The Lyon County Fly-In is slated for May 16-17 at Nevada’s Silver Springs/Lyon County Regional Airport (SPZ). The fly-in includes a pancake breakfast, flight demonstrations, fly-bys, rocket displays, model planes, military and antique planes, and a search & rescue demonstration by NAS Fallon Search & Rescue. Young Eagles flights (pictured) for children between the ages […]
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FAA slates annual forecast conference
The FAA will hold its 34th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference March 31 and April 1 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is “Confronting New Realities: Energy, Economics and Efficiency.” At the two-day event, the FAA will release its Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2009-2025, which provides the latest data about activity and growth in aviation products […]
Former Eclipse CEO Pieper joins Eclipse Jet
Eclipse Jet founders Mike Press and Mason Holland announced March 20 that their new company is a partnership formed with Roel Pieper, Raul Segredo and John Cracken “to acquire and operate the assets of Eclipse Aviation Corporation for the benefit of existing and future customers. Eclipse Jet will focus on building a healthy, viable platform […]
Crashed PC-12 had 14 to 17 aboard
A Pilatus PC-12 carrying children and adults from California, apparently to a skiing vacation in Montana, diverted from its planned destination and crashed on Sunday, March 22, as it attempted to land at an airport near Butte. A Federal Aviation Administration official said that 14 to 17 people – he said the number was still […]
MAF takes delivery of its first Kodiak
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) recently took delivery of its first Kodiak 100, the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under an arrangement between the ministry and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho. MAF is a faith-based, nonprofit ministry that serves missions and isolated people around the world with aviation, communications […]
Easter Bunny arrives via helicopter
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore., hosts its sixth annual Easter Egg-Stravaganza Saturday, April 4. The event will include the arrival of the Easter Bunny via helicopter, an Easter egg hunt, petting zoo and children’s Easter crafts. Children, ages 10 and under, need to arrive with their Easter basket at 9:30 a.m. […]
Alliance for Aviation Across America hits JetBlue ads
The Alliance for Aviation Across America launched a print ad on March 20, responding to JetBlue advertisements that ridicule business executives who use business aviation. The Alliance ads point out that JetBlue can’t serve business leaders and rural America when it doesn’t operate in most of America, contradicting the airline’s contention that traveling on JetBlue […]
Register for ‘Day on the Hill’
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA)’s 13th annual Day on the Hill is slated for May 13. Each year, the association coordinates more than 200 visits for those in the GA community to meet with their members of Congress and staff to address critical issues confronting America’s aviation businesses. “This year’s Day on the Hill […]
Whitman to chair Greater Washington Aviation Open
Bruce Whitman, President and CEO of FlightSafety International, has been named honorary chairman of the 21st Annual Greater Washington Aviation Open (GWAO), scheduled for May 4 at the Lansdowne Resort near Washington, D.C. GWAO raises funds for the Corporate Angel Network (CAN) through sponsorships, tournaments fees, and a live auction that includes airline tickets to […]