Women in Aviation, International has selected the 2014 inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at WAI’s 25th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 6-8, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, March […]
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Red Bull Air Race adds stop in Croatia
With the Red Bull Air Race about to return to the skies in February, an eighth race has been added to the 2014 calendar as the series makes a first-ever stop in the Croatian town of Rovinj on the Adriatic Sea near Slovenia, Austria and Italy, on April 12-13. The announcement of the eighth stop […]
Lee Aerospace re-acquires Triumph Aerospace
WICHITA — Lee Aerospace is back. After 14 years as part of the Triumph Group, the aircraft window, sheet metal and composite structure operation known since 2000 as Triumph Aerospace Systems-WIchita was re-acquired by the firm’s founder and current president, Jim Lee, on Jan. 17. The “new” entity has revived its original brand and will again […]
Rich joins Stantec
Aviation engineer David Rich has joined the aviation team of design firm Stantec. A civil engineer by training now based in Stantec’s Boston office, Rich has spent the last 13-plus years focused on airport and airfield projects at a variety of commercial service and general aviation airports throughout the New England region. Rich’s experience includes […]
Do you have what it takes to be a missionary pilot?
By CHRIS BURGESS The Cessna 206 soared past the ridge and immediately plunged into a narrow canyon. Rocks melded into a reddish blur as the pilot-in-training aimed for a thin grass strip tucked amid the canyon walls. He relayed a mock mayday message into the radio before zooming past the airstrip and out of the […]
Hungry? Stop in at 68C any Friday
Iola is about 50 miles northwest of Oshkosh, Wis., and home to Central County Flyers Association. A good many have heard of their weekly, since 2002, Friday lunch gatherings. Year-round, pilots and non-pilots fly (or drive) to 68C for a hot meal prepared by Bill Kinsman. Cost is $8 for any member (who has paid a $10 life-time membership fee). For those of us less familiar with 68C, Barry Adams wrote a wonderful story titled, “Fridays at the fly-and-dine” for the Wisconsin State Journal. It is well worth the read. Friday’s menu is Chicken Tenders, french fries, salad, rolls, cake, coffee and milk. Soda is $.75 extra.
‘The Aviators’ soars to new heights in Season 5
The Aviators television series has just started production on Season 5. The series, which made its debut in the fall of 2010, has aired in the United States nearly 40,000 times to an average audience of 10 million PBS viewers each week. Today, the show airs in more than 100 countries, reaching 50 million viewers […]
Hamilton to be inducted into Colo. Hall of Fame
Dr. Penny Hamilton of Granby, Colorado will be inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame on March 20. In addition to being a pilot, Hamilton co-holds a world and national speed record with her husband Bill, has taught elementary and younger students about aviation as “Penny, The Pilot”, is a participant in the Colorado […]
Partnership for Corporate Aviation Training unveils new intiatives
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Partnership for Corporate Aviation Training, a non-profit organization, recently named new board members and officers, along with new initiatives and events. The sixth annual IA Renewal event will be March 11, while the sixth annual Smackdown will be held June 2-4. According to officials, as the partnership becomes more established, it […]