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Several members of the Student Senate at the University of Washington in Seattle managed to offend the Greatest Generation, the United States Marine Corps and many others with comments made during a debate about the creation of a monument on campus to honor Marine Lt. Colonel Greg “Pappy” Boyington. Boyington, a 1934 graduate of the […]

A court case between Farnborough Aircraft and Aircraft Investor Resources, parent company of Epic Aircraft, ended last month with Farnborough gaining possession of its F.1 – or Kestrel JP100, depending on who’s talking – prototype, which AIR was building for Farnborough. Farnborough employees moved the prototype from Epic’s Bend, Ore., plant to another hangar, where […]

The combination of a new building, an increase in the number of exhibitors and an expanded activity area for children contributed to the electricity in the air at the 2006 Northwest Aviation Conference held in Puyallup, Wash., the weekend of Feb. 25. Part trade show and part educational seminar, the show attracted between 12,000 and […]

Eclipse Aviation Corp. has won the National Aeronautic Association’s 2005 Robert J. Collier Trophy. One of aviation’s most prestigious awards, the trophy will be presented “for leadership, innovation, and the advancement of general aviation” in the production of Very Light Jets (VLJs), specifically, the Eclipse 500.

A specially painted Lear Jet helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation celebrate 25 years of service and brought a smile to the faces of some 30 kids last month. The model 35A jet, owned by International Jet Aviation of Englewood, Colo., was due to be repainted. The company’s employees wanted to do something special for the kids […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the 2006 National Training Aircraft Symposium March 22-24. The meeting will spotlight new training equipment, the impact of VLJs, sport aircraft and new training methods for technically advanced aircraft.

Building your own airplane can be a very fulfilling experience. It can also be very challenging and consuming. Don’t let promises of it being a “quick build kit” and “less expensive than a factory-built aircraft” fool you. No matter what kind of aircraft you choose, understand that you will be investing a lot of time […]

American Legend Aircraft Co. has launched a new deposit program designed to make it easier to buy a Legend Cub. The Legend Cub is a two-place, single engine piston-powered aircraft designed to meet Light Sport Aircraft category certification requirements. Under the new plan, a customer can secure a production slot for the presently backlogged Legend […]

A Hollywood, Fla.-based company is set to tackle the Chinese aviation market. HEICO Corp. has signed a deal with the China Aviation Import and Export Group Corp. (CASGC) of the Peoples Republic of China to sell FAA-approved aircraft and engine replacement parts in China. The cooperative agreement is the first of its kind in the […]