StandardAero has appointed Chris Bodine vice president & general manager of its Augusta, Ga. (AGS) facility. Bodine has been serving as the facility’s acting VP & GM since April 2009. StandardAero Augusta provides full engine-support services, including complete overhauls of Honeywell TFE731 turbofan engines, TPE331 turboprop engines and GTCP136/150 series Auxiliary Power Units. In addition, […]
Hawker Beechcraft creates one-stop shop
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has united its Hawker Beechcraft Services, RAPID and Hawker Beechcraft Customer Support into one organization under Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support. Additionally, the company’s parts and distribution division, formerly known as RAPID, is now Hawker Beechcraft Parts & Distribution. “With seamless integration across the organization, Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support is […]
Low altitude stall kills four
This January 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 340. Location: Port Clinton, Ohio. Injuries: Four fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot’s logbook indicated that the pilot had logged […]
My man and his other love
SHORT FINAL By DEB McFARLAND Today, the man I married nearly 30 years ago, the man who suffered through my flight training and later patiently taught me to fly his Luscombe 8A, retired. After 35 years of service to the federal government, my best friend has come home to stay. It’s not a coincidence that […]
Trace debuts 750-hp engine
Last October, Trace Engines L.P. received its FAA Production Certificate for its 600-horsepower, liquid-cooled, turbocharged V8 engine for the general aviation market. This month, Trace achieved a new power milestone by successfully testing a production engine, with an experimental camshaft, to over 750 horsepower, according to officials with the Midland, Texas-based company. The additional 150 […]
What makes a great pilot?
It was a bit more than a year ago, Jan. 15, 2009, when Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles made a dramatic controlled landing onto the Hudson River after US Airways 1549 struck a flock of Canadian geese. Sullenberger and his crew methodically reacted with exact precision to each element of the crisis […]
Iowa seeks public input on 20-year plan
The Iowa Department Of Transportation’s Office of Aviation will host a public input meeting for an update of the Iowa Aviation System Plan from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) in Ankeny. The 20-year system plan sets the direction for future development within the air transportation system, […]
Alternative aviation fuels efforts lauded
The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI), an FAA-sponsored effort to develop environmentally-sound, sustainable-alternative jet fuels, has received Air Transport World’s Joseph S. Murphy Industry Service Award. “This recognition is a strong endorsement of CAAFI’s innovative public-private partnership and recognizes the tremendous joint effort leading to significant advancements for alternative jet fuels this past year,” […]
Four to be inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four at its 2010 annual dinner in Vancouver, B.C., June 10. The 2010 inductees are former Chief Astronaut Julie Payette, a pilot, engineer, and musician who has logged more than 1,200 hours flying and 25 days in space; flight instructor Vi Milstead Warren, inductees 2Canada’s first female […]