Courtesy Aircraft, which sells warbirds, needs some help solving a mystery about an aviation legend: Howard Hughes. The company is selling a C-47 that was once owned by the Hughes Aircraft Co., but has little information about it. Here’s what company officials know: In 1932, Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Co. as a division of […]
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Flight Design on hunt for new dealers; company prepares to debut four-seater
Light-Sport Aircraft market leader Flight Design is looking for additional professional organizations to represent the LSA as the country slowly emerges from two years of deep recession. Building on dealers added during the downturn, the new initiative includes both aircraft sales outlets and service centers for the entire United States and aims to better serve […]
Errors by air traffic controllers set record
Errors recorded by air traffic controllers have increased by 51% nationwide, according to a story in The Washington Post, which notes the FAA has cautioned that warning systems aboard more than 9,000 planes may not be keeping track of all the nearby planes in busy airspace. The record number of mistakes, according to the story, […]
Piper prepares for ‘unprecedented global push’
This past year, Piper Aircraft Inc. set the stage for an “unprecedented global push” in 2011, according to officials with the Vero Beach, Florida-based company. “During 2010, the first full year since Imprimis acquired Piper, the company made memorable and notable progress in a number of important areas,” said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. “We delivered […]
Jacksonville to rename three airports
In preparation for its 10-year anniversary next year, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) will rename three of the Florida city’s four airports as part of a new branding campaign: Cecil Field will become Cecil Airport, Herlong Airport will become Herlong Recreational Airport, and Craig Airport will be renamed Jacksonville Executive Airport (JAXEX). The goal of […]
Controllers join FAA advisory council
For the first time, a representative from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has been named to the FAA’s Management Advisory Council. NATCA President Paul Rinaldi joins other aviation leaders representing industry, education, government and labor on the council – a group designed to advise FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on a wide array of […]
ARSA continues holiday tradition with scholarship
In lieu of holiday cards and gifts to members, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) donated $1,000 to the Northrop Rice Foundation (NRF) for an aviation maintenance scholarship. The award will go to a student attending an (FAA certificated Part 147 Aviation Technician School, with the winner selected by NRF’s Board of Directors. “Due to […]
Training Reform Symposium takes shape
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) reports steady progress toward the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium it will chair in May in Atlanta, including the hiring of a professional event planner. Building on the AOPA Flight Training Summit held last November, the symposium will focus on training reform as a cornerstone for reducing […]
11 earn Master accreditation
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review recently accredited 11 CFIs as Master Instructors. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation, according to officials. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by […]