Penny Glasscox could be the poster person for what laid-off workers in the United States should be doing. When Glasscox found herself unemployed in November from her job as office manager for the collision center at a local automobile dealership, she immediately began looking for work. She also looked to the future, remembering that schooling […]
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Continental Motors flies on unleaded AvGas
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. announced the first test flight of a certificated aircraft using unleaded aviation fuel, on March 31. TCM worked with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation on the project. “This is an accomplishment that adds to TCM’s catalog of aviation firsts, such as the introduction of a horizontally opposed cylinder configuration, fuel injection, turbo charging, […]
ORL project gets nod
A Fort Lauderdale aviation firm wants to build a 74-room hotel, a new terminal, three new hangars and some office space at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). The Orlando Municipal Planning Board recently recommended approval of SheltAir Orlando Air Center Inc.’s master plan for the proposed $10 million, four-phase project, according to a report in the […]
No money to burn: Fire safety conference cancelled
In the aftermath of the the worst wildfire season in California in decades, the California Department of Forestry and Fire has been forced to pull the plug on a popular annual event for its statewide aviation firefighting team. According to a report in The State Worker, the 2009 aviation safety conference – held each spring […]
Virginia Air & Space Center honors volunteers
The Virginia Air & Space Center, a museum at Hampton, Virginia, honored its 174 volunteers and docents at a March 24 Volunteer Recognition Celebration. Included in the ceremony was the Volunteer of the Year award, which went to Herb Johnston, as well as recognition of other volunteers for their 2008 contributions. Johnston joined the Volunteer […]
ShopAvfuel.com expands
For the first time, Avfuel’s online retail store, shopAvfuel.com – with its inventory of aviation fuel related equipment, parts, deicing fluid and quality assurance materials – isavailable to the general aviation community.Until now, the site was exclusive to Avfuel-branded dealers. The site also recently broadened its payment options to allow customers to make their online […]
Goodyear Aviation celebrates centenary
Back in 1903, the Wright brothers made history with their first successful flight in a self-powered airplane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. In the years that followed, they made great progress in the air, but getting back on the ground remained challenging. Their sled-runner style of landing gear – not to mention rough landing fields – […]
New CAP squadron named for President George H.W. Bush
Former President George H.W. Bush attended the chartering of the Civil Air Patrol Texas Wing’s newest squadron on March 31. The George H. W. Bush Composite Squadron is the first CAP unit to be named for a U.S. president right from the start. The Independence Composite Squadron in Independence, Missouri, was renamed the Harry S. […]
Safari Air’s luxury private jet adventure
It may be the worst of financial times in recent memory, but that isn’t stopping Safari Air from introducing “the first green, luxury private jet charter service…21-day Around the World Grand East Africa Safari,” an eight-passenger, 25,450-mile jaunt aboard a Gulfstream IV. The journey is scheduled to take flight on October 15th from John Wayne […]