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Weather forecasters in the middle of the United States are making better local predictions for pilots thanks to an airborne sensor being tested by NASA’s Aviation Safety Program. Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., led the team that designed, built and equipped dozens of Mesaba Airlines planes with the Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data […]

If you are looking for a career in aviation, the Opryland Hotel in Nashville is where you will want to be March 23-25 when the hotel plays host to the 17th annual Women in Aviation Conference. The conference is open to women and men. More than 3,000 people from all segments of the aviation industry […]

A multi-million-dollar project at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will add new educational facilities, an aviation business park and a residential airpark to the historic airport. Undertaken by the Thomas Wathen Foundation, the project starts with new facilities for the aeronautical department of San Bernardino Valley College, which plans to move to Flabob in the […]

The mission of the Commemorative (formerly Confederate) Air Force is changing. For nearly 50 years, CAF’s mission has been to preserve and fly World War II aircraft as a tribute to those who flew, maintained or built them. However, in October members voted to expand the focus to include combat aircraft flown by the U.S. […]

Indus Aviation Inc. of Dallas, which produces the T211 Thorpedo and T11 Sky Skooter, has added parachute recovery systems from Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) to its models. Indus also will act as a dealer for BRS in India, supplying parachute systems for other aircraft in that country, where GA is on the fast track.

Frederick E. Tilton has been named the new federal air surgeon. Dr. Tilton, who has served as deputy federal air surgeon for the past six years, replaces Jon L. Jordan, who retired earlier this year. As the federal air surgeon, Tilton oversees the Office of Aerospace Medicine’s workforce of more than 400 physicians, research scientists, […]

2005 was a record-breaking year for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., with deliveries of its 350 and 400 aircraft up 68%. Columbia delivered 115 planes in 2005, a year that officials are calling a “turning point” in the company’s history.

Pilots should consider the potential side effects of over-the-counter and prescription medications very carefully before flying. “Pilots who have questions about a medication should talk to their physician, pharmacist or aviation medical examiner,” said recently retired FAA Federal Air Surgeon Jon L. Jordan. “When in doubt, don’t fly.” To ensure that pilots are aware of […]

The FAA has certified the factory-built Mermaid as a Special Light Sport Aircraft. The amphibious aircraft is built in the Czech Republic by Czech Aircraft Works of Stare Mesto, and distributed in the United States by Sport Aircraft Works of Palm City, Fla. Deliveries are slated to begin this month.