Leading Edge Jet Center at Redmond Airport in Oregon, has a new general manager: Phillipp Spitzer. Spitzer has 12 years of experience in general aviation, including five in managerial positions. He most recently was safety and training manager for TAC Air at Denver Centennial Airport, one of the five busiest general aviation airports in the country. Leading […]
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FAA names new unmanned aircraft executives
The FAA has selected Marke “Hoot” Gibson and Earl Lawrence for two executive-level positions that will guide the agency’s approach to integration of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) — also known as drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — into U.S. airspace. Gibson will become the Senior Advisor on UAS Integration, a position established to focus […]
Move on to get Bob Hoover movie to the masses
“Flying the Feathered Edge,” the documentary on legendary pilot Bob Hoover, has proven popular with aviation enthusiasts since its introduction last year, but producer/director Kim Furst hopes to soon reach a larger audience through showings in local theatres. At an AirVenture press conference, Furst unveiled the “Team Hoover Campaign,” which was launched in Washington, D.C., on […]
Minority pilots launch networking group in SC
Two pilots who live in Greenville, S.C., Theron Burton and Clint Thompson, have launched an effort to create a network group of other minority pilots throughout the Southeast. “The main reason that I wanted to create this group was get minority pilots together where we would get to know each other and, together, get more involved […]
NTSB clarifies definition of ‘unmanned aircraft accident’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published in the Federal Register a Notice of Interpretation to clarify that its existing definition of “unmanned aircraft accident” does not include model aircraft. The definition appears in the NTSB’s regulation “Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of […]
NBC Sports to produce special on the Reno Air Races
NBC Sports is slated to air a one-hour special on the National Championship Air Races in February 2016. The one-hour special is being produced by JM Associates, an Emmy Award-winning production company and leader in content development for sports and outdoor broadcasts. “We’ve been producing niche sports for over 40 years and when we were invited […]
Tours of original Wright factory buildings slated through end of year
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) has scheduled free monthly tours of the Wright Company factory buildings through the end of 2015. Tours of the two historic buildings will take place on the third Thursday of each month — Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Each tour will begin […]
Keeping firefighters supplied with fuel
EPIC Aviation, a fuel supplier to the general and commercial aviation industries, reports it has dispatched more than 2 million gallons of aviation fuel since the beginning of July to FBOs and fire bases supporting aerial firefighting operations in the Western United States. Aviation fuel and ground-support resources used in aerial firefighting operations have been in […]
Judges named for EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Some very well-known names from the aviation world will be the judges as the Experimental Aircraft Association invites innovators to enhance aviation safety for amateur-built aircraft through its Founder’s Innovation Prize competition. The competition will begin accepting entries Oct. 1. The competition will use the best ideas from EAA members […]