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Robert Garcia is nearly ready to fly the legendary biplane that he has been restoring for six years. It’s an airplane that is doubly legendary. First, it is an elegant 1944 Beech D-17S, the legendary Staggerwing. It also fulfills the fantasies of all who love historic airplanes: Garcia found it in a St. Petersburg, Fla., […]

The SJ30-2 bizjet received type certification late last month, following a 20-year development program. The type certificate approves the new twin-engine light business jet for day, night, VFR, IFR, single-pilot and “full performance envelope” operations. Remaining approvals, such as certification for flight into known icing and operation of cabin interior systems, will be completed before […]

Million Air New Orleans recently became the first FBO at Lakefront Airport to officially reopen its doors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Louisiana/Mississippi coast in late August. The FBO set up 2,100 square feet of modular office space, installed new skidded fuel tanks and purchased new fuel trucks. The airport received […]

Columbia Aircraft has selected Garmin’s G1000 as the new avionics package for the Columbia 350 and Columbia 400. Columbia also will be the first manufacturer to integrate Garmin’s new GCU 476 full alpha-numeric keypad, which allows pilots to perform virtually all MFD functions from a pedestal-mounted keypad.

In a little more than two years, Van’s Aircraft has sold 500 RV-10 kits. Fifteen customer-built RV-10s are now flying, while many others are nearing completion. RV kits, including the RV-4, RV-7, RV-8, RV-9 and the four-place RV-10 continue to be among the most popular in the world. About 1.5 new RVs take to the […]

Kelly Aerospace has bought Northcoast Technologies, developer of a thin film hot wing system and an all-electric aircraft air conditioning system. Northcoast becomes Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems. Bob Rutherford, a Northcoast founder, is the new firm’s vice president and general manager. Northcoast’s Thermawing system is certified for Columbia 350s and 400s, but has applications for […]

Avidyne Corp. and Ryan International Corp. have merged. Ryan’s active traffic display and alerting technologies will be added to Avidyne’s product lines. Avidyne will maintain Ryan’s Columbus, Ohio, headquarters as the Safety Systems Group.

Albuquerque is known for its balloon festival, so what better place to locate a museum dedicated to lighter than air technology? The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, which opened Oct. 1, showcases the history, science and art of ballooning. Exhibits include photographs, newspaper clippings and models, including a 1:15 scale of the Graf Zeppelin. 505-768-6020

Corporate Angel Network, which provides free air transportation for cancer patients traveling to treatment by using empty seats on corporate and fractional aircraft, arranged a record-breaking 253 patient flights in October. The previous monthly record of 244 flights was set in 2004. Founded 25 years ago, the charity has arranged more than 22,00 flights and […]