EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Thunderbird Aviation is busy preparing for the additional aircraft traffic and travelers who will be coming in and out of Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM), the closest airport to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, where the 41st Ryder Cup is being held. The event, which biennially brings together 12-member teams from the […]
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New England Air Museum launches Mustang Muster
On Oct. 2, 2016, the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will host a gathering of iconic Ford Mustangs in celebration of the completion of the restoration of its World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft. The museum’s P-51 was converted to a record setting, racing plane winning the coveted Thompson Trophy at […]
Picture of the day: A re-enactor and a radial
Jason Sanford sent in this photo, which he took at the recent open house held at Oakland County International Airport (KTPK) in Michigan.
Help Wanted: Experienced Air Traffic Controllers
The FAA is now accepting job applications from people with previous air traffic control experience. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 20, 2016. Experienced air traffic controllers include eligible military air traffic controllers and others with air traffic controller certification. The job vacancy announcement for the position of Air Traffic Control Specialist is now available […]
Civil Air Patrol reaches flight milestone
The Civil Air Patrol surpassed 100,000 flying hours across its fleet of planes for the 2016 fiscal year Sept. 6 — more than a 7% increase over the previous year. On the same date in fiscal 2015, flying hours totaled 93,256. Why has CAP flown more this year? John Desmarais, director of operations at National Headquarters, […]
Ascend 172 dealer network takes off
Wichita — After unveiling an upgraded version of its remanufactured Ascend 172 at this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Yingling Aviation has now created a dealer network for the airplane. Air Orlando Sales at Orlando Executive Airport in Florida and Suburban Aviation at Suburban Toledo Airport in Ohio will sell the Ascend 172, as well as […]
ICON to build facility in Tijuana
ICON Aircraft has revealed plans to build a new facility in Tijuana, Mexico, where it will produce composite airframe components for the A5. As part of a revised production plan announced in May, the company decided to produce its own composite components, a manufacturing process that was previously outsourced to several suppliers, company officials explained. The […]
Univair celebrates 70th anniversary
By MIKE SELLERS Earlier this year, on Feb. 25, 2016, Univair Aircraft Corp. celebrated its 70th anniversary as part of the aviation community. Reaching this auspicious milestone means Univair has entered an exclusive club made up of a small group of companies with a long history and the same family ownership. Since 1946, the company […]
Vintage article sings Univair’s praises
In late 1961, Jack Brown, owner of the Northwest Flyer, the predecessor to General Aviation News, traveled to Denver to meet with Univair’s founder J.E. Dyer. The resulting story — more than 4,800 words long published on Feb. 26, 1962 – sang the praises of the company and its family heritage. Brown crowed that it […]