SANTA FE, N.M. — A new FBO is now open for business at the Santa Fe Airport (KSAF), ending a monopoly at the airport. Jet Center at Santa Fe leased approximately five acres of vacant land to build a new terminal, two new heated hangars exceeding 32,000 square feet, a new fuel farm, and a maintenance and avionics shop […]
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GA joins unprecedented search efforts for Florida teens
By AMELIA REIHELD. Everybody in the country, it seems, heard the terrible news: Two 14-year-old boys, Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, had gone out fishing near their south Florida home July 24. They were last seen when they bought more than 100 gallons of fuel at 1:30 in the afternoon and headed out of the […]
10 ways to celebrate National Aviation Day
As we all know, aviation is something worth celebrating. President Franklin D. Roosevelt thought so too. In 1939 he issued the first presidential proclamation designating Aug. 19 as National Aviation Day. Why that date? That’s the birthday of Orville Wright, one half of the legendary Wright Brothers who invented the airplane and flew the first heavier-than-air […]
AirVenture winners abound for Scheme Designers
The folks at Scheme Designers are justifiably proud these days — five aircraft wearing Scheme Designers paint schemes took home awards from EAA AirVenture this year. Diana Stanger and her Aero Vodochody L-139 received the award for Best Jet; Drew Bowlds and his RV-8 took home the Kit Champion – Bronze Lindy; Thomas Irion and his Velocity […]
Drone reports up dramatically
Pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all of 2014, to more than 650 by Aug. 9 of this year, according to the FAA. “The FAA wants to send out a clear message that operating drones around airplanes and helicopters is dangerous and […]
Wings & Wheels at GMU Oct. 3
Wings & Wheels will be held Oct. 3 at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina, featuring automobiles, aircraft and motorcycles. Expected at the event are classics like a 1965 Mercedes 230 SL to a new Maserati or Lotus, unique aircraft like a YAK 52W, and new bikes made by BMW, Ducati and Triumph. Wings & […]
FAA funding up in the air
The unfinished debate over highway funding in Congress is likely to ground hopes for passing a new funding bill for the FAA, according to a report from The Hill. The FAA bill is scheduled to expire Sept. 30. But Congress is expected to return its focus on highways upon returning to Washington next month, because […]
Ohio gives Connecticut a history lesson
DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is donating aviation history books to the Connecticut State Library in honor of National Aviation Day Aug. 19. NAHA is donating one copy each of “The Bishop’s Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright,” by Tom D. Crouch; “Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright […]
Five win $1,000 to equip for ADS-B
To give general aviation aircraft owners an incentive to meet the FAA’s ADS-B Out mandate, the Aircraft Electronics Association awarded five aircraft owners with $1,000 toward an ADS-B compliant upgrade during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. This is the second consecutive year the AEA has made the award available to five aircraft owners at AirVenture. The […]