By MEG GODLEWSKI Alan Klapmeier, Chairman and co-founder of Cirrus Design Corporation has announced the promotion of Brent Wouters to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Wouters currently occupies the post of President and Chief Operating Officer of Cirrus Design. From 2002 to 2008 he served as the company’s vice president and chief financial officer. […]
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Happy holidays from General Aviation News
As 2008 comes to a rapid close, we look forward to 2009. But before we kick off the new year, all of us at General Aviation News want to pass along festive holiday wishes to all our advertisers, subscribers and fans. Without you, General Aviation News wouldn’t be what it is. Please note, our offices […]
F-86 Sabre jet on loan to Valiant Air Command
The Florida-based Valiant Air Command has received an F-86 Sabre on a long-term loan from its owner. The famous fighter now is based at the organization’s Titusville warbird museum. This particular F-86 was built in 1953 and served in the United States Air Force before being transferred to Argentina, where it served from 1960 until […]
NBAA challenges AP’s image of business aviation
NBAA has “forcefully challenged” the mischaracterizations in a December 21 Associated Press article about companies that rely on business aviation. In a letter to the story’s writer, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said that the article “completely misses the reality that tens of thousands of well-managed and cost-conscious U.S. companies” use business aviation to […]
Careers in Aviation scholarship awarded
Careers in Aviation has announced that the recipient of the 2008 Flightline Group Scholarship is Saul Meza from Chicago, IL. The $2,500 scholarship was open to students expressing a financial need and with an aspiration toward undertaking flight training or education in the pursuit of a career in aviation. Meza is an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame reveals “Class of 2009” names
The National Aviation Hall of Fame revealed the names of the four people elected for enshrinement in July, along with the recipient of its 2009 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award, at a dinner celebrating the 105th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers first powered flight, Dec. 17. The 2009 Hall of Fame inductees are Eileen […]
Puerto Rican plane crashes near Turks & Caicos amid conflicting reports
A series of conflicting reports published Dec. 16 and 17 tell of a Britten-Norman Islander that crashed the previous day near the Turks & Caicos Islands with 11 or 12 people aboard. Apparently it crashed during the afternoon of Dec. 15. The Reuters and Associated Press wire service reports raised numerous questions about the flight, […]
New TSA rules affect many GA pilots
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association reported on Dec. 16 that the Transportation Security Administration has issued a directive requiring background checks for general aviation pilots based at airports served by airlines, starting next year. Pilots who pass the background check will receive an ID badge allowing them access to the airport where they are […]
LaHood to be Secretary of Transportation
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) has accepted an offer to become President-elect Barack Obama’s transportation secretary and the nomination will be made official in coming days, two senior Democratic officials told The Washington Post in time for its Dec. 18 editions. LaHood is retiring from the House of Representatives after representing a rural Illinois district in […]