BBA Aviation has appointed Peg Billson president, BBA Aviation Legacy Support. In her new role, Billson assumes overall leadership responsibility for Ontic and International Governor Service and the continued development and growth of the Legacy Support group. She will also serve on the BBA Aviation Executive Committee. Billson has a BS in aeronautical engineering from […]
An aviation education
A story in the Shelby County Reporter in Columbiana, Alabama, details a recent visit to the Shelby County Airport by several Birmingham Southern College student. The students were brought to the airport by two professors — one teaches theater, while the other teaches courses in music. Both professors are private pilots. The story quotes Matthew […]
40th anniversary of Citation’s first flight
Cessna Aircraft Co. is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation, the first airplane model in what has become the largest fleet of business jets in the world. On Sept. 15, 1969, pilot-in-command Milt Sills and co-pilot J.L. LeSueur flew the first prototype of the Cessna Citation from Wichita’s Municipal Airport […]
AOPA adds two to board
The Board of Trustees for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) elected two new members to the board Sept. 11: AOPA President and CEO Craig L. Fuller, and James G. “Jay” Tuthill III, chairman and CEO of the Tuthill Corp. “In the eight months since Craig took the controls at AOPA, he has urged […]
Ball named Florida’s Aviation Professional of the Year
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has named Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) Executive Director Robert Ball as the 2009 Aviation Professional of the Year. This award is given to an active aviation professional who has made “a significant and continued contribution to Florida aviation during the year and throughout their career,” according to FDOT […]
Early morning flight added to Dawn Patrol
Visitors looking for the true meaning of the words “Dawn Patrol” will get that opportunity Sept. 26 from 7:30 a.m.–9 a.m., as pilots participating in the 2009 World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, perform a special Saturday morning flight. This early morning flight, which […]
Lightweight seat for Caravans available
Yingling Aviation, which has installed more than 100 OASIS interiors in the Cessna Model 208 Caravan, has developed a new versatile lightweight seat (VLS) for the popular single-engine turboprop. Designed to provide Caravan owners with an option that is lighter and with more comfort, the VLS can be incorporated into the OASIS package or ordered […]
Parade of Planes heads to HWD
The Parade of Planes–West, a new aircraft sales expo, will be held in California at the Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) hosted by Volo Aviation, Oct. 15-17. Aircraft companies scheduled to exhibit include: Cirrus Aircraft, CubCrafters, Diamond Aircraft, Extra Aircraft, Flight Design, Hawker Beechcraft, Aviat Aircraft, Lancair, Mooney, Piper Aircraft, Remos, and Waco Classic. Also on […]
WSI Fusion 2.2 launches
WSI Corp. has released WSI Fusion 2.2, an upgrade to its WSI Fusion application, an online service providing information on changing flight, airport and airspace conditions. New feature added includes tracking of global lightning information, tropical pseudo-radar imagery and projected aircraft positioning. The new release helps operators identify areas of convection that may cause en […]