Doug Brantner has joined Groom Aviation LLC as a partner in the consulting firm, which is dedicated to the general aviation industry. Brantner’s nearly 20-year executive management career in general aviation, most recently as vice president responsible for Hawker Beechcraft Services, includes operational and financial leadership experiences with aircraft manufacturing, fixed base operations, and after-market […]
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Historic plane to become Wichita monument
At Westport Airport on Wichita’s west side (better known to some as Dead Cow International), airport owner Earl V. Long III is touching up an old flying friend, according to a recent AP story in USA Today. Long was hired to turn the retired plane, a Twin Beech Model 18, into a public aviation monument. […]
Branson West Airport to open in fall
Yellow markers crisscross the gravel runway at Branson West Municipal Airport in Missouri warning pilots in the air that the airstrip is not safe to land on, yet. But in just a few months, officials say planes will be landing and taking off when the $16 million general aviation facility opens for business, according to […]
NTSB removes ATC union from Hudson River mid-air investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association as a party to its investigation into the Aug. 8 midair collision of two aircraft over the Hudson River that killed nine people. Under the NTSB’s procedures, organizations and agencies are invited to participate in investigations if they can provide technical expertise. […]
Get ready for National Aviation Day
Aug. 19 has been set aside as “National Aviation Day.” Designated in 1939, Orville Wright’s birthday was set aside to celebrate all things aviation, according to blogger Steven Long, who notes at Examiner.com: This year’s holiday may mean even more as recent pressures have threatened General Aviation. Wednesday is a good chance to display the […]
New runway opens at GFK
A new east-west runway opened for operation Aug. 17 at Grand Forks International Airport (GFK). According to a story in the Grand Forks Herald, the 6.5 million runway will primarily be used for general aviation, mostly University of North Dakota flights.
Power Flow offers risk-free guarantee
Power Flow Systems, which has tuned exhaust systems on more than 3,500 aircraft, now offers a risk-free guarantee that is available exclusively through its preferred dealers. This is an upgrade to the 60-day money back guarantee that Power Flow has offered for more than 10 years, company officials said. The company now offers its tuned […]
Aircraft Spruce Receives Platinum Award from Garmin
FAA to study New York airspace
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA today convened a New York Airspace Working Group that will review current operating procedures over the Hudson and East Rivers and recommend safety improvements in two weeks to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. FAA air traffic and safety experts will review and analyze a variety of proposals to change the operating […]