Vashon Aircraft has introduced the Ranger R7. Vashon Aircraft is the newest aircraft manufacturer in the aviation center of Seattle, Washington, where they design and build the US-made Ranger R7 aircraft. According to company officials, the Ranger, designed by Pacific Northwest aeronautical engineer Ken Krueger, is a two-seat aircraft perfect for “$39 burgers” ($100 burgers […]
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New owner for RAJAY plans to expand
TALCO Aviation Corp. will acquire RAJAY Parts, a general aviation turbocharging company focused on supporting thousands of aircraft operating a RAJAY system. RAJAY Parts is an FAA PMA facility that owns 48 FAA STCs for Piper, Cessna, Beechcraft, Mooney, Lake, and several other aircraft manufacturers. TALCO will expand RAJAY products and services by offering new […]
Stallion 51 Rusty Pilots seminar March 3
An Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Rusty Pilots Seminar is coming to Stallion 51 Flight Ops at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) March 3, 2018. What’s different about this Rusty Pilots seminar is that attendees will be surrounded by Stallion 51’s stable of P-51 Mustangs. AOPA officials note that at least 500,000 pilots have been […]
Aviation hiring projection more than doubles
The latest Hiring Trends Survey for 2018, just released by JSfirm.com, an aviation job website, shows that 71% of surveyed companies are projecting moderate to significant growth in 2018, compared to only 33% in 2017. In addition to growth, 86% of the companies surveyed did not cut any jobs in 2017, a 14% increase from 2016. […]
ATC privatization threat beat by unified grassroots effort
A controversial ATC privatization plan has been removed from an FAA reauthorization bill in the House of Representatives, scoring a victory for general aviation against a powerful, well-financed lobby that sought to give control of the national air traffic system to the country’s largest airlines. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) announced Feb. 27, 2018, that he […]
80th anniversary of the T-6 Texan to be celebrated in 2018
The venerable T-6 Texan first flew on Sept. 18, 1938, and the North American Trainer Association (NATA) is celebrating this important milestone at several airshows in 2018. The major celebration will occur at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 24, 2018. Major elements of this celebration include: 80 Texans to Oshkosh NATA is actively recruiting […]
FlightsAbove.org updates website dedicated to #socialaviation
Flights Above started in 2012 with humble beginnings as a group of passionate aviators on Facebook in the Pacific Northwest. Fast forward to 2018 and Flights Above is a collection of nine regional groups with more than 12,000 members. At the Feb. 24-25, 2018, Northwest Aviation Conference, Flights Above founder Brice Van Baren proudly stated […]
U.S. Chamber to host 17th annual Aviation Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will convene top leaders in business, aviation, and government for the 17th annual Aviation Summit March 1, 2018. This year’s event, “Further in Flight,” will highlight a wide swath of topics critical to the aviation and aerospace industries, according to chamber officials. Participants will discuss challenges and opportunities facing […]
South Carolina airports contribute $16.3 billion annually to economy
South Carolina airports contribute $16.3 billion annually to the state and local economies, according to a new report released by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC). “We believe this study strongly supports the important contribution that airports make to our economy,” said SCAC Executive Director James Stephens. “Overall, the 57 airports in our system contribute […]