Smyrna Air Center has authorized Stevens Aviation to be a part of the Power 90 Upgrade Program and install the GE M601 engine on King Air 90 aircraft. Smyrna Air Center in Smyrna, Tennessee, holds the rights to the Power 90 conversion Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). The Power 90 Upgrade Program is a conversion program […]
TWG Aviation completes Vitesse purchase
TWG Aviation LTD (TWG), parent of Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), has finalized the purchase of various assets of Vitesse Aviation at Dallas Love Field (DAL). TWG acquired the lease-hold improvements comprised of 7.5 acres with two existing hangars. Vitesse had operated a FBO, as well as an aircraft maintenance and […]
Water in fuel, poor inspection bring down Cessna
This October 2008 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Coolidge, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane had just taken off. When it was approximately […]
Arkansas airport celebrates the Fab Four
Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (ARG) in Walnut Ridge, Ark., has an unusual claim to fame. The airport was used by the Beatles in 1964 for a brief — as in 36 hour — stop during their North American tour. Now that visit is being commemorated with a sculpture of the Fab Four at the airport. […]
ICON development continues as LSA captures Hollywood’s imagination
Sales of the ICON A5 continue to grow, recently passing position #520, while the amphibious Light Sport Aircraft has surpassed 175 flight tests as the engineering team continues to advance toward the final production design. This was just part of an update recently released by the company, which has not only captured the attention of […]
A lot at stake for GA in mid-term elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation has a big stake in the outcome of the coming mid-term elections, both at the federal and state levels. At the federal level a full reauthorization of the FAA might hang on whether Democrats continue to control both houses of Congress or whether there is a lame duck session with […]
Extra Aircraft gets green light in Colorado
A proposed Extra Aircraft assembly facility in Montrose, Colorado, was given the final green light Wednesday. At a public hearing of the Montrose County Commissioners, the Extra Aircraft assembly plant was approved by a unanimous vote of the county’s three commissioners. Extra officials said they and the commissioners worked together to restructure the originally proposed […]
Getting back in the game
Is your logbook dusty? Are your flying skills rusty, but you want to get back into flying? Then check out the latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which includes an article on “Getting Back in the Game.” Author Tom Hoffmann provides some pointers on what to consider in getting started again. He addresses changes in […]
Houston vies for new Embry-Riddle campus
Hundreds of business and community leaders; aviation and aerospace professionals; and students who dream of working in aerospace joined forces Wednesday to roll out the red carpet for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President Dr. John Johnson, who is exploring the possibility of naming Houston as a new campus site for the university. As he stepped onto […]