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 […]
First aviation Ph.D. program takes off
Students have begun coursework in a pioneering Ph.D. in Aviation program offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The three-year program, the only one in the nation, meets the need for people with upper-level research credentials to tackle the major issues facing today’s aviation and aerospace industry, according to university officials, who note the program is designed […]
Sporty’s debuts leather chart binder
Loose-leaf approach charts can be very convenient for instrument flying, but storing, protecting and organizing those frail pages is a daunting task. Now you can store and protect your loose-leaf charts in style with Sporty’s Bonded Leather Chart Binder. Price: $16.95 (three or more for $14.95 each). For more information: 800-SPORTYS or Sportys.com.
King Air 350i achieves FAA certification
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type Certifications for the new Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop. Deliveries of the aircraft have begun. The King Air 350i is the first business aircraft on the market equipped with the new Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system (CMS). The system supports […]
Florida air show hosts Wings of Freedom Tour
The Colling’s Foundations “Wings of Freedom Tour” returns to the Wing of Dreams Air Show, Feb. 19-22, for the fourth consecutive year. “The Wings of Dreams Air Show will honor heroes who served and defended freedom in World War II,” said Bob Oehl, co-founder of the Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum and the annual air […]
‘The Story of Amelia’
Dr. Tom Crouch, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum Senior Curator of the Division of Aeronautics, recalls the life of Amelia Earhart during a Jan. 30 program at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The 2 p.m. program is one in a series of Earhart-related events presented in conjunction with the museum’s temporary exhibit, In […]