SEATTLE — Every year near Halloween, The Museum of Flight becomes The Museum of Fright. This year’s Halloween celebration will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with family activities and low admission prices for all visitors. Events include face painting, ghost stories, pumpkin bowling, ghost parachutes, spooky flight simulator […]
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Study quantifies role of bizav in European recovery
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Oxford Economics, one of Europe’s global forecasting and research consultancies, has released a report that provides a wealth of statistical analysis and case studies, demonstrating how business aviation delivers substantial benefits to not only its clients, but also to local governments and communities. Commissioned by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the […]
Embry-Riddle hosts Pilot Supply Roundtable
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Aviation leaders recently met at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s campus here to discuss the impending pilot supply shortage, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for pilots and other issues facing the industry. Representatives from a number of airlines, including United, SkyWest, Jet Blue, Cape Air, Compass and American Eagle, attended the meeting. “The pilot summit […]
Speer named Tennesee Airport Manager of the Year
At the annual Tennessee Airports Conference, held Aug. 22-24 in Nashville, Jo Ann Speer, from Everett Stewart Regional Airport (UCY) in Union City won Airport Manager of the Year. Speer has been the airport manager for five years and previously ran the FBO. She has been active in the aviation industry for 13 years when […]
San Francisco Aeronautical Society bestows first scholarships
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Aeronautical Society has named the inaugural winners of the SFAS Scholars Program. Scholarships are open to high school seniors attending a public high school in one of the following school districts: San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo Union High School District, Jefferson Union High School District and Sequoia […]
Paradigm launches ATC simulation product line
DENVER — Paradigm Shift Solutions has launched its Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation product line. The company exhibited its new ATC products at the University Aviation Association Fall Conference late last month. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has signed on as Paradigm’s launch customer and development partner for ATC simulation. “We have been so […]
Estelle Wingster: A vintage airplane with a modern message
In 1953 Ken Miller of Van Nuys, Calif., was a college student. He went to the airport with two friends and met a man who was giving rides in his Cessna 150. “The guy said he would take each of us up for $10 a piece,” Miller recalled. “I had $20 in my pocket. The […]
What has PAMA done for you lately?
By DALE FORTON. Often I am asked: “What does the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) do?” The first response is to tell you what we are supposed to do per our ends statements: Be the industry resource for information regarding aircraft maintenance; Be an advocate for the aviation maintenance professional in legal and regulatory affairs, […]
Looking beyond the election
Business aviation leaders are relatively quiet when asked about the presidential election, saying both candidates face stark budget choices regardless of who gets into office. From an industry standpoint, their worries are less about who wins and more about the tough decisions that will need to be made once the election is over, according to […]