Texas Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Austin) has successfully passed an amendment banning federal funding of future aviation projects named for members of Congress. McCaul’s amendment was attached to the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding reauthorization bill, which passed the House of Representatives May 21. McCaul said the amendment is aimed at halting glaring uses of taxpayer dollars […]
Plane lands safely in Seattle park
In an unintended Memorial Day surprise, the pilot of a single-engine plane with three people and a dog on board landed safely in a south Seattle park after losing power, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. No injuries were reported as the single-engine plane landed in the playfield at Genesee Park, near […]
Landing gear mishap leads to crash
The improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Be part of the solution
Guest Editorial By JACK PELTON Even without the global economic and credit crisis challenging the world and the public relations turbulence hitting business aviation, I anticipated 2009 would be a weighty year for general aviation. We have a new administration in the White House, new leadership for the Department of Transportation, a new chief at […]
California park lands vintage aircraft
The future Great Park Aviation Heritage Museum in Orange County, California, will become the owner of two rare and historically significant aircraft: an N3N-3 Canary and an SNJ-5 Texan, thanks to a May 21 vote by the Great Park Board Corporation. The N3N-3 is a 1942 biplane used by the Navy and Marine Corps to […]
GAMA praises House FAA reauthorization, with reservations
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association praised passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill but, at the same time, expressed concern over a provision that would invalidate a bilateral aviation safety agreement with the European Union, threatening safety cooperation with Europe and potentially jeopardizing thousands of U.S. jobs across the country. “It is absolutely critical […]
Senate confirms FAA, DOT nominees
The Senate confirmed two of President Barack H. Obama’s key transportation nominees on May 21. Randolph Babbitt, an aviation consultant and former president of the Air Line Pilots Association, will head the Federal Aviation Administration. The Senate also approved John Porcari, who will leave his current post as secretary of Maryland’s Department of Transportation to […]
Enrollment open for summer aviation academy
If you are a Montana student interested in aviation, there is a unique opportunity available to you this summer. The Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division is sponsoring a 3-day Aviation Career Academy for sixth, seventh, and eight graders, to take place in Helena from June 25 through 27. The program includes a wilderness survival […]
User fees rear ugly head again
The 2010 budget proposal for the FAA, released earlier this month by the White House, makes it obvious that President Obama wants a fundamental change in funding in FY 2011 by dramatically reducing General Fund support for aviation in America, reported Paul Lowe in the May 21 issue of AINonline. The Administration proposal for 2011 […]