The aviation manufacturing industry in Kansas has been hit hard by the recession but, at least so far, employment hasn’t fallen to the levels it reached after the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to a May 3 Forbes.com report. Aviation manufacturing employment has declined by about 20% since November of 2008, the report said, while in […]
Portable toilets help pilot survive crash
A Cessna 182 crashed shortly after taking off from Thun Field, in Washington State, but the pilot’s life was saved when he landed in a field full of portable toilets, which cushioned the impact. Fortunately for all concerned, the potties were not in use but merely were being stored in the field. Apparently the Cessna […]
Bird encounter aborts takeoff
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, […]