The Alfred E. Mann Living Trust filed a complaint against Etirc Aviation and Etirc chairman and CEO Roel Pieper in March, seeking more than $10 million plus interest and expenses. The complaint states that Etirc and the Mann Living Trust agreed last November “to each provide $10 million in funding to…Eclipse Aviation” following Eclipse’s Chapter […]
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Hawker Beechcraft takes on Eclipse support
A group of Eclipse 500 owners and Hawker Beechcraft announced the signing of a letter of intent, April 8, under which the Hawker Beechcraft service network would provide maintenance and upgrades for Eclipse Owners Group members. The two parties are still negotiating a “definitive binding agreement,” according to an Eclipse Owners Group statement, which said […]
Air show performer Michael Goulian debuts new plane at Sun ‘n Fun
Michael Goulian will perform at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, slated to begin later this month. This will be the first live performance of Goulian’s new Castrol Aviator Extra 330SC aircraft with his Lycoming Thunderbolt IO-580 engine and new generation Hartzell Propeller. Also new for 2009 is new music and narration by air show announcer, […]
Groups team to address workforce crisis
Careers in Aviation has entered a formal partnership with the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA), designed to bring awareness to the aviation industry’s workforce crisis, according to officials. “Our industry must look toward the future. Even more during these global economic times, we must all focus toward the next generation of our industry’s workforce,” said […]
Mustangs & Mustangs Show at Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight and Imperial Mustangs, both in Polk County, Florida, have scheduled their annual Mustangs & Mustangs car and vintage airplane show for April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is the only event in Florida that showcases both the restored P-51 Mustang aircraft used during World War II and Ford Mustang […]
Woman injured by propeller
A woman was seriously injured when she walked into a moving propeller at the Bay Bridge Airport in Stevensville, Maryland, on April 5, police said. Cynthia Lynn Connelly Ryan walked into the propeller just after 12:30 p.m., they said. She suffered a severe head laceration and was transported to the R. Adams Cowley Shock-Trauma Center […]
Stolen Cessna lands after pursuit
A Cessna 172 was reported stolen from a flight school in Thunder Bay, Canada, on the afternoon of April 6. It entered U.S. airspace and quickly was intercepted by two F-16s and a Customs & Border Protection CitationJet somewhere over Lake Superior. They decided it was not an immediate threat and escorted it, constantly trying […]
Air Traffic Control Association likes Babbitt as FAA Administrator
The Air Traffic Control Association issued a statement April 6 welcoming the nomination of Randy Babbitt to be the next FAA Administrator. ATCA believes that the confirmation of an Administrator is “vital to moving forward the much needed modernization of air traffic control and to boost the ongoing efforts to implement NextGen programs.” The statement […]
Million Air’s Page named one of “30 Women to Watch”
Million Air-Salt Lake City’s Chief Financial Officer, Kimberly Page, has been named one of “30 Women to Watch,” by Utah Business Magazine. Page has been with Million Air for 10 years. She is a graduate of the University of Utah, with a degree in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration. For more information: MillionAirSLC.com.