GulfCoast Supply, a metal roofing manufacturer and supplier in the state of Florida, has become the newest tenant at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). The airport facility will be used for manufacturing and distribution of the company’s products, according to Mike Willingham, executive director of Sebring Airport Authority. Company officials note that, over time, up to […]
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New airport opens in Texas
A new airport has opened in Texas: Liberty Hill Air Ranch (XS12), located just northwest of Austin. The airport began as a flight training facility back in the mid-1980s, according to officials with the Texas Aviation Association. In 2012, private funding launched Liberty Hill Ranch, a new airport in a gated community. It has a 10,000-square-foot […]
RFP for El Monte hangar space issued
American Airports Corporation has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a 10-year Hangar Lease Agreement at El Monte Airport in El Monte, Calif. Proposals will be received until 3 p.m. PDT, Dec. 10, 2013, at American Airports Corporation, 2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 650 East, Santa Monica, Calif.
Barrington Irving receives Brewer Trophy for Aviation Education
Barrington Irving was recently presented the National Aeronautic Association‘s Frank G. Brewer Trophy for Aviation Education for “significant contributions of enduring value to aerospace education in the United States.” Irving was raised in Miami’s inner city, surrounded by crime, poverty, and failing schools. But he beat the odds to become the youngest person and only […]
CAPACG partners with FAA’s PEGASAS
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — CAPACG, a provider of aviation Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) solutions, is becoming an industry partner with the Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS), the FAA’s new Center of Excellence for General Aviation. “The mission of PEGASAS is to enhance general aviation safety, accessibility, and sustainability by creating […]
New chairman for Aspen Avionics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Aspen Avionics reports that Dr. John B. “Jack” Mowell has been elected as chairman of the board. Mowell, a Tallahassee, Florida resident, is a business executive in the fields of aviation, life sciences and oil and gas. He became an investor in the company and joined the Aspen board of directors Oct. […]
The final toast
By ROBERT JAQUES For three of the four surviving Doolittle Raiders, the time finally came to offer a final toast to the memories of their comrades on Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The three Raiders in attendance were Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the co-pilot on plane […]
GAMA hails passage of Revitalization Act, bill moves on to Obama for signature
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is celebrating the passage of the Small Airplane Revitalization Act, H.R. 1848, by the U.S. House of Representatives. Introduced in the House by U.S. Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) in May — along with other original co-sponsors Congressmen Sam Graves (R-MO), Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Rick Nolan (D-MN) […]
Blakey to receive Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
Marion Blakey has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Established in 1948 by the National Aeronautic Association to honor the memory of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the trophy is awarded annually to a living American for “significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States.” Since […]