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Pilots flying over southern Washington State and northern Oregon had to alter their flight plans on Tuesday, March 8, when Mt. St. Helens erupted for the second time in five months. The eruption, which occurred around 5:30 p.m., sent a cloud of smoke and ash some 40,000 feet into the air. Aircraft were warned to […]

Flying in the mountains of Colorado is now a little safer, thanks to the installation of four more Automated Weather Observing Systems by the Vaisala Group. For the past few years the company has been working with state officials to install units near passes that aircraft use to transit the mountains. The most recent installations […]

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. recently achieved two milestones towards certification of its SJ30-2 business jet. Two critical Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) approvals, for systems and high speed upsets, were recently received from the FAA. TIA authorization is approval from the FAA to move to the next phase of testing for the items passed. “Now that […]

A new study of hangars at general aviation airports within 30 miles of Class B airports has found that almost all GA T-hangars are filled — and most airports have a long waiting list. The study, by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and ARM Aerospace, found that occupancy rates for T-hangars at GA airports is about […]

What’s next for the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer and its millionaire pilot Steve Fossett? Fossett, who flew solo, nonstop around the world in 67 hours, 1 minute and 46 seconds, was presented with the world record by David Hawksett from Guinness World Records a few days after the flight ended. During the presentation, Fossett noted […]

The FAA recently created a special award to honor Aviat Aircraft’s Albert Humbert for “outstanding achievement,” recognizing “exceptional performance as a Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative” (DMIR). It is the first award of its kind and the only one that has been presented to a DMIR by the FAA. Humbert was called upon to complete a […]

PIQUA, Ohio – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has named Flightcraft, Inc., based at the Portland (Ore.) International Airport, as the company’s newest Recommended Repair Facility. Flightcraft is one of the largest FBOs in the Pacific Northwest. Hartzell Propeller has more than two-dozen repair facilities located around the world.

What do you do when you have a passion for aviation and make your living in the food service industry? Turn a DC-3 mounted on a school bus frame into a café, of course. In the 1990s Phil and Becky Peterson of Oxnard, Calif., were toying with the idea of mating an airframe with a […]

IRONWOOD, Mich. — Maki Flight Support has opened at the Gogebic County Airport. The business is owned by Allen Maki of Bessemer, Mich. Maki provides mobile aircraft detail/cleaning services to airplane owners, many in the Warbird community. The bulk of his clients, however, are in GA and corporate aviation. 906-932-4972.