The Duluth Aviation Institute has appointed John Eagleton, Kate Dougherty, and Don Monaco to its board of trustees. Eagleton has been the president and chief executive officer of Northstar Aerospace since 1998. Winner of the 2004 Joel Labovitz Entrepreneur Success Award, he has led Northstar Aerospace to become one of the nation’s fastest growing private […]
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Embry-Riddle creates global wildlife strike information center
The Jan. 15 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River illustrated the dangers of midair collisions between birds and aircraft. But what led to the “miracle on the Hudson” happens more often than the public realizes. Bird and wildlife strikes cause more than a half-million hours of aircraft down time and cost […]
Aviation may be included in infrastructure bank
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, during a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 8th Annual Aviation Summit on April 29, said that he is open to discussions about including aviation in the Obama Administration’s proposal to create a multibillion-dollar transportation infrastructure bank, but added that he had not been approached with the idea, according to […]
Ziegler named Greenwich AeroGroup CEO
Greenwich AeroGroup, Inc. has named Jim Ziegler as president and Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately. Prior to joining Greenwich AeroGroup, Ziegler was COO of Jet Aviation, responsible for all North American operations, which included FBO, charter, aircraft management, maintenance and completions businesses. Before then, he spent 21 years with Learjet and Bombardier […]
AINonline: Emissions Plans Could Hobble Bizav, de Decker Says
AINonline is reporting that, “Conklin & de Decker cofounder and president Bill de Decker is warning that the proposed cap-and-trade legislation intended to reduce CO2 emissions could have serious effects on the business aviation industry, and as early as 2012.” Read the full report here and here.
Flightline First opens FBO at historic terminal
Flightline First opened its new headquarters at New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport on May 28. The company’s $1.5 million renovation of the historic art deco-style terminal building has restored it to its 1934 glory. The elegant facility at Lakefront, in the works for two years, is the only new airport project to be completed in New […]
Schoolchildren’s interest in aviation takes off
An aviation program that introduces boys and girls to the basic concepts of flying at Watervliet, New York, has inspired its participants to aim for careers in air and space according to a June 2 article in the Albany Times Union. The program was spearheaded by Bill Womer, a retired music teacher who named the […]
Cirrus production, staffing increase
Cirrus Aircraft notified its employees on June 1 that continued strong demand for its product line has increased the company’s new aircraft production rate to eight a week, bringing about callbacks of some furloughed employees at both its Duluth and Grand Forks facilities. It is the second such announcement, a similar one late in April […]
NBAA comments on badging changes
The Transportation Security Administration directive requiring badges for all users of airports where there is commercial service became effective June 1, after some modifications were made to address some of the general aviation community’s most immediate concerns. NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said in a statement: “The Agency’s willingness to address our most pressing […]