Hawker Beechcraft uttered two words last week that haven’t been used by Wichita’s business jet builders for some time: “We’re hiring.” According to a story in The Wichita Eagle, Hawker Beechcraft plans to add more than 100 engineers by the end of the year, including 60 in the next three or four months. It also […]
U.S. sweeps international art contest
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) announced the 2010 International Aviation Art Contest winners recently in Naples, Italy, and U.S. students swept the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place honors in the Junior Category for students ages 6-9. This year’s theme “Flying with the Sun” garnered participation from several countries, including China, Czech Republic, France, India, Japan, […]
Precision Aircraft named sponsor of The Green Flight Project
Bye Energy, Inc. has added Precision Aircraft & Engine Services, Inc. as a sponsor of The Green Flight Project. Launched earlier this year, the project involves developing an electric and electric-hybrid propulsion system (EHPS) for aviation. The initial objective of the project is to design and integrate a proof of concept EHPS into a Cessna […]
Honeywell sponsors lecture series at Museum of Flight
Honeywell Aerospace has provided The Museum of Flight in Seattle a Honeywell Hometown Solutions Grant to help support a series of lectures, known as The Museum of Flight Honeywell Explorer Lecture Series. The speakers will be known experts in the field of aerospace. On June 5 at 2 p.m., four-time Shuttle astronaut Steve Robinson will […]
Six earn Master Instructor accreditation
Six CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed biennially. This […]
American Air Campers Association makes donation to 99s
Don Abbott, founder and president of the new American Air Campers Association, recently presented a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Paradise Coast (Florida) chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc, International Organization of Women Pilots. American Air Campers Association (AACA) is a new association founded by Abbott to promote, protect and preserve the combined […]
Contest will award one lucky dad a rare ride
Fantasy of Flight, Kermit Weeks’ aircraft collection in Polk City, Florida, has set out to find the World’s Greatest Dad just in time to give him the ride of a lifetime this Father’s Day weekend. Fantasy of Flight is asking children and adults to submit an essay of 50 words or fewer describing why their […]
Flying Musicians at Kerrville Folk Festival
The Flying Musicians Association, Inc. will land at the Quiet Valley Ranch in Texas for the Kerrville Folk Festival. Starting on Thursday, May 27, and continuing for 18 days (until June 13), the Festival will host performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. Interspersed between performances are workshops in songwriting, blues guitar, […]
LoPresti’s first ‘LSA Holiday’ slated
The world’s first recreational gathering for Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) will be held at Florida’s Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26), June 4-6. Sponsored by the Sebastian tourism board, the event will offer a menu of recreational activities; aviation events, golf, boating, kayaking, hiking, music, camping, shopping and even massage. The Sebastian team plans to make this […]