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Florida Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed June as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month. “Aviation plays a huge role in Florida’s economy,” said the governor in his proclamation, signed June 7. Governor Scott acknowledged the importance of business flying in the state, citing its “critical role in the lives of our citizens, as well as in […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT IG) has released a report on the costs associated with the 2009 FAA National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and warn FAA not to repeat costly mistakes of the past. In October 2009, the FAA entered into a CBA […]

Piper Aircraft conducted a global PiperJet Altaire Supplier Symposium last week as the company moves forward on certification of the single-engine business jet program that calls for first flights of conforming test articles in 2012. Certification and first deliveries will occur in 2014, according to company officials. Aerospace suppliers represented at the June 16 sessions […]

By DAVID NIXON Back in the 1950s, if you wanted to build your own experimental airplane from a “kit” with all the plans, builder instructions, and parts provided, you were out of luck. This was the era of the scratch-built experimental airplane. If fact, you were lucky if you even had formal plans. Fast-forward to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Two Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees will conduct an oversight hearing to examine potential impacts on U.S. aviation safety in light of pending government action that may affect Global Positioning System (GPS) reliability. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering an application to build out the nationwide broadband internet infrastructure. This plan would […]

Legislation has been introduced in both houses of Congress that would award Civil Air Patrol a Congressional Gold Medal for its World War II service. It will be a diminished victory, however, if none of the World War II-era CAP members are alive to see this law’s passage, CAP officials said, noting many of those […]

The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition ( MAAC), a general aviation advocacy organization based in New Jersey, has found a way to get more aircraft out of the hangars and into the air. They call it the “New Jersey Airport Challenge.” There are 46 general aviation airports in New Jersey. The object of the challenge is to […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has published the information it has received from the FAA officials about the process involved in complying with the government’s planned dismantling of the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program. “NBAA is opposed to the government’s plan to dismantle the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program and we intend […]