Members of the Air Force Safety Center attended this year’s Airventure 2010 in an effort to increase awareness among the general aviation community about the service’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) efforts. Partnering this year with the FAA, the goal of Safety Center officials was to build awareness among the general aviation community about ongoing efforts […]
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LEX opens new GA runway
Officials at Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, Kentucky, were joined Aug. 4 by Governor Steve Beshear, Mayor Jim Newberry, Kentucky Department of Aviation Commissioner R. Winn Turney, and the FAA’s Doug Martin for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the airport’s new crosswind runway, Runway 9-27. This new 4,000-foot runway will be used by general […]
Air Campers Association presents ‘Award of Excellence’ to EAA
American Air Campers Association (AACA) Founder and President Don Abbott presented the first AACA “Award of Excellence” to the Poberezny family and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) at AirVenture 2010. EAA President and CEO Tom Poberezny accepted the award that recognizes the Poberezny family’s long-standing efforts to encourage family togetherness through aviation. Abbott notes, “Contributions made […]
Donaldson receives PMA approval for filters
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, has received FAA-PMA approval for three new dry media inlet air filters for normally aspirated Piper Aircraft models including the Aztec, Comanche, Cherokee/Warrior/Archer, Arrow, Dakota, Cherokee Six, Saratoga/Lance, Seneca and Seminole. These new general aviation engine air filters take […]
Be specific when talking to the press
During a recent newspaper interview about the management of the local airport, the reporter stopped me and asked for clarification. “I’m sorry, “ he said, “What’s an FBO?” “FBO stands for Fixed Base Operator,” I answered. “The FBO is the primary business on most general aviation airports.” The reporter appeared curious, so I expanded on […]
Deliveries down, billings up for GA industry
Just released figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show that in the first half of 2010, total general aviation airplane shipments fell 9.8%, from 1,039 airplanes in 2009 to 937 this year. Billings for general aviation airplanes totaled $9.40 billion in the second quarter of 2010, up 0.2%. This is the second consecutive […]
‘Promising outlook’ in Rate & Labor Survey
The Aircraft Electronics Association released the results from its 2010 Rate & Labor Survey this week to participating AEA member companies. The complete survey will be available in October online at AEA.net. In comparing this year’s annual survey results with the 2009 Rate & Labor Survey, the AEA discovered a promising business outlook for the […]
The days of bad airport coffee nearing an end?
Freshly roasted and brewed coffee is better. That seemed to be the sentiment of all who tried the “OSH blend” coffee that was served to thousands of workers, vendors and attendees at AirVenture last week in Oshkosh. Rob Riggen, who has been passionate about aviation and coffee since the age of 13, explains, “It has […]
The future of aviation
About 50 years ago TV animators predicted in 2062 that people would be flying to work and using robots for housework. How close are we to that fictional world of the Jetsons and what are the possibilities — at least for aviation and related fields? Futurists, visionaries, entrepreneurs and technologists will explore those questions at […]