Consumers in upstate New York received good news this week that ethanol-free fuel is now available in a few more locations. According to this article in Convenience Store News, the SavOn chain of C-stores in the Oneida area now offers E0: “At SavOn, we are always looking for ways to meet the needs of our […]
Study shows aviation contributes $26 billion to NC economy
Aviation is an important component in North Carolina’s economy, according to a recently completed economic impact study that shows the state’s 72 publicly owned airports contribute nearly $26 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 108,000 jobs. The contribution represents 6% of the state’s gross domestic product. “Aviation and aerospace continue to be […]
Registration now open for Women in Aviation conference
Registration is now open for Women in Aviation, International’s 24th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013. The conference is to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Online registration is available at WAI.org, and a variety of registration options exist, including student rates and military rates, as well as […]
Six companies join NARA
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) announced that six companies recently joined the association as aircraft broker/dealer members. “Along with representatives from NARA’s 77 member companies, I am pleased to welcome our newest broker/dealer members,” says Brad Harris, NARA Chairman and CEO and President of Dallas Jet International, LP. “These companies are committed to NARA’s […]
Beech crashes in ferry flight
Aircraft: Beech Sierra. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Wheeling, Ill. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane, which had been operated by a flight school, was sold to a private individual. The purpose of the accident flight was to ferry the airplane to the new owner. The plane’s engine had been overhauled and […]
North Carolina community college’s aviation program takes off
Back when he was just 5, Zachary Harrell would race outside each time the local crop duster flew by his home in outside the little town of Seven Springs, N.C. “He flew over my house purposely playing with me,” the teenager recalls. “It was from these roots that I knew I wanted to do something […]
Happy Birthday, ASTM
The group of folks, mostly volunteers, who have written the ASTM standards used to “certify” Light-Sport Aircraft celebrated their 10th anniversary in Atlanta at the end of October. The people who did, do, and will labor to make these industry-devised standards are woefully under appreciated yet they have achieved so much in a short 10 […]
Will you take the PLEDGE?
The Texas Aviation Association Foundation has launched the PLEDGE program, aimed at reducing the GA accident rate. Board members of the TXAA Foundation noted they have been working hard to develop a program to help reduce the number of accidents that continues to plague the general aviation community. “Although the accident rate for scheduled commercial […]
Buried Spitfires set to take to the sky
A lost squadron of Spitfires buried in Burma after World War II could fly over Britain within three years. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, digging for the hoard of at least 36 Mark XIV fighters will begin in January at a remote airfield. Should the efforts succeed, a number of the […]