AVweb is reporting that the FAA’s AeroNav charting division told vendors this week that it proposes to charge end users of digital charting producers about $150 a year to close a $5 million shortfall in its budget due to declining paper chart sales. The report notes that the new fee, if adopted, would presumably more […]
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Wounded vet brought home in Cessna’s ‘American Patriot’
Cessna Aircraft Co. welcomed home to Wichita wounded veteran Private First Class Shawn Williams for Cessna’s third Veterans Airlift Command mission. Williams came home to a crowd of several hundred Cessna employees, his family and the local American Legion Riders. Williams’ stepfather is a Cessna employee. This is Williams first holiday season home with his […]
LightSquared still interfering with GPS
Federal officials said Wednesday that recent tests of start-up LightSquared Inc.’s proposed national wireless-Internet network showed it would still knock out a “majority” of GPS devices. A report in The Wall Street Journal quotes Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and industry advisory board, as […]
High-ranking Chinese aviation official visits Florida
The secretary general of one of China’s most successful aviation industrial city complexes visited Central Florida last week seeking economic development partnerships in general aviation. Jin Qian Sheng, secretary general of the China Aviation Industrial Base in Xian, met with economic development and county officials and Enterprise Florida, the state’s public-private economic development organization. Several […]
Warbird calendar now available
Historic Flight Foundation, in concert with several Cascade Warbirds photographers, has published a 2012 calendar featuring warbirds. The calendar (pictured below) is offered for $20, with 25% of the proceeds donated to the Cascade Warbirds Memorial Scholarship Fund. To order your calendar, mail $20 per calendar along with a copy of this email and your […]
Southeast Aviation Show set to expand in 2012
The South Carolina Aviation Association has approved plans for a regional aviation event in 2012, which will be similar to the Southeast Aviation Show that was held at the Greenville Downtown Airport in South Carolina Oct. 29, with a few significant changes. The inaugural event exceeded expectations, according to South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) President […]
Signal Aviation now offering Phillips 66 fuel
Signal Aviation Services, an FBO at Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) in West Lebanon, N.H., has joined the Phillips 66 Aviation dealer network. The addition of Phillips 66 aviation fuels means that pilots who frequent the airport can use their Phillips 66 credit cards, as well as AvCard, MasterCard, Visa and American Express to buy JetA […]
NationAir Aviation Insurance debuts iPhone/iPad app
NationAir Aviation Insurance has unveiled a mobile application for iPads and iPhones. From specialty aircraft and owner-flown aircraft to large ground operations and corporate flight departments, NationAir insures more than $40 billion in all types of aviation assets. Its clients fly everything from single-seat, single-engine planes to luxury business jets. “Our clients are telling us […]
Pipistrel launches contest for livery design of first Panthera
Pipistrel has launched a contest for the exterior design of its first Panthera, the company’s new four-seater. The winning design will be displayed on the first model, which will be presented at major airshows around the world in 2012. Pipistrel officials say: “We wish for a livery that will enhance Panthera’s lines and unique characteristics: Luxury; […]