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 […]
Celebrity lineup for Aviation Hall of Fame dinner
Comedian and impressionist Rich Little is scheduled to serve as master of ceremonies at the National Aviation Hall of Fame‘s 48th Annual Enshrinement Dinner, July 18 at the Dayton Convention Center. The late actor and Air Force Brigadier General James Stewart will be among those enshrined. He and Little were close friends. Arnold Palmer, Nick […]
Living history at Planes of Fame
The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway Island will be featured in a June 6 program at Planes of Fame in Chino, Calif. The museum’s Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless (pictured) will be in action over the Chino Airport during the event, which will feature eyewitness accounts facilitated by a panel of experts, including Ronald Russell, […]
Meyers owners to gather at Flabob
Flabob Airport in Riverside, Calif., will play host to the 33rd annual gathering of Meyers Aircraft on June 10-14. Founded in 1976, the Meyers Aircraft Owners Association is dedicated to the three production aircraft manufactured by Allen H. Meyers. These include the Meyers OTW (“Out To Win”), a two-seat, open cockpit biplane and the Meyers […]
StandardAero to install winglets on Falcon 2000s
Having recently completed certification of its high-mach blended winglets for the Falcon 2000 business jet, Aviation Partners Inc. has appointed StandardAero as its first authorized installer for the new winglets. The winglets, which are standard on the new Falcon 2000LX, add up to 260 nm in range, reduce emissions and enhance resale value, according to […]
US AERO becomes Aviat rep
Aviat Aircraft has signed on US AERO as a factory representative for the Husky A-1C. US AERO will be responsible for Husky sales and service in Southern California, Southern Nevada and Colorado. US AERO, which is based at Centennial Airport in Denver, has been involved in aircraft sales for 10 years. It has a second […]
GSO: An airport on the grow
The Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., has landed a couple of major league tenants, including Honda, which has located a worldwide headquarters at the airport where it will manufacture the HondaJet. The company, expected to make a $100 million investment in its facility at the airport, plans to eventually employ 600. Honda, […]