The first Endeavor Awards welcomes popular airshow performer Sean Tucker to the Host Committee of the gala event. Tucker joins another legendary aviator Clay Lacy; Endeavour Astronaut Scott Parazynski and his fellow astronauts; and Hollywood luminaries Robert Zemeckis and Ed Asner as they honor the true heroes of flying, the individuals and organizations who […]
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Air Race attracts international competitors
The 38th Air Race Classic will begin accepting entries Jan. 2 for the annual transcontinental air race. More than 100 female pilots compete each year. The Air Race Classic, Inc. (ARC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating current and future women pilots while increasing public awareness of general aviation. The annual ARC attracts competitors from […]
Mineral Wells Airport adds link taxiway
MINERAL WELLS, Texas — A new taxiway has been constructed by the City of Mineral Wells to link the airport’s 6,000 foot and 4,000 foot runways to three businesses, a 54-acre tarmac and dozens of acres of adjacent raw land that is available for development. Part of the large tarmac will be available for the construction […]
CPS slated Rotax classes
California Power Systems (CPS) has released its Spring 2014 Rotax class schedule. The Rotax 2 Stroke Service Course is for technicians wanting to rebuild or maintain all water-cooled and air-cooled 2-stroke Rotax aircraft engines. Emphasis is on students being able to perform a complete engine rebuild with failure analysis and a focus on preventative maintenance. […]
Rare Rutan aircraft donated to the Institute for Aerospace Education
By SaVannah Rash Spirits were high at the Mayer household in Nelson County on Saturday, Nov. 2. Students from all across Kentucky were scrambling in frenzied excitement over the generous donation made by John Mayer to the Institute for Aerospace Education, a rare Rutan Defiant. While the incomplete plane was being loaded onto a series […]
America’s first airplane factory reappears
After nearly a century in obscurity, America’s first airplane factory began to reappear in 2013 as demolition crews peeled away surrounding buildings in Dayton, Ohio. The original Wright Company factory began to emerge on the 54-acre, former Delphi Home Avenue plant in west Dayton as demolition crews razed other buildings to prepare the site for […]
Budget deal could be good news for FAA — and GA
Shortly before leaving for winter recess, congressional leaders reached a budget agreement that could be good news for the FAA — and general aviation, according to a report at AOPA.org. The budget deal, reached between Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), does not contain any user fees for general aviation. And while […]
Landmark Aviation OAK earns DCA access approval
Landmark Aviation’s Oakland International Airport (OAK) location has received Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) approval. The California FBO can now serve as a gateway for authorized DASSP operators wishing to fly directly into DCA. “We are excited to offer this additional service, making travel more convenient for our customers […]
Textron to acquire Beechcraft
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cessna’s parent company, Textron, has reached an agreement to purchase all outstanding equity interests in Beech Holdings, LLC, the parent of Beechcraft Corp., for approximately $1.4 billion in cash. Beechcraft Corporation reported an $1.8 billion in revenues in 2013, following its emergence earlier this year from bankruptcy. With more than 36,000 aircraft […]