MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – “It’s a normal search and rescue mission,” said Lt. Col. John Henderson of Civil Air Patrol’s role in the search for missing Malaysia Airline Flight 370. Henderson, a radar analyst for the U.S. Air Force’s 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron (RADES) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is vice commander […]
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TBM 900 unveiled
DAHER-SOCATA has unveiled the newest member in its TBM family of single-engine turboprop business aircraft – the TBM 900. Developed during a more than three-year program involving 160,000 research and development hours, along with 200 hours of flight testing, the TBM 900 has been certified and will be ready for deliveries beginning this month, according […]
Honoring 50 years of flight for ‘Steady Ed’
Fifty years were put into context for Semiahmoo. Wash., pilot Ed Brown recently when he was awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the FAA. According to a report at NorthernLight.com, Brown, 76, has been in the flying business since the early ’60s. His career began in the cockpit of an Ercoupe but eventually landed […]
Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference is April 5
Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference is April 5 ROMEOVILLE—Find out how to launch a career in aviation at the 2014 Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference from 10 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, April 5 in the Lewis University Harold E. White Aviation Center located on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Informational sessions include various careers […]
ZuluLog.com acquires BlackBox Aviation Systems
NEW YORK — An agreement has been reached in which ZuluLog will purchase substantially all of BlackBox Aviation System’s assets related to its aviation record-keeping business. Under the terms of the agreement, BlackBox Aviation’s existing customer base for its aviation logbook services will be migrated to ZuluLog’s cloud-based service. After the transition, BlackBox’s users will […]
Bahamas Pilot Challenge winners revealed
Internet aviation retailer PilotMall.com has announced the winners of the 2013 Bahamas Pilot Challenge conducted for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Pilot Mall founder Neil Glazer, one of 13 Bahamas Flying Ambassadors who promote aviation tourism to the islands, administered the contest for North American flyers. More than 100 pilots entered the challenge seeking prizes […]
MIT researchers seek your help with study
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s International Center for Air Transportation is studying the impact of ADS-B traffic and weather services — and they want your input. According to the MIT researchers, the goal of the study is to determine how general aviation pilots value and use these services. ADS-B — […]
FAA advances UND in its Safety Management System program
You’ve seen them on the boss’s bookshelf: Unwieldy binders stuffed with safety rules and regulations, the kind no one reads until report time. That’s the standard joke. But at the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace), safety across all professions and departments is no joke. “It’s a deeply ingrained […]
Goodyear unveils new blimp, launches contest to find name
AKRON, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company recently unveiled an all-new, state-of-the-art version of its world-famous icon, the Goodyear Blimp. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable, according to company officials.The new blimp was introduced to media, Goodyear associates and dealers at an event held at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake hangar in […]