Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus will launch a B.S. in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Science degree program in the Fall 2011 semester. Open to U.S. citizens who have a basic background in math and physics, this new program will help meet the growing demand for skilled UAS pilots and operators, according to university officials. […]
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Air Race Classic update
GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld is participating in the Air Race Classic with partner Linda Keller. Here’s their latest blog post: Three hours was quite enough of THAT. We took off from Iowa City under low-ish broken clouds and a stiff headwind and aimed toward Beatrice, our first gas stop en route to the new-and-improved […]
Congressional hearing on potential GPS interference Thursday
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees will conduct an oversight hearing Thursday, June, 23, to examine potential impacts on U.S. aviation safety in light of pending government action that may affect Global Positioning System (GPS) reliability. Witnesses include an official from Garmin and the president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). […]
Boeing predicts ‘unprecedented’ demand for pilots, mechanics
Boeing called upon the aviation industry to invest, evolve and adapt to support the expected exponential growth in demand for qualified aviation personnel as the company released its 2011 Pilot and Technician Outlook at the Paris Air Show. The Boeing outlook indicates that by 2030 the aviation industry will require 460,000 new airline pilots and […]
Wing modification kit for Caravan in works
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Arctic Aerospace Inc. have teamed to develop a wing modification kit for the Cessna Caravan. Using analytical data prepared by NRC, Arctic is designing and certifying the kit, which comprises leading edge cuffs and winglets to improve operational performance of the aircraft under hot and high conditions. […]
Angel MedFlight scholarship application deadline looming
Arizona aviation students have until June 30 to apply for the 2011 Angel MedFlight Scholarship for Excellence in Aviation. The winner will receive $3,000 towards tuition for a relevant program at an Arizona college or university. Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance will award the scholarship in August. In 2010, Angel MedFlight established the scholarship in […]
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel powers Transatlantic flight
Honeywell’s Green Jet Fuel successfully powered the first transatlantic biofuel flight, which landed June 18 at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The Honeywell-operated Gulfstream G450 became the first aircraft to fly from North America to Europe with a 50/50 blend of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel and petroleum-based jet fuel, powering one of the aircraft’s Rolls-Royce engines. It […]
Air Race Classic: Weather forces course change
GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld is participating in the Air Race Classic with partner Linda Keller. Here’s their blog post from Monday: We, and a hundred other women pilots, spent much of the last day or so peering anxiously at the weather map, wondering how on earth we were going to be able to get […]
Repaved runway reopens early at BVS
Freshly repaved and restriped, the main runway at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) in Washington state reopened at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 17, after a six-week construction closure. “The runway is open one week ahead of schedule thanks to the hard work of Interwest Construction, Precision Approach Engineering, and our Airport Supervisor Bob Nord,” said […]