A new congressional caucus to help ensure the future of general aviation, founded and co-chaired by Reps. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) and Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), is picking up steam as members of Congress in key aviation-related committees add their names to the ranks of those supporting GA, according to a May 4 news release from the […]
Mayors tell Obama of GA benefits to towns, economy
On May 6, mayors and county executives from across the country will release an open letter to President Barack H. Obama explaining to him the crucial importance that general aviation provides to small towns and local economies. Nearly 70 civic officials have signed the letter. Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer also renewed his invitation to the […]
Florida Sales & Use Tax reform stalls – again
Despite the best efforts of several state and national aviation advocacy groups, it appears that general aviation sales and use tax reform legislation has stalled in the Florida State Senate for the second year in a row. Proposals H.B. 51 and S.B. 300 would allow non-Florida residents who recently bought aircraft to visit Florida for […]
Aviation groups help wounded veterans
The Morristown Aviation Association, Teterboro Users Group and Westchester Aviation Association are working with Customs and Border Protection to raise money for the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans. The groups’ donations will be used to buy wheelchairs for veterans in need, which will be presented to them on June 28 at Central Park in […]
QUIKR makes its debut
A new Light Sport Aircraft, the P&M QUIKR (pronounced “quicker”) made its debut at Sun ‘n Fun. The certified S-LSA weigh-shift-control aircraft is manufactured in England by P&M Aviation LTD, and imported and distributed by P&M Aviation USA of Cedartown, Georgia. The ASTM-compliant aircraft is touted by company officials as a “no-nonsense, high-speed touring aircraft.” […]
University picks Remos for training
LSAs have arrived – and they are here to stay. That’s the message from Corvin Huber, president of Remos, which just announced that FIT Aviation, LLC, a part of the Florida Institute of Technology, has added new Remos GX aircraft to its training fleet. “This is a small step for FIT, but a large step […]
Stewart Systems goes global
Stewart Systems is expanding around the globe, with the upcoming opening of Stewart Systems Europe, as well as a distributorship in New Zealand and Australia. Stewart Systems Europe, led by Frank Vogels, is in France, while Mark Rollinson of Hunter Hills Aviation in New Zealand will cover New Zealand and Australia. For more information: StewartSystems.aero.
Bolen takes GA message to Fox News
In the most recent of his television interviews supporting business aviation, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen last week explained to FOX News viewers the importance of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities across the country. “This is an important business tool,” Bolen stated, “and whether a company is large or small, we want […]
Wichita machine shop invests in future
Not all is doom and gloom in Wichita’s aviation industry, according to a May 5 report by Chris Frank on the city’s ABC television station, KAKE. At least one supplier to Wichita’s aircraft industry, Cox Machine Inc., although dealing with the business cycle problems with which the entire industry is coping, is working toward future […]