Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation, both owned by General Dynamics, posted strong revenues and profits for 2008 on Jan. 29, according to reports in the financial press. General Dynamics posted $29.3 billion in revenues and $2.48 billion in profits last year, up from $27.2 billion and $2.1 billion in the respective previous periods, but it […]
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Grob Aerospace deal could save SPn jet project
An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft activities of the insolvent Grob Aerospace group may clear the way for a separate deal to resurrect Grob’s SPn light business jet program, according to the on-line newsletter AINalerts. Grob’s insolvency administrator, Dr. Michael Jaffe, announced on Jan. 29 a deal under which the […]
Russian investors want partners or buyers for AAI
Russian investment firm Industrial Investors announced on Jan. 29 that it is seeking to sell all or part of AAI Acquisition, the company formed to buy the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries last April, according to Aviation International News. The magazine’s on-line newsletter reported that a company spokesman said, “All options are on the […]
Get your hands on the controls of the Air Zoo’s World War II fighters
“Look but don’t touch” is usually the mantra of museums – but not at the Air Zoo. During the month of February, visitors to the aviation museum in Kalamazoo, Mich., will be able to experience a different view of aircraft…from the cockpit. Each weekend during the month of February, three cockpits will be open to […]
Ask Dave: What’s the best way to keep drivers off our airpark’s runway?
Q: We’ve been having trouble at our airpark with delivery truck drivers, as well as individuals, driving down the runway when looking for someone’s house or just plain lost. We’ve put up signs and we’ve asked all our fly-in community residents to warn their friends about keeping to the correct streets and to be careful […]
Air show to benefit Alan Henley slated
Aviation is a small community. You notice this in particular when misfortune befalls someone. In July of last year, Alan Henley, the lead pilot of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, was injured at home when a chin-up bar gave way. He is paralyzed from the chest down. The idea for a benefit was born as the […]
Education to highlight PAMA symposium
Education and training tracks for aircraft maintenance managers and technicians will be highlighted at the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) 2009 Aviation Maintenance and Management Symposium, slated for March 6-7 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Topics to be discussed include bearing maintenance, turbochargers and fuel injectors, human factors, aircraft […]
Embry-Riddle launches new program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has launched a new program designed to stimulate collaborative innovation across the aviation and aerospace industry. Called the i2i Program, the program offers a different way for firms to share innovative solutions to common problems in the industry. The i2i Program consists of three parts. The first includes a series of forums, […]
EAA AirVenture to celebrate Pietenpol’s 80th anniversary
The pioneering aircraft concepts of Bernard Pietenpol, who created popular homebuilt aircraft designs prior to World War II that are still being built today, will be recognized on their 80th anniversary during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, this summer, the association said on Jan. 28. Builders and owners of Pietenpol aircraft are being invited to the […]