The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. The goose was a factor.
Wasilla man wins Husky
R.C. Cline of Wasilla, Alaska won the Alaska Airmen’s Association 2009 raffle aircraft. The Aviat Aircraft Husky A-1B has lots of equipment that make it a great backcountry aircraft. Cline was supposed to be out on a flight, but was able to juggle his schedule to make it to the May 2-3 trade show and […]
Pacific Aviation Museum offers hands-on WW II experience
By Syd Jones & KT Budde-Jones The Pacific Aviation Museum’s newly-restored World War II aircraft maintenance shop is giving visitors hands-on experience with wartime maintenance and current aircraft restoration projects. The museum’s Ford Island location, in the middle of Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor, certainly is one of the most historically significant sites in America. The hangars […]
Adventure, excitement, exotic surroundings
If you’re ready to leave it all behind and join the Foreign Legion, wait a minute. Flightglobal.com may have just the job for you. Flightglobal is looking for someone to “manage the day to day outbound operations and to assist and support the Operations Controller” at Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan. The job being offered is […]
HondaJet program updated
Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced updates to its HondaJet program on April 30, including revised first flight and delivery timetables for the company’s light jet. “Ongoing global aerospace industry business challenges have resulted in a delay in receiving critical components for conforming aircraft production, which will result in a new first flight target of January […]
Remnant of Adam Aircraft finally closed
AAI Acquisition, the company that bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries, apparently has ended operations at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado. “It’s come to a very quiet and sad ending,” said Robert Olislagers, director of the airport where Adam Aircraft certified and produced the A500 piston twin and tried to certify the A700 […]
General Dynamics says Gulfstream ‘Held Its Own’ in Q1
The aerospace division at General Dynamics, which includes Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, “held its own” in the first quarter, parent company chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja said during an investor conference call. “A noteworthy accomplishment, I think, in light of business market conditions.” As a whole, first-quarter revenues at General Dynamics rose to $18.3 billion, […]
Air Transport Association responds to Biden remarks
The Air Transport Association of America, the trade organization for U.S. airlines, wrote a sharp letter to Vice President Biden about advice to avoid air travel that he gave on NBC’s “Today” show, April 30. “Vice President Biden’s comment that people should avoid air travel in response to the H1N1 flu outbreak was extremely disappointing,” […]
Cessna kicks off Sun ‘n Fun with strong sales
Cessna opened Sun ‘n Fun with strong sales. Company officials reported that the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) ordered 19 Cessna 182T Skylanes. CAP has the largest fleet of Cessna single-engine aircraft in the world, with more than 500 used for missions in its disaster relief, cadet programs, aerospace education and search and rescue operations. The […]