ChinaView is reporting that Cessna manufacturing partner, Shenyang Aircraft Industry Company (SAIC), will fly a Chinese-assembly-line-built Cessna 162 Sky Catcher by the end of the year.
GAMA opens European office
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has opened a European branch office in Brussels, Belgium, and hired Brian Davey as director of European affairs. A native of Ireland, Davey will represent the general aviation manufacturing industry before European institutions in Brussels as well as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Cologne. He also will […]
First flight for Belite
The new Belite aircraft made its first flight on July 4. Officially unveiled June 30, the Belite is a single place airplane that incorporates the use of proprietary, lightweight carbon fiber material in the fabrication of struts, ribs and wing spar. The first flight of the LSA was made by James Wiebe, who modified the […]
Enrollment grows at Wathen Aviation High School
Attendance at the Wathen Aviation High School at Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., is expected to double this fall, rising from 60 students in the past year to 120 for opening day this fall. So far, 84 students have already enrolled. Part of the increase is due to the addition of middle school classes, school […]
FAA moves forward on runway incursion program at smaller airports
The FAA has selected Sensis Corp.’s Low Cost Ground Surveillance (LCGS) for evaluation as part of its LCGS Pilot Program. LCGS is an FAA initiative to reduce runway incursions at small- and medium-size airports by providing air traffic controllers with basic ground surveillance of runways and taxiways. Under the program, the FAA has awarded contracts […]
CAP’s Cadet Officer School takes off
The Civil Air Patrol’s Cadet Officer School kicks off today at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. The 10-day course, which runs through July 23, will be attended by 116 teens from across the country. Patterned after the U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School, Cadet Officer School is an academically challenging, in-depth study of leadership […]
Flight Design hits 300
Flight Design has hit a milestone: The company recently delivered its 300th LSA. Flight Design’s distributor, Flight Design Mid-Atlantic, delivered the 300th plane to Kenneth Griffin of Southampton, N.J., who picked up his plane at Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pa. The leading seller of LSAs in the United States, Flight Design was first to hit […]
Wichita Aero Club slates big names for upcoming meetings
Kansas Fourth District Congressman Todd Tiahrt will address the Wichita Aero Club at its monthly meeting Aug. 11. He will be followed by National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen, a native Kansan and former aide to Senator Nancy Kassebaum, on Sept. 23, while former FAA Administrator and current Aerospace Industries Association President Marion Blakey […]
Color blind? New test opens new opportunities
A new test could help people with poor color vision advance into careers which their sight would have previously prevented them from entering, including aviation, according to a report in Optometry Today. The Colour Assessment and Diagnosis (CAD) test, which was developed by researchers at London’s City University, was commissioned by the UK Civil Aviation […]