Seven of the nine women pilots featured in A Hunger for the Sky, along with author Sparky Barnes Sargent, attended a gathering and book signing during the Swift Nationals Fly-in at McMinn County Airport, Tennessee, on May 23. The event was held to celebrate the pilots’ accomplishments and to honor Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a Tennessee […]
Florida town wants to outlaw flight training
Municipal governments keep coming up with new ways to impede activity at their airports. Not to be out-done, the commissars of Grant-Valkaria in Brevard County, Florida, have come up with a novel approach to pressuring a privately-operated field, reports the AVweb newsletter. On April Fools Day, no less, the town council will consider a resolution […]
Airport invites pilots to exotic island
Bea vonTobel, manager of Port Orcas Airport (ORS), in Washington State’s San Juan Islands, tells GeneralAviationNews.com that she has “21 grass tiedown spots, each with an ocean view, inviting pilots to come and stay overnight camped under the wing. At $6.00 a night, hot shower available, it makes a great spot for families to come […]
Helicopter group warns of costly emissions schemes
With the House Energy and Commerce Committee mulling its 900-plus-page climate change bill, Helicopter Association International is warning operators that they could find themselves facing a stiff carbon tax. Under the House legislation, HAI explained, oil companies would be responsible for emissions created by the fuels they produce, and those costs would be passed down […]
Eclipse asset auction in June?
The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation could occur on June 24, Mike Press, owner of an Eclipse 500 and president and CEO of Single Pilot Jet Management, told Matt Thurber for the May 26 AINonline newsletter. Press and Eclipse depositor Mason Holland have formed a company, now named Eclipse Aerospace, to […]
AiRMET Weather website enhanced
Air Routing International (ARI) has developed customer interface enhancements, including updated weather graphics, on the AiRMET Weather website. The AiRMET Weather website is a comprehensive weather resource for subscribers. AiRMET offers users a wide range of worldwide weather charts including looping flight level winds, infrared and visible satellite images, and significant weather charts, which are […]
Destin Jet now open at DTS
With a 6,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art terminal, hangar facilities, maintenance and flight school, the new FBO at Florida’s Destin Airport (DTS) opened for business last week. Construction of Destin Jet began in August 2006 with the hangar portion of the project completed in November 2008. The private terminal building was completed in April 2009. For more information: […]
Tour Air Force One
Air Force One, the Flying White House, is fully described in photos and art in a laminated folder released recently by Scarfo Productions LLC, publishers of earth and space science material. The laminated folder is packed with photos, information, and illustrations on the highly customized Boeing 747-200B, which is used and maintained by the U. […]
Flightline First grand opening slated
On May 28, Flightline First will present its new headquarters to all of New Orleans at its grand opening. The facility at Lakefront Airport – in the works for two years – is the only completed new airport project in New Orleans since hurricane Katrina. The $1.5 million renovation of the art deco style structure […]