The Greater St. Louis Business Aviation Association (GSLBAA) will hold the 35th Business Aviation Annual Memorial Open (BAAMO) annual golf tournament June 4 at Pevely Farms Golf Course in St. Louis, Mo. Tee-off is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. The event is limited to 144 golfers and is open to aviators and aviation professionals. “We were […]
Aerospace Industry Report published
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Worldwide have teamed to produce a new publication for the aviation and aerospace industry: Aerospace Industry Report 2011. The report, which will be released later this month, will provide a business and market review of the U.S. aerospace […]
AAR Aircraft Services extends Phillips 66 contract
AAR Aircraft Services – Oklahoma, the sole FBO at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City (OKC), has extended its contract as a Phillips 66 Aviation branded dealer for five more years. Owned by AAR – a global provider of products and services to commercial aviation and government/defense industries – AAR-Oklahoma recently opened a new, […]
Inadequate supervision destroys Pitts
This May 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B. Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor. Location: Muskogee, Okla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The CFI and a private pilot were […]
Ring Tail debuts
Takes ‘outstanding award’ at Sun ’n Fun By MARK STULL Lucky Stars III is my eighth original ultralight design, but my first with a tractor engine. It was a worthy challenge, significantly different from my previous designs, and includes a couple fun and interesting experiments. First flown in January, it was fabricated almost entirely from […]
Top Democrat fights FAA bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill to reauthorize the FAA has passed the House of Representatives, but the ranking Democrat on the aviation subcommittee continues to fight against it. This time, Congressman Jerry Costello has called on the National Transportation Safety Board for help. Costello wrote to NTSB officials, asking them for an opinion on a […]
Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship established
The family of aviation pioneer and Air Tractor founder Leland Snow and the non-profit Texas A&M Foundation have established an endowment fund for the Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering. The scholarship fund will provide resources to assist Texas A&M Aerospace engineering students who show exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills, creativity in aircraft design, […]
Cessna CEO retires
Textron Inc. has announced that Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly will run the business until a successor is named. Pelton joined Cessna in November 2000 as senior vice […]
Countdown to OSH begins
The clock is ticking toward the July 25 opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which is now fewer than 100 days away. The 59th annual edition of EAA’s fly-in convention takes place July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Featured programs and attractions include: Week-long commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, featuring aircraft […]