During its presentation at the Feb. 3 Wichita Aero Club luncheon, the Lindbergh Foundation unveiled the Aviation Green Alliance, a new program designed to address aviation’s environmental challenges. According to Lindbergh Foundation Chairman Larry Williams, “The Aviation Green Alliance has been formed to support aviation-related companies and individuals committed to proactively addressing matters regarding aviation […]
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NextGen ‘high priority’ in 2012 budget
President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal will give a “high priority” to modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, according to an Air Transport World report, which quotes Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: “The technology we have in our cars these days is more up to date than what we have in our cockpits,” adding the […]
Skagit Fly-In cancelled
The biennial fly-in and air show normally held on odd-numbered years at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) in Burlington, Wash., will not take place this year due to a construction project on the airport’s main runway. The Port of Skagit, which owns and operates the airport, and the Skagit Airport Support Association, which organizes the event, […]
GA and the middle class: The Great Divergence
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International. My General Aviation is for everyone — or at least for a lot of people of varying […]
Training flight turns into life-saving mission
A recent training flight at SunState Aviation at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) turned into a life-saving mission when the student and CFI transported a critically ill woman in need of a lung transplant to Gainesville. The pair helped Angel Flight complete its mission of delivering the woman from Fort Lauderdale to Gainesville Jan. 28. […]
Sikorsky completes investment in Eclipse
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has completed its minority equity investment in Eclipse Aerospace. The companies also entered into an agreement in which Sikorsky will provide global supply chain support and some production restart services, which will aid Eclipse Aerospace in its efforts to reintroduce production of the Eclipse 500 very light twin-engine jet. Located in Albuquerque, […]
FlightMonkeys takes off
GAN blogger Jamie Beckett has launched FlightMonkeys, an online multi-media publication, with a focus on providing exceptional entertainment and information to an ever expanding aviation-centric audience. The FlightMonkeys crew is comprised of dedicated aviation enthusiasts, professional flight instructors, and proud techno-geeks who have joined forces to develop and deliver a highly specific, laser guided primer […]
Bankrupt Emivest asks for more time
Emivest Aerospace, manufacturer of the SJ30 jet, has asked that its court-administered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection be extended through midsummer while it tries to complete the sale of its assets to a company owned by the Chinese government, according to a report from Aviation International News, which notes that Emivest is seeking to have its […]
FAA charters avgas committee
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt signed a charter this week establishing an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) to advise the agency on moving toward an unleaded piston aviation fuel, according to a report at EAA.org.