TechnoAviation, Inc. is set to build 13 T-hangar units at Spokane International Airport (GEG) in Spokane, Wash. Hangar roofs will be fitted with solar panels that will feed electricity back to the power grid during sunny days. Construction will begin in August. “Putting solar panels on top of the hangars make perfect sense,” said Greg […]
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CBS: Airports Land Stimulus Money
Watch CBS Videos Online A less than rosy report from CBS on a fraction of stimulus money being spent on “tiny airports”.
Homer Kolb dies at 78
Homer Kolb, 78, of Phoenixville, Pa., died July 12 about a week after successful surgery to implant stents into blocked arteries. Kolb was the designer of numerous ultralight and experimental aircraft going back to 1980. He was elected to the EAA Hall of Fame in 1999 and has received countless additional honors and recognitions. His […]
Chickasaw students take off
The number of students enrolled in the Chickasaw Nation Aviation and Space Academy more than doubled this year, as 82 students signed up for the summer camp. The students, aged 10-18, belong to the Chickasaw Nation. During the camp, which is based in Ada, Okla., the future flyers are exposed to everything from launching rockets […]
New owner for Commander Premier Aircraft
Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. (CPAC), based at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in Missouri, has been sold to Aero-Base Inc. of Montreal, Canada. Aero-Base will buy the FAA Type Certificate and production assets for the Commander line of high performance, single-engine aircraft. The agreement requires that Aero-Base also ink a deal for the company’s production facility […]
100 planes to celebrate 100 years
Pilots from across Canada are answering the call to join a record breaking flight planned for July 17, according to a report at SooToday.com, which reports: 91 airplanes and approximately 200 pilots have already signed up for the Cross Canada Century Event, virtually assuring that organizers will reach their 100 airplane target. These 100 airplanes […]
Cirrus teams with API for parts and customer service
Cirrus Aircraft and Aerospace Products International, Inc. (API) recently inked a deal in which API will provide all supply chain services and logistics solutions for spare parts and related materials in support of the SR-Series piston aircraft product line. Additionally, API will manage procurement and parts inventory for the field, forecast all spare parts demand […]
Sky Catcher to fly from Chinese assembly line
ChinaView is reporting that Cessna manufacturing partner, Shenyang Aircraft Industry Company (SAIC), will fly a Chinese-assembly-line-built Cessna 162 Sky Catcher by the end of the year.
GAMA opens European office
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has opened a European branch office in Brussels, Belgium, and hired Brian Davey as director of European affairs. A native of Ireland, Davey will represent the general aviation manufacturing industry before European institutions in Brussels as well as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Cologne. He also will […]