Boeing and the Kansas Aviation Museum have become partners to renovate one wing of the museum, which will be renamed The Boeing Wing. The space will be used for rotating exhibits, the first of which will focus on the Boeing Radar Range story. The exhibit, which explains details of an experimental radar range once operated […]
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Cirrus appoints Dauplaise vp-domestic sales
Cirrus Aircraft has appointed Jon Dauplaise vice president of domestic sales. He will be responsible for the Cirrus Aircraft North American direct sales team and the expansion of Cirrus sales in the United States and Canada. He joined Cirrus in December 2001, holding roles as corporate flight operations manager, regional sales manager-northern plains & Alaska, […]
Intrepid Museum named ‘Culture Spot’
NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the city of New York, has named the newly restored Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum the “Culture Spot” for May. The museum, one of America’s leading historic, cultural and educational institutions, is located aboard the USS Intrepid, a 66-year-old aircraft carrier. The museum […]
Jack Hunter’s memory lives at the Blue Max Inn
Christine Mullen, owner of the Blue Max Inn, read about the recent death of the author of her inn’s namesake with great interest. “Jack Hunter was one of the past owners of the Blue Max,” she said, referring to the well-known bed and breakfast with double wraparound porches and views of downtown Chesapeake City, Maryland. […]
Galvin grows fleet
Galvin Flying Services in Seattle has added a Challenger 300 to its charter fleet. The fleet now totals eight aircraft, including King Airs, Lear Jets and a Challenger 604. The Challenger 300 seats nine passengers and has a range of 3,200 NM. The super mid-size wide body jet can travel from Seattle to anywhere in […]
Honeywell working on PC-12 avionics fix
Honeywell said on April 14 that it expects to have a fix in place by the end of the third quarter that will remove temporary restrictions placed on Primus-Apex-equipped Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft earlier in April. The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive against the integrated avionics suite on April 3, alerting operators […]
Hawker Beechcraft says more layoffs coming
Hawker Beechcraft‘s new chief executive told employees on April 14 that more layoffs are in store as the company responds to increasing marketplace uncertainty and a decline in orders for its aircraft, according to a Salina (Kansas) Journal report. Bill Boisture, who took over as CEO last month, said in a memo that work force […]
NTSB chairman: ‘Your industry is safe’
Mark Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, spoke on April 14 at the Wichita Aero Club‘s monthly luncheon. In animated and upbeat fashion, Rosenker told the audience that the general aviation is a vital piece of the nation’s economic puzzle, according to a Wichita Journal report of the speech. But in a dose […]
MotoArt on CNN.com
MotoArt was recently featured on CNN International. The 3+ minute segment takes a quick look at sawing into the side of a junkyard aircraft through polishing the any and all parts to a high shine. Enjoy. Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a>