With the House Energy and Commerce Committee mulling its 900-plus-page climate change bill, Helicopter Association International is warning operators that they could find themselves facing a stiff carbon tax. Under the House legislation, HAI explained, oil companies would be responsible for emissions created by the fuels they produce, and those costs would be passed down […]
Eclipse asset auction in June?
The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation could occur on June 24, Mike Press, owner of an Eclipse 500 and president and CEO of Single Pilot Jet Management, told Matt Thurber for the May 26 AINonline newsletter. Press and Eclipse depositor Mason Holland have formed a company, now named Eclipse Aerospace, to […]
AiRMET Weather website enhanced
Air Routing International (ARI) has developed customer interface enhancements, including updated weather graphics, on the AiRMET Weather website. The AiRMET Weather website is a comprehensive weather resource for subscribers. AiRMET offers users a wide range of worldwide weather charts including looping flight level winds, infrared and visible satellite images, and significant weather charts, which are […]
Destin Jet now open at DTS
With a 6,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art terminal, hangar facilities, maintenance and flight school, the new FBO at Florida’s Destin Airport (DTS) opened for business last week. Construction of Destin Jet began in August 2006 with the hangar portion of the project completed in November 2008. The private terminal building was completed in April 2009. For more information: […]
Tour Air Force One
Air Force One, the Flying White House, is fully described in photos and art in a laminated folder released recently by Scarfo Productions LLC, publishers of earth and space science material. The laminated folder is packed with photos, information, and illustrations on the highly customized Boeing 747-200B, which is used and maintained by the U. […]
Flightline First grand opening slated
On May 28, Flightline First will present its new headquarters to all of New Orleans at its grand opening. The facility at Lakefront Airport – in the works for two years – is the only completed new airport project in New Orleans since hurricane Katrina. The $1.5 million renovation of the art deco style structure […]
Fantasy of Flight adds World War II torpedo bomber
A TBM Avenger, a World War II torpedo bomber like the one once flown by former President George H. W. Bush, has joined the collection of rare and vintage aircraft at Fantasy of Flight near Polk City, Florida. Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks piloted the nearly 70-year-old aircraft on its flight from Miami, where […]
Aviation groups fight airport badging rule
Five aviation associations have asked the Department of Homeland Security to scrap a Transportation Security Administration directive that would require badging and background checks for everyone with unescorted access to secure areas of commercial airports, Aviation News reported on May 26. Their appeal came as the industry faces a June 1 deadline to meet the […]
A new airport in Virginia?
A committee charged with studying whether Virginia’s James City County should go into the airport business has recommended that the county should build a new airport rather than buy and operate the existing Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport, the Newport News Daily Press reported on May 27. The Community Airport Committee, formed to determine how important the Williamsburg-Jamestown […]