Eclipse 500 owner Mike Press and deposit-holder Mason Holland have launched a new company called Eclipse Jet, yet another planning to bid for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation, restore Eclipse 500 product support and eventually return the very light jet to production. Two groups already had announced their hopes to acquire the assets of […]
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TSA expanding scrutiny of GA airports
The Transportation Security Administration is revising its “Operation Playbook” security program, which affects general aviation operators at airports used by airlines. The “Playbook” is a security protocol intended to keep terrorists guessing at security tactics. The “Playbook” pilot program got off to a bad start last year, because of questionable TSA inspections at FBOs. According […]
Cessna Columbus certification delayed
Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton sent e-mail messages to employees on March 13, telling them that development of the company’s large-cabin Columbus will be delayed by “at least six months.” The e-mail also told of further reductions in the work force, this time taking the form or furloughs. Cessna already had laid off roughly 13% […]
To fly with Wilbur Wright
General Aviation News reader Ken Rapier, who runs the Tuskegee Airmen Young Eagles program in Chicago, sent a link to a fascinating film clip from Austrian archives. It shows Wilbur Wright demonstrating a Wright brothers aeroplane in Italy in 1909. The Wrights went to Europe because there was little interest in their invention in the […]
General Aviation Awards winners named
In each of the past 45 years, the General Aviation Awards program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized a small group of aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and safety for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety. This year’s winners were announced on March 12. The […]
Air Zoo to offer flights this summer
This summer, the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., will offer flights -courtesy of Waldo Wright’s Flying Service – in a rare 1929 New Standard D-25 biplane and a PT-17 Boeing Stearman (pictured). Advance gift certificates for these flights, which will be flown from June 11 through Sept. 8, are now available for purchase. The New […]
Pillar Point Electronics acquires Pillar Point Avionics
Pillar Point Electronics (PPE) of Sarasota, Florida, has acquired the assets of Pillar Point Avionics (PPAv), and is now offering PPAv’s low fuel sensing products for sale to builders of experimental aircraft and to other customers needing liquid level detection solutions. Planemakers, a composite aircraft completion assistance center owned by Chris Dougherty and John Januszewski, […]
Supplemental lift offered
CitationShares recently unveiled a new program called Supplemental Lift that will be offered to corporations and their flight departments seeking to reduce costs and overhead. Corporations can have access to CitationShares’ fleet of Cessna Citation aircraft to supplement their in-house flight capabilities. Supplemental Lift does not require a company to purchase jet shares or make […]
TSA appoints liaison to GA
The Transportation Security Administration has responded to calls from aviation advocacy groups to listen to industry input and has established a “stakeholder liaison position” dedicated to addressing concerns about recent security measures. Several recent TSA initiatives, including the Large Aircraft Security Program, a security directive that would require additional screenings for general aviation pilots at […]