It’s a question that comes around about every 10 years — usually coinciding with a downturn in the nation’s economy: Is Wichita, the air capital of the U.S., destined to become the next Detroit? Absolutely not, say the top executives at the airplane manufacturers based in the city. One reason is because the Big Three […]
Homeland Security asked to review how pilots are vetted
A request to the Department of Homeland Security could bring about a closer look at holders of airman certificates to find possible security threats. Concerned that reports show people with connections to terrorism and other criminal activities hold valid airman certificates, four senators have asked the Inspector General of the Homeland Security Department to study […]
International Aerial Derby 1919
Great aerial adventures followed in the wake of World War I as aviation tried to find its post-war role. It was a period of conquest of the oceans and continents — the NC-4 across the Atlantic via the Azores; Alcock and Brown’s first non-stop flight from Canada to Ireland; the R-34 airship’s first round-trip flight […]
Diamond completes first AE300 conversion
Just over a year ago, Diamond Aircraft announced plans to offer owners of DA42 TDI aircraft two new options: Upgrade to Lycoming avgas-burning engines or to the new Austro Engines AE 300 turbo diesel engines that burn jet fuel. Late this summer, Diamond began delivering Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 aircraft and completing Lycoming upgrades for DA42 […]
Santa’s new ride
To celebrate the holiday season, Hawker Beechcraft Corp. is offering Santa Clause and one of his elves a ride this week in a Beechcraft Premier IA to 10 military facilities across the country to spread holiday cheer to military personnel and their families. Santa’s flight, in support of Santa’s Traveling Workshop Foundation, will take him […]
Oshkosh Express returns to AirVenture
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts from Australia and New Zealand will be making a pilgrimage next July to Oshkosh, landing in a 747 jetliner at EAA AirVenture, in a group trip dubbed the “Oshkosh Express.” AirVenture is slated for July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Oshkosh Express charter flights from “Down Under” […]
‘Pilot of Fortune’ published
“Pilot of Fortune,” the first book in an aviation trilogy from Ted Beaudoin, author and media services manager for the AEA 2005 Inc. non-profit group, in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is now available at Trafford.com, as well as Amazon, Walmart, Barnes and Nobles and other book stores throughout North America. The book, which sells for $18.99 […]
Hartzell inks deal with Hawker Beechcraft
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has signed an agreement with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) for the exclusive supply of constant-speed propellers to all of its new piston and turboprop aircraft. The agreement is for a minimum of five years, and covers the full range of new-build HBC aircraft: G36 Bonanza, G58 Baron and the King Air C90GTx, […]
Flight Design USA adds more demo centers
Flight Design USA’s newest distributor, Flight Design West, has located two new aircraft, one in Santa Monica, Calif., and a second in Portland, Ore., as part of the growth of the sales and service outlets for the CTLS line of aircraft. The new facilities represent the company’s second and third locations on the West Coast. […]