During an open house Feb. 18 hosted by the Vermont Aerospace & Aviation Association (VAAA) at the Heritage Aviation Facility at Burlington International Airport, Governor Jim Douglas will sign a proclamation declaring February “General Aviation Appreciation Month,” highlighting the significance the industry has on Vermont’s economy. “As Vermont seeks to rebound from the recession, we […]
First Viking Twin Otter takes flight
The first new-production DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter has taken its initial flight from Viking’s final assembly facility in Calgary, Alberta. The aircraft, manufacturers serial number (MSN) 845, Canadian registration C-FMJO, is the first new production Twin Otter since de Havilland Canada ended production in 1988 with the delivery of MSN 844. Sold to launch […]
Mercy Wings Network takes off
Aviation insurance specialists AirSure Limited is lending its support to a relief effort targeted at bringing aid to victims of Haiti’s recent earthquake by helping move supplies from the overcrowded airport at Port Au Prince, into the Haitian backcountry, where it can more readily be distributed to those in need. The effort will be led […]
Managing and marketing GA airports
The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on Tuesday, April 6, from 2: p.m.–4 p.m. EDT that will explore managing and marketing small airports. The webinar is pegged off two new reports: Guidebook for Managing Small Airports, which is designed to act as a single source of […]
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ at Sun ‘n Fun
Jeff Skiles, first officer on US Airways Flight 1549 that safely landed in the Hudson River one year ago last month, will be a featured participant at this year’s Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will be held April 13-18 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland, Florida. Skiles, 49, was at […]
How not to finance your homebuilt
Sandra Brandes, 42, of Ottawa, Kansas, was recently sentenced to 15 months in federal prison without parole, after admitting in a plea agreement that she embezzled more than $77,000 from her employer. She used some of those funds to finance construction of an RV-9A. As part of her plea agreement, she has to transfer title […]
FAA administrator to license first cadets from On Wings of Eagles
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt will present Private Pilot certificates with Instrument Ratings to the first two cadets from the On Wings of Eagles Foundation (OWOEF) flight academy as part of the National Guard Youth Challenge Foundation’s Gala Feb. 23. OWOEF, working in partnership with the National Guard Youth Challenge program, offers flight training scholarships to […]
Historic DC-3 to be on display at GMU
The recently restored Flagship Detroit, a DC-3 delivered to American Airlines in 1937, will be on display at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina March 21 and 22. Owned and operated by a private volunteer foundation, the oldest flying DC-3 in the world has recently completed a major restoration to return the exterior and […]
Exhibitor count up for AERO
The team organizing this year’s AERO international aviation trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, promises this year’s event will be better than ever, with exhibitor numbers exceeding initial expectations. Project Manager Thomas Grunewald has expressed strong confidence in the trade show, to be held on the grounds of Messe Friedrichshafen from April 8-12. “We asked exhibitors […]