The Bakersfield Flying Club has raised more than $3,000 for Honor Flight Kern County in Calif. The month-long fundraiser includes a Christmas party raffle, with prizes ranging from three hours of instruction in the club’s Redbird FMX motion simulator to a Foreflight-equipped iPad Mini, Garmin navigational watch, and a noise-cancelling headset. “We’re thrilled to be […]
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Stallion 51 to host Photography Workshop
3G Aviation Media and Stallion 51 Flight Operations will partner for an aviation photography workshop Jan. 24-26 at Stallion 51’s facilities at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. With the mantra of Learn – Plan – Execute – Develop, 3G Aviation Media will be instructing photographers on how best to plan their shoot, emphasizing the […]
Tickets now on sale for the Red Bull Air Races
Tickets for the Red Bull Air Race World Championship season are now on sale, as the races return after a three-year break. The 2014 schedule includes two U.S. based races, in Dallas/Fort Worth at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 6-7, and in Las Vegas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 11-12. A wide range […]
Travers & Associates acquires Aviation Insurance Services
ST. LOUIS — Travers & Associates has acquired Aviation Insurance Services in Tucson, Ariz. This is the 11th aviation insurance agency acquisition by Travers. The Arizona office will remain open. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. St. Louis-based Travers and Associates was founded by World War II Naval aviator Captain Bob Travers. Now including […]
Shell unveils lead-free avgas
Shell revealed today that it has developed a lead-free replacement for 100LL. The lead-free formulation, which comes after 10 years of “exhaustive R&D, as well as successful initial testing” by two OEMs, will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process, according to company officials. “We are proud of this first for Shell Aviation,” said Xinsheng […]
Cascade Warbirds kick off scholarship program
Cascade Warbirds, a 20-year-old not-for-profit entity involved with historic military aircraft and those who crewed them, is kicking off its 2014 scholarship program. For several years, the Washington-state based organization has spent a portion of its budget on scholarships for youth between the ages of 16 and 21. “It is the goal of the Cascade […]
SocialFlight adds Facebook and Twitter integration
SocialFlight, a leading source for general aviation events and the power behind the General Aviation News calendar, has added Facebook and Twitter integration to the suite of SocialFlight web and mobile apps, promoting general aviation events to an unlimited social media audience worldwide. The new functionality allows SocialFlight users to publish any of the more […]
Doman joins Hillsboro Aviation
Hillsboro Aviation has tapped John Doman, former vice president of worldwide propeller aircraft sales for Cessna, to join its management team. Doman’s new position is director of business development for Hillsboro Aviation’s sales and service division. This division includes new and used aircraft sales, maintenance and avionics services, aircraft parts sales and fuel sales. Hillsboro […]
Pittsfield Municipal Airport cuts ribbon on new runway
Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) in Western Massachusetts officially cut the ribbon on its extended Runway 8-26, a $22.5-million project a long time in the making. New England-based aviation specialists from Stantec led the 10-plus-year effort of airport planning, environmental permitting requirements, financial feasibility assessments, and public and regulatory agency coordination to develop one of the […]