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“Most of our travelers will come off the highways,” DayJet Vice President Traver Gruen-Kennedy told a Congressional policy forum last month, strongly suggesting that any lessening of road traffic enhances public safety. “We will be serving secondary markets from point A to point B,” he stated. “We’re not going to be flying in Class B […]

Superior Air Parts has extended the warranties on all of its products including standard cast Millennium Cylinders and all piece-parts to a full two years. Investment cast Millennium Cylinders will now be covered by a three-year warranty. The parts are manufactured by Superior’s parent company, Thielert AG, in Germany. The warranty coverage is retroactive to […]

Students across America are gaining hands-on experience in the basics of airplane mechanics, avionics, and the physics of flight, thanks to Build a Plane, a nonprofit corporation founded in 2003 that promotes aviation education by coordinating the donation of used aircraft to high schools across the United States. “The idea behind the project is to […]

Cessna has joined the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA), which represents the Light Sport Aircraft industry. The giant manufacturer is expect to unveil its entry into the LSA market at this month’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. LAMA has 96 members.

Instead of an airport closure, pilots at Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport (ISZ) in Ohio could see the approximately 226 acres reconfigured to create recreational facilities. As this issue was going to press, the Blue Ash City Council was considering the approval and submission of a proposal to the city of Cincinnati to purchase a portion of […]

The Richard I. Bong World War II Heritage Center in Superior, Wis., has slated its fourth annual heritage festival for Aug. 5-6. World War II re-enactors, special activities for kids and a spotlight on the experiences of veterans who were captured during the war will be part of the event. 715-392-7151

The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash of a Piper Chieftain that went down in eastern Washington state July 10. The pilot, Josh Dierks, 27, who was the only person on board the aircraft, was killed. The aircraft belonged to Airpac Airlines, a cargo company based in Seattle. According to an FAA spokesperson, Dierks […]

A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., has ordered the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration not to fly its Gulfstream jet into hurricanes until negotiations with union meteorologists are finished. The recently issued order does not prevent research and forecasting flights around hurricanes in the jet, which the agency has flown since 1996 to measure conditions […]

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed was the probable cause of the crash of a Piper Cherokee that was taking part in an EAA Young Eagles rally in October 2005. Pilot David Hokanson, Kandyce Cowart, 14, and Brittany Boatright, 15, were killed shortly after takeoff from Snohomish […]