Cessna Aircraft’s first production 162 SkyCatcher has arrived in Wichita from Shenyang Aircraft Industry in China, according to a story in The Wichita Eagle, which notes the Light Sport Aircraft is being assembled at Cessna. It will be modified here to comply with the latest design changes, Cessna spokesman Bob Stangarone said. The second SkyCatcher […]
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Safety survey yields unreliable data
Data from NASA’s National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) project, a survey administered to pilots to track safety-related incidents, should not be used to measure rates or trends in safety in the National Airspace System, says a new report from the National Research Council. Deficiencies in several aspects of the survey design make the data […]
Wings Club donates $25,000 to CAN
Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity that arranges free flights to treatment for cancer patients by using empty seats on business aircraft, was recently presented a $25,000 check from The Wings Club. Dave Barger, president of The Wings Club, said the donation recognizes the superb job Corporate Angel does in softening the cares and […]
Texas Raiders returns to the air
Completing the restoration of a vintage aircraft to airworthy status is always a cause for celebration, especially when the plane is one of only a handful of B-17s in the world. No one knows this better than the members of the Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, who have been laboring on the […]
Pair of DC-4s up for sale as HBO ‘Candybomber’ movie is cancelled
A pair of vintage World War II aircraft restored to star in an HBO film, “Candybomber,” are for sale. Hollywoodparts.com, a production asset management and movie prop broker, has been selected to find a home for the two Douglas DC-4 Skymasters, which were brought up to mechanical specifications to make the journey from the U.S. […]
Amelia’s plane
Joe Shepherd’s Lockheed 12A Electra Junior has been a star among aviation buffs for years, but now the gleaming 73-year-old beauty is gaining fame in the new movie “Amelia,” according to a story in the Fayette Daily News in Fayetteville, Ga. In her story, Martha Barksdale details Shepherd’s work on the movie, as well as […]
Aviation training pioneer Paul Sanderson dies
Aviation training pioneer Paul Sanderson died Oct. 23 of natural causes at age 86. He was the founder of Sanderson Films, a Jeppesen heritage company, and father of modern multimedia flight training programs. “We have lost a visionary, a pioneer and a dear friend to aviation,” said Mark Van Tine, Jeppesen president and chief executive […]
San Diego museum selects Class of 2009
The San Diego Air & Space Museum will honor national and international air and space legends at its 46th Hall of Fame Induction and Gala Nov. 21. Each honoree was selected for their historic contributions to aviation, space, or aviation technology, according to museum officials. The Class of 2009 includes: Sally Ride, first woman in […]
Gulf Coast states create Aerospace Alliance
A new alliance between four states — Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana — has been formed to attract aviation and aerospace jobs to the region. The Aerospace Alliance establishes each state’s Gulf Coast region as part of a “world class aerospace and aviation corridor,” according to lawmakers. “The formation of this alliance demonstrates a growing […]