Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has declared May “Aviation Appreciation Month,” noting general aviation in Kansas alone generates over $7 billion in economic impact annually, which is largely attributable to the presence of major manufacturing companies such as Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombadier. Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America (AAAA) stated, […]
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Minnesota pilots: Make your voice heard
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans will help determine the state’s transportation system vision for the next 50 years as the Minnesota Department of Transportation has rolled out a process for the public to provide input to that vision. Called Minnesota GO, it will look at all modes of transportation, including airports. “Minnesota GO is our […]
Ring Tail debuts
Takes ‘outstanding award’ at Sun ’n Fun By MARK STULL Lucky Stars III is my eighth original ultralight design, but my first with a tractor engine. It was a worthy challenge, significantly different from my previous designs, and includes a couple fun and interesting experiments. First flown in January, it was fabricated almost entirely from […]
Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship established
The family of aviation pioneer and Air Tractor founder Leland Snow and the non-profit Texas A&M Foundation have established an endowment fund for the Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering. The scholarship fund will provide resources to assist Texas A&M Aerospace engineering students who show exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills, creativity in aircraft design, […]
Cessna CEO retires
Textron Inc. has announced that Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly will run the business until a successor is named. Pelton joined Cessna in November 2000 as senior vice […]
Countdown to OSH begins
The clock is ticking toward the July 25 opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which is now fewer than 100 days away. The 59th annual edition of EAA’s fly-in convention takes place July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Featured programs and attractions include: Week-long commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, featuring aircraft […]
CAF joins forces with museum to ‘rise above’
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Texas Flying Legends Museum (TFLM) have reached a sponsorship agreement that will bring the CAF Red Tail “Rise Above” Mobile Exhibition and Education Tour to reality. The museum has committed to donating $1 million to the production of the traveling exhibit. “The CAF ‘Rise Above’ Mobile Exhibition and Education […]
Astronaut honored with Cabot Award
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Col. Eileen Collins, USAF (Retired), the first female shuttle pilot and commander, Wednesday, June 22, at the Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. In 1995, Collins commanded Space Shuttle, STS -63 Discovery, the first flight of the new joint Russian-American […]
Warbirds rule at Tico Air Show
Story and Photos By J. DOUGLAS HINTON Warbirds ruled the sky March 11-13 when the Valiant Air Command Museum held its 34th consecutive airshow at the Space Coast Regional Airport near Titusville, Fla. With fine weather every day, attendance was estimated at 35,000-40,000 visitors, who were able to view 75 vintage aircraft from World War […]