Eagle Creek Aviation Services, a provider of aircraft service, new and used aircraft sales, and aircraft charter and management, plans to hire 25 full-time and part-time employees in response to the company’s service demand level and sales growth. Recruiting efforts will begin immediately and hiring will continue through the first quarter of 2011. The majority […]
FAA administrator breaks ground on new control tower at OAK
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt helped break ground Friday for a new air traffic control tower at Oakland International Airport (OAK) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Oakland International Airport ARRA grant, totaling $33.2 million, is the FAA’s largest, single Recovery Act award. “This Recovery Act project will make a difference for […]
J.A. Air Center to give away iPad during NBAA
FBO J.A. Air Center at the Aurora Municipal Airport (AAR) in the Chicago area will give away an Apple iPad during this week’s National Business Aviation Association convention in Atlanta. Registration will take place at the J.A. Air Center booth No. 2927 Tuesday, Oct. 19, through Thursday Oct. 21, during open exhibit hours. For more […]
Hawker Beechcraft to host Maintenance & Operation seminars at NBAA
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) will host five Maintenance and Operation (M&O) seminars during the 63rd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting & Convention in Atlanta, Oct. 19-21. As the company’s largest M&O offering in its history at the show, each session will be dedicated to a different platform, including the King Air […]
Safe Flight Speed Control System part of Kodiak Ice Protection System
Safe Flight Instrument Corp. is supplying the Stall Warning System for current production models and has been selected to supply the Speed Control System for all Quest Kodiak Ice Protection System (IPS) equipped aircraft. Safe Flight’s Speed Control System will be part of the Quest IPS package and will provide Stall Warning and a Fast/Slow […]
Wind gust leads to ground loop
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 170. Injuries: None. Location: Butler, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was attempting to land the tailwheel-equipped airplane in […]
Virtual flying at N.C.’s Transylvania Airport
You can find video of just about everything else on the Internet, so why not approaches into an airport? Randy Bagby, manager of Transylvania Community Airport (3NR3) near Asheville, N.C., knew the Internet was the way to go, so when the airport owner decided to create a webpage for the field, he took matters into […]
Runway incursions down
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over recent years, the FAA has been actively working to reduce the number of serious runway incursions — and that work has paid off. In fiscal year 2010, runway incursions dropped 50% from 2009, the second year in a row this type of potential accident was cut in half. Serious runway incursions […]
Drive-In/Fly-In movies at FAR
What a cool way to reach out to the community! Fargo Jet Center Inc (FJC), along with the Hector International Airport (FAR) Authority, hosted its 1st Annual Drive-In/Fly–In Outdoor Movie Night Oct. 1. “We were looking for a unique way to reach out to the community,” said Darren Hall, VP of Marketing at Fargo Jet […]