal RG. Flight tests revealed that Cardinal RGs can expect a 3 to 7 knot increase in cruise speed, up to 20% improvement in rate of climb, and fuel savings of up to 1.5 gph at normal cruise […]