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That’s the question asked by blogger Pete Bedell at the Air Facts Journal. Is it today with glass cockpits? Or the 1950s and 1960s when manufacturers were churning out new models at an alarming rate and entire new categories of airplanes were birthed? Or what about the early 1970s when gas was still cheap, airplanes […]

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company  is making another gift to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Tuesday — the second in two years — the donation of the Goodyear blimp gondola, or car C-49. The C-49 car goes to the Smithsonian on the heels of last year’s donation of a lifeboat used on […]

Calling the aviation industry in Texas “a critical component of our economy and our way of life,” Texas Governor Rick Perry has issued a proclamation declaring November as “Aviation Appreciation Month” in the State of Texas. “Today, there are nearly 400 general aviation (GA) airports in the Lone Star State and more than 31,000 GA […]

The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected Caroline Daniels, chairman and CEO of ATP, as GAMA’s chairman for 2012. Daniels previously served as GAMA’s vice chairman of the board and as chairman of GAMA’s Safety Committee. Brad Mottier, vice president and general manager of Business and General Aviation at […]

The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) introduced its new officers for 2012 at its annual membership meeting held in Las Vegas in October. Members elected to serve on NARA’s 2012 Board of Directors are: Chairman: Paul Kirby, Cerretani Aviation, LLC Treasurer: Brad Harris, Dallas Jet International Secretary: Herb Knight, Tempus Jets Board Members: Jay Gantt, […]

The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Woodbury, N.Y., recently honored David Sterling, chairman and CEO of Sterling & Sterling, Inc. at its 9th Annual “Air and Space Gala” with the Donald E. Axinn Award for Community Service. Also honored at the gala were Mark Kelly, U.S. Navy Captain and Space Shuttle Commander, and Martin R. […]

A new group, “Friends of Naval Air Station (NAS) Ottumwa,” has recently been formed to preserve the history and Naval aviation heritage of the Ottumwa, Iowa, airport. The old, two-story brick administration building still exists on the property, but is in need of repair since it has been unused for years. The group seeks to […]

Even though he’s officially retired, Burt Rutan is working on a new design, Model 372-3, a combination wing ship and seaplane, according to a report at EAA.org.

An experiment in flight training has officially opened at the new Redbird Skyport in San Marcos, Texas. In a report at AOPA.org, John King, co-founder of King Schools, is quoted as saying: “We’re going to change the way we train pilots.” Read Ian Twombly’s full report here.