In honor of Women in Aviation day, the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, has invited Col. Virginia Thompson and aviation artist Sharon Rajnus to speak on Saturday, March 7. Thompson, who joined the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in 1968, was the first female commander of a wing in the CAP’s Pacific Region, […]
FAA names safety executives
FAA Acting Administrator Lynne Osmus recently made several key personnel changes in the agency’s aviation safety organization. Peggy Gilligan was named the new associate administrator for aviation safety. Gilligan has served as deputy assistant administrator for aviation safety since July 1995. Previously, she was chief of staff for four FAA administrators, served in the chief […]
EAA names Tom Poberezny as chairman
The Experimental Aircraft Association has appointed Tom Poberezny as chairman of the board, it said on March 4. EAA’s founder and long-time chairman, Paul Poberezny, 87, stepped down as chairman a few days earlier. The younger Poberezny will continue his current duties as president while also assuming the chairman’s role, the organization’s announcement said. Tom […]
Yingling offers self-serve refueling
Yingling Aviation at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport now offers a self-service refueling station for users of 100LL. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the fuel pump will provide the 100LL for piston-engine aircraft at rates that are lower than full-service charges, according to FBO officials. Operating much the same way an automotive self-service […]
New FBO opens at OLM
Jorgensen Air Service, a full-service FBO and flight school, has opened at Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) in Washington state. Jorgensen Air offers 100LL/JetA fuel service, fixed wing and helicopter flight training, as well as ground school. Charter and scenic flights, aircraft maintenance and catering also are available. JAS is an authorized FAA chart agent. Debbie […]
Safe Flight Instrument wins Innovation of the Year award
Based on its recent analysis of the general aviation market, Frost & Sullivan has given Safe Flight Instrument Corp. the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award. Safe Flight manufactures several safety devices, such as a stall warning system that sounds an alarm when airflow over the wings has slowed […]
AAE launches new service
American Aerospace Engineering has launched a new service, the AAE Advantage, where clients can bring their work into AAE’s office in White Salmon, Wash., to be evaluated and given any potential solutions that the AAE team may come up with. Clients also can take advantage of this service using a webcam, company officials note. For […]
Mentoring program for female engineering students debuts
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has begun a peer mentoring program to help young women aspiring to become engineers transition from high school through the first year of college. The program, called FIRST (Female Initiatives: Reaching Success Together), is funded by a grant from Boeing. It provides tutoring in math and physics, special activities, and mentoring to […]
EAA Sweepstakes airplane on display at Sebring
If you thought the Sebring airport was busy during the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in January, wait until the Twelve Hours of Sebring auto race, March 21, when the airport aprons will be packed with business jets and other aircraft in support of the race teams. All of those visitors will have a chance to […]