For the third year in a row, the Collings Foundation is offering a program where you learn what it takes to train for and fly a mission aboard the B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft.” Ever wonder what it must have been like when your Dad, grandfather or great grandfather went through World War II bomber flight training? […]
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Soloy brings avionics in-house
Doing business with a one-stop shop makes a lot of sense when it comes to aircraft modifications, upgrades, and repairs. It’s certainly more convenient than shuffling around to different shops for each project. It also saves money and downtime, which is why Soloy Aviation Solutions now offers in-house avionics services to its customers. Avionics work […]
House passes nine-month FAA reauthorization extension
The House of Representatives last week passed a measure to extend FAA’s authorization through Sept. 30, 2011, according to a story at AviationWeek.com, which notes the measure was included in a larger Fiscal 2011 continuing appropriations omnibus bill, H.R.3082, which the Senate is expected to clear this week. Earlier this month, the House passed a […]
Future of Aviation Advisory Committee forwards recommendations to DOT
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) today forwarded its final recommendations to improve the competitiveness and viability of the aviation industry to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Recommendations ranged from improving education programs to making NextGen more affordable for GA. In April 2010, LaHood announced the formation of the FAAC. Over the past nine […]
Bye Energy gets capital infusion
Beyond the Edge, LLC recently upped its financial investment in Bye Energy, Inc., increasing its equity position in the company. Bye Energy is developing alternative energy for GA aircraft, called The Green Flight Project, with an electric-powered Cessna 172 in the works. Richard F. Schaden, vice chairman of Bye Energy, Inc. and founder of Beyond […]
Earhart mystery solved?
A tiny sliver of bone found on a remote Pacific atoll may finally solve the riddle of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, according to a story in The Telegraph. Researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) found the bone at the site of a castaway’s encampment on the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro, […]
US Aviation pens agreement with college
US Aviation Group has signed an agreement with Tarrant County College to establish local access to Part 141 flight training for college students. The program will lead to accredited flight training operations through a Learning Center at Alliance Airport (AFW), north of Fort Worth. Students at Tarrant College will be eligible to apply GI Bill […]
FlightPrep defends patent; RunwayFinder.com shuts down
The offices at FlightPrep, an Oregon company that received a patent for its online flight planning software, have been inundated in the last few days with calls and e-mails from concerned GA pilots who are angry that one of their favorite websites, RunwayFinder.com, has been shut down because FlightPrep is trying to enforce its patent. […]
Chinese company buys Continental
Teledyne Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its GA piston engine business, which includes Teledyne Continental Motors and Teledyne Mattituck Services, Inc., to Beijing-based AVIC International Holding Corp. for $186 million in cash. Headquartered in Mobile, Ala., Continental Motors is a leading manufacturer of FAA-certified piston engines, as well as spare parts and components, used […]