Without a confirmed head for more than a year and a half and after three trys, the Transportation Security Administration may soon have an administrator. On Thursday, June 17, the Senate Commerce Committee favorably reported John Pistole out of the committee to be TSA administrator and an assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
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Fly Iowa Challenge launches
The Iowa Aviation Promotion Group has launched the 2010 Fly Iowa Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to: Encourage pilots to visit Iowa’s airports; increase awareness of and promote Iowa’s airports; increase activity at Iowa’s airports; and increase the activity and proficiency level of pilots. Pilots from all across the U.S. can undertake the […]
The fight to save 38J
By BILL WALKER, For General Aviation News The story is painfully familiar. A once thriving airport, this one in rural South Carolina, falls on hard times and faces permanent closure. Hemingway-Stuckey Airport, 38J, hit bottom last year when the State Aeronautics Commission told local officials to clean up the place or close it. The hard […]
Skycatcher wins award
Cessna’s Light Sport Aircraft, the Model 162 Skycatcher, has been named winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Piper General Aviation Award for 2010. The award is made annually to a company or product judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of general aviation. The 162 achieved required ASTM […]
Annual Poker Run for charity June 26
Pilots, aviation enthusiasts and those simply looking for a fun time are invited to attend the WHAS Crusade for Children Aviation Poker Run, presented by GlobalAir.com and Eagle Aviation. Festivities kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday June 26, following a pancake breakfast for pilots. Planes will fly out of Bowman Field (LOU) in Louisville, Kentucky, […]
Four inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame
Four aviators — Julie Payette, Vi Milstead Warren, Redford Henry “Red” Mulock, and Willy Laserich — were inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) at its annual induction ceremony and dinner, held earlier this month in Vancouver, B.C. The event was attended by more than 280 guests from across Canada’s aviation and aerospace community. […]
FAA to study integrating unmanned aircraft into national airspace system
The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center has established a cooperative research and development agreement with Insitu Inc., of Bingen, Washington, and the New Jersey Air National Guard to study unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and to address their integration into the national airspace system (NAS). Insitu Inc., a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of The Boeing Company, […]
Air Race Classic takes off June 22
The 34th annual Air Race Classic, an all-women transcontinental air race, takes off June 22. Celebrating 100 years of licensed women pilots, race teams consist of at least two women pilots and have four days to complete the 2,100+ mile course. Participating in the race to raise money for the Wings of Hope Medical Relief […]
New owner for Love Field FBO
TWG Aviation LTD, a provider of corporate aviation services under the trade names of Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Vitesse Aviation Services. Under the agreement, TWG will acquire the lease-hold improvements of the current Vitesse Aviation Services location at Dallas Love Field which […]