King Aerospace Commercial Corp. (KACC), an aircraft services provider, has named aviation veteran Ron Soret as president. He will be responsible for directing King’s large aircraft completions and modifications efforts as well as KACC’s overall MRO and depot facilities and programs. Soret, who was most recently Chief Operating Officer for Gore Design Completions in San […]
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Founder of RAM Aircraft dies
Jack M. Riley Jr., founder of RAM Aircraft, LP, an aircraft engine overhaul facility and general aviation support center located in Waco, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16. He was 69. Born in Shreveport, La., he was a graduate of Northrop University with a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. His life revolved around his […]
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There is no I in team and other motivational considerations
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. I suspect there is not a single man in America who hasn’t heard a coach bellow through the locker room, “There is no ‘I’ in ‘team,’ gentlemen!” Winning or […]
FAA certifies Santa’s NextGen-equipped sleigh
WASHINGTON, D.C – FAA safety inspectors at the North Pole have certified Santa One, the reindeer-powered sleigh piloted by Santa Claus, for its Christmas Eve round-the-world delivery mission. FAA officials report that Santa One, led by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is outfitted with new satellite-based NextGen technology, which will allow Santa to deliver more toys […]
NTSB seeking comments on emergency revocations
The NTSB has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments from the public regarding amendments to its procedural rules dealing with review of FAA certificate actions, such as emergency revocation or suspension of a pilot’s certificate. The ANPRM indicates that certain parties have approached the NTSB concerning emergency certificate actions, which involve […]
Breaking Through the Clouds
A decade-long effort to produce a documentary on the first women’s national air derby taught Heather Taylor a powerful lesson: Following your dreams isn’t always easy. In fact, she parallels the struggles she had in bringing “Breaking Through the Clouds” to the silver screen to the struggles the 20 women who flew in the first […]
Hawker Beechcraft to stay in Kansas
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has reached an agreement with the State of Kansas that “significantly incentivizes the company to maintain its presence in Wichita over the next 10 years,” according to company officials. The state’s incentive package requires Hawker Beechcraft to maintain its current product lines in Wichita and retain at least 4,000 jobs over the […]
First Flight of FAA-conforming HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Co. has successfully completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet light business jet. The first conforming HondaJet lifted off yesterday, Dec. 20, at 15:31 EST from Honda Aircraft Co.’s world headquarters facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, North Carolina. The HondaJet remained aloft for 51 minutes, during which […]