Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft, the online newsletter AIN Alerts reported on June 5. In a letter sent on June 2, Hawker Beech vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal informed company employees about three mandatory furlough periods-June 29 to July 2, November 23 […]
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Flying car soars through flight testing
Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Dubbed “The Flying Car,” the Transition completed its first flight March 5 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of […]
Transport Canada delays 406 mHz ELT requirement
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has advised the Aircraft Electronics Association that the minister of transport, the Hon. John Baird, has decided TCCA should “pursue further consultation with industry on its 406 mHz ELT regulation.” TCCA had proposed the mandatory installation of 406 mHz emergency locator transmitters aboard Canadian-registered aircraft and foreign-registered aircraft operating in Canadian […]
Flying Magazine sold
Flying, the oldest continuously publishing aviation magazine in the United States, has been sold to the U.S. division of Swedish-based Bonnier Group. Flying, originally called Popular Flying, began publishing shortly after Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic flight in 1927. Flying is part of a five-title sale by Hachette Filipacchi Media Group, a division of French-based Lagardere. It […]
Murkowski Alaska Aviation Bill supports GA
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced legislation designed to protect and improve important aviation programs in Alaska, including an exemption that would allow the Iditarod Air Force to accept cost deferments for flying in support of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, according to a June 3 press release from her office. Murkowski’s Alaska […]
Flabob Air Academy introduces students to flight
Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will host Air Academies for grades 6 through 11 this summer. Designed to be a hands-on program, the students will learn about weather from a former member of the Apollo Project and history from a former member of the Berlin Airlift. They also will have classes on reciprocating engines, jets […]
Sky Broncos capture third in national championship
Western Michigan University‘s precision flight team, the Sky Broncos, finished in third place at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association championship that concluded May 23 at Parks College of St. Louis University. The Sky Broncos came in behind two of the team’s longtime rivals to take the third-place slot, extending the team’s record to 18 consecutive […]
NTSB puts accident dockets online
The NTSB began to release all accident investigation public dockets to its public Web site on June 1, in accordance with the board’s Freedom of Information Act Improvement plan. “I am proud that the NTSB is…making all accident investigation documents contained in our public dockets available to NTSB Web site visitors,” said acting chairman Mark […]
TSA backs down on some airport badges
In the wake of strong objections from the general aviation community, the Transportation Security Administration has relaxed some of the security restrictions that went into effect June 1 for transient pilots flying into commercial-service airports. Three days before the new rules took effect the TSA said that transient pilots who fly into commercial-service airports will […]