Construction is underway at American Legend Aircraft Co. in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to house the company’s expanding business. Based at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), American Legend is building a 20,000-square-foot hangar to house manufacturing, assembly, and research and development functions. Also in the works is a 5,000-square-foot hangar for sales and marketing. The company, […]
News
The meter’s running
There’s a lot of talk about the future of air taxi operations. But the future is now at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in Greenville, S.C. That’s where Smart Air Travel Solutions, or SATSair, is headquartered. Operated by Rhino Aviation, a 20-year-old charter business, the air taxi operation has taken off since its inception in […]
Chalk’s Turbo-Mallard crashes
Chalk’s Ocean Airways, flying since 1919, suffered its first passenger fatalities on Dec. 19 when one of its Grumman G-73T Turbo-Mallards crashed in Miami’s Government Cut shortly after takeoff. The plane was less than 300 feet off the water when, according to witnesses, the right wing burst into flame and separated from the fuselage. The […]
GlobalFlyer to do it again
Adventurer-pilot Steve Fossett plans to set a record for the longest non-stop flight of an airplane, starting from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center sometime in February. His mount, once again, will be the Burt Rutan-designed GlobalFlyer. The exact takeoff date will depend on the weather, following preflight preparations scheduled to start Jan. 6. Fossett’s plan is […]
Flight Safety Foundation and Aviation Safety Alliance to merge
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the Aviation Safety Alliance (ASA) will merge Dec. 31. The new organization takes the FSF name. ASA was founded in 1998 as a resource for journalists reporting on aviation-related issues. FSF is an independent, non-profit, international organization engaged in research, education and advocacy to improve aviation safety.
Skitch Henderson, pilot and band leader, dies
Skitch Henderson, founder of the New York Pops, long-time “Tonight Show” band leader and World War II aviator, died Nov. 1 at his home in New Milford, Conn. He was 87. Born in England, Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson moved to the U.S in the 1930s, eking out a living as a pianist, playing vaudeville and […]
Cessna wins Caravan lawsuit
A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, has favored Cessna in a lawsuit concerning the crash of a Caravan near Dillingham in October 2001. The plaintiffs were related to the 10 people killed in the crash. The plaintiffs’ lawyers claimed that design defects made the Caravan dangerous to fly in icing conditions. The jury, agreeing with the […]
Reader survey a success, prize winners announced
More than 400 readers responded to the recent General Aviation News reader survey, while another 100 responded to the survey in our sister publication, The Southern Aviator. All readers who responded received a three-month subscription (or an extension for current subscribers), as well as a chance to win one of three prizes generously donated by […]
It takes a village to buy an airplane
An African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a village — and a pile of money — to buy an airplane. Given the amount of money involved, it pays to do your homework and assemble an acquisition team. Consulting firm Conklin & de Decker says the first person […]