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Candice Miller is not a pilot, but she has become a voice for GA in the House of Representatives. Miller, a Republican who is serving her third term as representative of the 10th District in Michigan, has joined the battle against user fees, working to pass the House FAA Reauthorization bill. The daughter of a […]

Could working on or building an airplane make you sick? Staying safe is the goal of every pilot, as well as every FBO owner and manufacturer. But being accident free doesn’t mean staying healthy, according to James W. Allen, an environmental health physician and an aviation medical examiner. Known as Doc Allen, he’s written a […]

Rick Schrameck, president and CEO of high performance airplane manufacturer Epic Aircraft, announced a partnership with Indian billionaire Dr. Vijay Mallya at the NBAA convention Sept. 25. The deal gives Epic the ability to “accelerate the process of bringing the company’s growing line of aircraft to the certified market, as well as strengthening its relationships […]

A ribbon cutting on Sept. 25 officially opened the new control tower at Easton, Maryland’s Newnam Field (ESN). Controllers went to work two days later, learning procedures for the state’s second-busiest airport. The tower is scheduled to become operational Oct. 26, almost a month earlier than originally planned. Easton’s is a contract tower, operated under […]

D-JET S/N 002 recently had its first flight at Diamond Aircraft’s facility in London, Ontario. The 43-minute flight was conducted by Daniel Ribeiro, chief test pilot. Chase was flown by Giorgio Clementi, flight test manager, in D-JET S/N 001. The flight was called a milestone by Diamond President Peter Maurer, who noted that S/N 002 […]

Google, the online everything company, is offering a prize that could reach $30 million to anyone who can send an unmanned vehicle to the Moon, land it there successfully, keep it running through the night, discover ice, transmit data back to Earth, and complete several other interesting tasks by 2012. Like Google itself, the prize […]

One of the biggest shows of the year, the National Business Aviation Association convention, held in Atlanta late last month, spawned a flurry of announcements of new products and services.Here are just a few of the headlines from the 60th annual show: Cessna reported a record backlog and orders, pointing to the “unprecedented strength of […]

Several companies, including air taxi operators and a VLJ manufacturer, have formed the Next Generation Air Mobility Coalition (NGAMC). NGAMC’s mission is to increase the visibility, growth and acceptance of the next generation of air transportation. It plans to provide educational outreach to policy makers, work closely with federal agencies, and promote this new industry, […]

Ever wonder what the cockpit of the “Enola Gay” looks like? How about a Spitfire, an F-86A Sabre or the Space Shuttle “Columbia”? You can see all of them — plus more — at the Florida Air Museum on the campus of Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Fla., which is hosting “At the Controls: The […]