The Senate began work on reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration with a hearing by the aviation subcommittee that signaled a push to speed operation of the NextGen air traffic control system, another battle over user fees, and greater FAA financing from the general fund. James May, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association, […]
Bach is back!
Author Richard Bach has finished a new book – Hypnotizing Maria – after a 10 year absence. And, for all the Bach fans, you can be assured this one is much like several of his earlier ones, particularly Jonathan Livingston Seagull. And, like most of his books, Hypnotizing Maria is a physically small book (5.5X7.25 […]
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IAOPA makes the case for GA worldwide
General aviation serves the world. That was the simple, and yet remarkably complex, message that the president of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations delivered at Montreal on May 13 at a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The biggest single threat facing general aviation worldwide, IAOPA President Craig L. Fuller […]
Europe’s bizav show ‘defies economic gravity’
The change in mood within the business aviation industry since the EBACE show last year “truly beggars belief,” said an Aviation International News report on May 15. EBACE is the annual business aviation expo put on by the European Business Aviation Association. Since September, the financial crisis, which hurt some of the industry’s best customers, […]
Santa Monica jet ban unjustly discriminates, FAA finds
A controversial ordinance banning private jets with fast landing speeds at the Santa Monica Airport violates the city’s legal obligations, because the restriction “unjustly and unreasonably” discriminates against specific aircraft, according to a Federal Aviation Administration decision released May 14. Based on evidence presented during a four-day hearing in March, Anthony N. Palladino, a senior […]
Are 35 mile presidential TFRs to be standard?
On April 29, a notice to airmen was issued for President Obama’s visit to St Louis, Missouri, but the Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration threw aviators a curve ball when the “standard” 30-nautical mile temporary flight restriction (TFR) was expanded to 35 nautical miles. When EAA inquired about the expanded radius, a spokesperson replied, […]
TSA must consult GA stakeholders, says House subcommittee
The House Homeland Security Committee responded to concerns raised by the general aviation community by calling for the Transportation Security Administration to increase GA participation in security initiatives, in a bill passed out of committee on May 6. In a markup of a bill authorizing funding for TSA programs, the transportation security and infrastructure protection […]
Fargo Jet Center joins Avfuel network
Fargo Jet Center Inc (KFAR) has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBO dealers. Located on the north side of North Dakota’s Hector International Airport, Fargo Jet Center offers include FBO and line services, maintenance and avionics repair stations, aircraft charter and management, aircraft sales and rental and a flight school. Fargo Jet Center is […]