Midcoast Regional Airport (LHW) at Wright Army Airfield in Hinesville, Ga. has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. Named for its convenient position between the commercial hubs of Savannah and Brunswick, as well as being located midway between Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., Midcoast Regional Airport opened for operation in November 2007. Situated within Fort […]
Three promoted at West Star GJT
West Star Aviation recently promoted Ken Rice, T.J. Jaeger and Jason Blust at the company’s Grand Junction, Colo. (GJT) location. Ken Rice, who previously held the position of Gulfstream/Learjet Program Manager, has been promoted to Director of Maintenance. In this new position, he will oversee all maintenance operations at the GJT facility. T.J. Jaeger has […]
Safe Flight taps new head of program management department
Safe Flight Instrument Corporation, a manufacturer of aircraft lift instrumentation and control systems, has appointed Matthew Greene Vice President of Program Management. Since joining Safe Flight in October 2003, he has taken on increasing roles of responsibility within the organization, most recently as Vice President of Marketing. In this new role, he will be responsible […]
The importance of bonding
Earlier today I went to meet three local men for lunch. They’d asked me to put on my city commissioner hat and come listen to their idea for improving the quality of life in our little burg. Being an agreeable sort I took up the challenge, drove to the outskirts of town and pulled into […]
CAP looks to honor World War II’s ‘unsung heroes’
On Dec. 1, Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, observes 70 years of service. But the celebration won’t be complete until CAP’s earliest members – now in their 80s and 90s – are “rightly honored” with the Congressional Gold Medal. CAP, an all-volunteer service of more than 61,000 members, was […]
What would you do?
We’ve all heard the phrase “that pilot is an accident waiting to happen,” but how much responsibility do pilots have to intervene to possibly avoid disaster? That’s the question John Zimmerman asks in his blog on the Air Facts Journal. Check it out here, then add your opinion to the debate.
Committee recommends against requiring ADS-B In
“It’s just not ready for prime-time.” That’s how Steve Brown – the National Business Aviation Association’s senior vice president for operations & administration, and the co-chair of an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) responsible for recommendations on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) “In” – characterized the development of this vital component to the FAA’s NextGen effort. After […]
Aspen Avionics opens doors to aspiring aerospace students
Members of the Southwest Secondary Learning Center (SSLC) recently visited Aspen Avionics and received a tour of the facility and an introduction to available career paths in the aerospace industry. “The SSLC currently has 280 students enrolled and 40 of them are participating in the AERO AV8R (Aeronautical Education & Research Opportunities) program,” says Lee […]
Historic control tower to be dedicated Dec. 7
The newly stabilized Ford Island Control Tower at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will be dedicated in a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m., as part of the Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary Ceremonies. “We’re ready to show off the first phase of the monumental stabilization work that has been done to save this historic […]