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New CEO at Remos

By Janice Wood · June 12, 2011 ·

REMOS Aircraft GmbH has appointed Theo Paeffgen CEO. Paeffgen has been managing cross-border business for more than 15 years. For the past two years he has been working with Remos and has “developed a deep understanding of the company and knowledge of the market,” company official said. Founded in 1994, Remos is an aerospace manufacturing […]

Like a bat out’a Hell

By Meg Godlewski · June 9, 2011 ·

The Lancair is one of the fastest airplanes on the market. In fact, you could say that it goes like a bat out of…you know where. That was the thought process Rich Denisar of Mount Holly, N.J., went though when the time came to name his Lancair 320. “The Bat out’a Hell just buzzes along,” […]

Pilot flies to 50 airports to celebrate 50th birthday

By Janice Wood · June 9, 2011 ·

Pilot James Oliphant celebrated his 50th birthday recently by flying to 50 airports in Kansas, as close to his May 19 birthday as possible, according to a story in the Wichita Eagle, which noted Oliphant also raised about $5,000 for the American Cancer Society. Oliphant, who works for an aircraft insurance agency, flew more than […]

Test confirm LightSquared network will interfere with GPS

By Janice Wood · June 9, 2011 ·

Speaking today at an event in Washington, D.C., a spokesman for the Coalition to Save Our GPS said the test data “make clear that there is substantial interference to GPS is LightSquared turns on high-powered terrestrial facilities in the spectrum next door to GPS.” “The data confirm what the industry told the FCC before it […]

Quest ramps up Kodiak production

By Janice Wood · June 9, 2011 ·

Quest Aircraft Co. reports that it is ramping up production on its Kodiak, a 10-place turboprop utility airplane that has proven popular with missionary organizations, skydiving operations, and private owners. Fueling the increased production is a recapitalization completed earlier this year, supplemented with funding from investors, officials said, noting this “enabled the company to expand […]

Santa Monica abandons fight against jets at SMO

By Janice Wood · June 9, 2011 ·

In the wake of a decision by the city council of Santa Monica, Calif., not to pursue an appeal in a lawsuit against the FAA, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President and CEO Craig Fuller sent a letter June 2 to Mayor Richard Bloom, applauding the move. “This decision will allow the city of […]

Six earn Master Instructor accreditation

By Janice Wood · June 8, 2011 ·

Six CFIs were accredited by Master Instructors and its Board of Review in May. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed […]

Vermont company offers autogas to New England airports

By Janice Wood · June 7, 2011 ·

D&C Transportation, a fuel supplier based in Orleans, Vermont, now has supplies of 91+ octane ethanol-free autogas that it will deliver to any airport in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Two airports in Maine that once again carry the fuel as a result are Central Maine (OWK) in Norridgewock and Sanford Regional (SFM) in Sanford, […]

CAP wins World Peace Prize

By Janice Wood · June 7, 2011 ·

Civil Air Patrol will be awarded a World Peace Prize during a June 14 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Chief Judge of the World Peace Prize and retired U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff announced CAP will be honored as the World Peace Corps Mission’s “Roving Ambassador for Peace” at the ceremony in Washington, D.C., which will […]

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