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 […]
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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.
How APIS affects trans-border flights: one man’s experience
In case you have not been subject to the new Homeland Security regulations that will affect flights across US borders, beware, writes Bill Allen, who also tells General Aviation News that he has “found a possible ear in Homeland Security in [email protected]. I would ask that you send him your comments if you agree with […]
Pilots work to open more Indiana lakes to seaplanes
Seaplane pilots in Indiana are working with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the state’s Department of Transportation to open more lakes to seaplanes. “The issue is the Indiana Department of Transportation administrative code, which contains language that prohibits seaplane landings unless you establish a landing area,” explained Randy Strebig, president of the Indiana […]
Andrew Broom joins AOPA as communications VP
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has brought Andrew Broom aboard as the association’s new vice president of communications. Most recently, he was director of communications and public affairs for Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. “Andrew is a solid addition to an already-strong communications team at AOPA,” said Karen Gebhart, executive vice president of communications. “His broad […]