LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Avionics sales dropped 6.5% in the first half of 2016, according to a new report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association. According to the second-quarter 2016 Avionics Market Report, in the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $1.1 billion as […]
FAA to open new Center of Excellence
The FAA has selected teams from the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to lead the new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (COE TTHP). The COE will conduct research and development on technical training for air traffic controllers, aviation safety inspectors, engineers, pilots and technicians. “This world-class, public-private […]
Navigator seeks new aviation businesses
An Israel-based innovation center is looking for four to six startup businesses “in the fields of aviation and travel” for an inaugural class of companies to “nurture groundbreaking technologies.” The newly launched program, called Navigator, is the product of partners EL AL Israel Airlines’ Cockpit program and JetBlue Technology Ventures. Navigator is searching for new technologies, […]
Nominees sought for National Public Benefit Flying Awards
Each year the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the Air Care Alliance (ACA) present national awards designed to recognize the contributions of those individuals in aviation who fly and volunteer for the benefit of others, their public benefit flying organizations, and those who support them. Nominations are due now for the National Public Benefit Flying […]
Plans for Wisconsin Aviation/Aeronautics Center of Excellence move forward
A coalition of aviation and aerospace companies, industry associations and state educational institutions joined the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) at AirVenture 2016 to unveil a new partnership to explore the establishment of an aviation/aerospace center of excellence in southeastern Wisconsin. The proposed Center of Excellence for Integrated Aerospace and Defense Technologies will bring together industry […]
Two concerts slated for Reno Air Races
RENO, Nevada – For the first time in its 53 year history, the National Championship Air Races will feature two concerts this year. The concerts, which will be on Friday and Saturday night, will occur after the day’s final air race and are free to race attendees. “We know that when the final air race […]
Navion loses power on short final
The pilot reported that, while the Ryan Navion was on short final to the runway in Fresno, Calif., he increased power to maintain the glideslope and then heard a muffled “bang or chug,” followed by the engine sounding “as if it were drowning.” The airplane started to descend, and the pilot executed an off-airport landing. During […]
Pictures of the day: Yankee Lady at Oshkosh
Frequent contributor Bill Walker snapped these shots of Yankee Lady at AirVenture 2016:
Still a long way to go
The August 2016 issue of Seattle Business magazine has two feature stories regarding commercial aviation in the greater Puget Sound in Washington state. Why do I care? Because “small aircraft” are a part of the story — and not in a good way. In the lead feature, “Paine Field Ready for Takeoff,” author Stephen H. Dunphy writes […]