The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that small businesses with deductions exceeding their income in 2008 can use a new net operating loss tax provision to get a refund of taxes paid in prior years. This new provision, found in the 2009 Recovery Act, provides relief for small businesses by extending the maximum carryback period […]
Aerox oxygen mask receives industry’s only TSO
The FAA has issued Aerox a TSO for its medium altitude oxygen mask. Aerox is the only manufacturer to produce and hold a TSO for this type of mask, which is certified for use up to 25,000 feet, according to company officials. This mask can be used as a direct replacement for any mask certified […]
Girls With Wings trains to inspire
Girls With Wings is looking for women who are active in aviation, professionally or as an avocation, to participate in a training session to be held at Andover Elementary School, near Minneapolis, on May 26. Attendees will learn how to present interactive and inspirational events for girls in the 1st thru 12th grades, while sharing […]
SimCom offers shorter CJ captain training course
SimCom now offers an eight-day, one-person CitationJet (CJ) captain initial training course. The course prepares the pilot to take a check ride in eight days rather than 14 as offered in SimCom’s standard course. Customized one-on-one instruction maximizes daily learning and provides the pilot the same content as in the longer course, according to SimCom […]
GAMA’s Bunce to address Atlanta Aero Club
Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, will be the featured speaker at the May 21 meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club, where he will discuss the global outlook for general aviation manufacturing Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Bunce and his staff travel worldwide to promote general aviation to national leaders and […]
An LSA Jamboree for the mid-Atlantic
The Mid Atlantic Pilots Association of Little Falls, NJ, is sponsoring an “LSA Jamboree” at Essex County Airport (CDW) in Fairfield, NJ, on July 17 and 18. This is the second LSA Jamboree to be held by the 52-year-old organization. On the Friday, starting at 4 p.m., the Jamboree will feature LSA exhibits, a buffet, […]
AOPA warns user fees on Obama agenda
Information about the Obama Administration’s budget proposal for the FAA, released May 13, makes it clear that the White House seeks a fundamental change in the funding of our nation’s aviation system, an AOPA news release warned. While seeking authority to spend billions of dollars from the general fund for other modes of transportation, the […]
NASA selects Aeronautics Scholarship recipients
NASA has chosen 25 graduate and undergraduate students to receive the agency’s Aeronautics Scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year, it said on May 12. The recipients were selected from hundreds of applications to the program, which is in its second year. The scholarship program is designed to aid students enrolled in fields of study with […]
Cessna’ Pelton says ‘Our focus stands firm’
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO said the current meltdown in business aviation activity is the most profound in many years but it must be kept in perspective when discussing the global role of business aviation, according to an article by Molly McMillan in The Wichita Eagle, May 12. Pelton’s remarks were made on the […]