The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation will host a series of public meetings to receive input on the State-Managed Airports Handbook. The handbook, which is currently being developed, will document policies, performance measures, and guidelines for the maintenance and operation of the 17 state-managed airports. The public meetings will be held Sept. 22 […]
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TravelAir Fly-In slated
Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will host the annual TravelAir Fly-In on Oct. 2-3. Mark Lightsey, organizer for the event, indicated that many aircraft are expected to arrive on Thursday, Oct. 1, and be on the airport until Sunday morning. The group will attend Flabob’s weekly “Flabob Flicks” on Friday night. They plan a fly-out […]
Proposed Hudson River changes might be used in other places
Pending changes in flight operations in the Hudson River airspace — where a collision between an airplane and a helicopter took place last month — might have national applications, according to the FAA’s senior vice president for operations, air traffic organization. Testifying to a Senate committee, Rick Day said the agency will analyze the effectiveness […]
A full plate for Congress
Back at work after spending August hearing from constituents in so-called town hall meetings, Congress returned to Washington to find it has much to do. Health care issues, with several bills — each more than 1,000 pages long — will hold the primary focus. However, other issues need action. As of the day after Labor […]
Former Eclipse COO lands at BBA Aviation
BBA Aviation has appointed Peg Billson president, BBA Aviation Legacy Support. In her new role, Billson assumes overall leadership responsibility for Ontic and International Governor Service and the continued development and growth of the Legacy Support group. She will also serve on the BBA Aviation Executive Committee. Billson has a BS in aeronautical engineering from […]
An aviation education
A story in the Shelby County Reporter in Columbiana, Alabama, details a recent visit to the Shelby County Airport by several Birmingham Southern College student. The students were brought to the airport by two professors — one teaches theater, while the other teaches courses in music. Both professors are private pilots. The story quotes Matthew […]
40th anniversary of Citation’s first flight
Cessna Aircraft Co. is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation, the first airplane model in what has become the largest fleet of business jets in the world. On Sept. 15, 1969, pilot-in-command Milt Sills and co-pilot J.L. LeSueur flew the first prototype of the Cessna Citation from Wichita’s Municipal Airport […]
AOPA adds two to board
The Board of Trustees for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) elected two new members to the board Sept. 11: AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller, and James G. “Jay” Tuthill III, chairman and CEO of the Tuthill Corp. “In the eight months since Craig took the controls at AOPA, he has urged […]
Ball named Florida’s Aviation Professional of the Year
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has named Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) Executive Director Robert Ball as the 2009 Aviation Professional of the Year. This award is given to an active aviation professional who has made “a significant and continued contribution to Florida aviation during the year and throughout their career,” according to FDOT […]