Veterans and active duty military members of all branches of the armed services will have a chance to fly in a N2S-5 Boeing Kaydet for free this summer, beginning June 23 at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich. Flights are courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. “We, along with Alan, are pleased to […]
AOPA, EAA collaborate to protect and grow GA
Two of the nation’s largest aviation associations, AOPA and EAA, will be collaborating on issues and programs that protect, support and grow general aviation, as the result of a June 3 working session at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the two groups announced on June 4. EAA’s chairman and president, Tom Poberezny, and […]
More cuts to come at Hawker, Cessna
Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft, the online newsletter AIN Alerts reported on June 5. In a letter sent on June 2, Hawker Beech vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal informed company employees about three mandatory furlough periods-June 29 to July 2, November 23 […]
Flying car soars through flight testing
Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Dubbed “The Flying Car,” the Transition completed its first flight March 5 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of […]
Loss of engine power leads to off-airport landing
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing.
Transport Canada delays 406 mHz ELT requirement
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has advised the Aircraft Electronics Association that the minister of transport, the Hon. John Baird, has decided TCCA should “pursue further consultation with industry on its 406 mHz ELT regulation.” TCCA had proposed the mandatory installation of 406 mHz emergency locator transmitters aboard Canadian-registered aircraft and foreign-registered aircraft operating in Canadian […]
Flying Magazine sold
Flying, the oldest continuously publishing aviation magazine in the United States, has been sold to the U.S. division of Swedish-based Bonnier Group. Flying, originally called Popular Flying, began publishing shortly after Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic flight in 1927. Flying is part of a five-title sale by Hachette Filipacchi Media Group, a division of French-based Lagardere. It […]
Another Dauntless to be recovered from Lake Michigan
A World War II Navy dive bomber that flew out of Pearl Harbor will be recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan on June 19, if all goes as planned. It is to be restored and, eventually, returned to Hawaii, where it will go on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum at Ford Island, where […]
Murkowski Alaska Aviation Bill supports GA
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced legislation designed to protect and improve important aviation programs in Alaska, including an exemption that would allow the Iditarod Air Force to accept cost deferments for flying in support of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, according to a June 3 press release from her office. Murkowski’s Alaska […]