The Panama City–Bay County International Airport Authority is celebrating the successful topping-out of the new airport’s 147-foot Air Traffic Control Tower. The new airport, slated to open in May 2010, will be called the Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport. Using two cranes, workers placed the 100,000-pound, pre-fabricated, steel-framed cab section atop the concrete tower structure. […]
Welcome home
Hawaiian Airlines recently held a homecoming ceremony to welcome back the airplane that started it all for the company 80 years ago — a 1929 Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker. Earlier this year, the airline acquired the Bellanca, which had been grounded since 2000, from an aviation enthusiast in Oregon. The airline then initiated an ambitious restoration […]
Bizav market shows signs of stabilization
The worldwide inventory of used business jets for sale decreased from 18% to 17.2% of the fleet in September, according to a market update report released by AMSTAT, a provider of corporate aviation fleet and operator information. According to Tom Benson, Executive Vice President of AMSTAT, “When we examine the past several months worth of […]
‘Women’s Wing’ at AOPA Summit
Women in Aviation, International (WAI) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) have partnered to create “Women’s Wing,” a section of AOPA Summit devoted to highlighting the accomplishments of and opportunities for women within the aviation community. AOPA Summit will be held from Nov. 5- 7, in Tampa, Florida. Rooms 11 and 12 of […]
New name for NC airport
North Carolina’s Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport has been renamed Raleigh Exec: The Raleigh Executive Jetport@Sanford-Lee County. According to a story from the Triangle Business Journal, the name change reflects the airport’s growing role as a gateway for private flights into North Carolina’s Research Triangle region.
Heads Up Technologies develops satellite radio receivers
Heads Up Technologies, Inc. has developed a new series of Sirius XM Satellite Radio receivers, enabling attachment to a digital Ethernet bus. The new receivers will integrate with Honeywell’s Ovation Select system, which will provide more than 170 audio channels of news, sports, weather and music within the contiguous United States to the aircraft cabin […]
WSDOT invites public comment on State-Managed Airports Handbook
The public comment period for Washington’s State-Managed Airports Handbook is now underway and will extend through Oct. 23. The handbook documents policies, performance measures and guidelines for the maintenance and operation of the 17 state-managed airports. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation is hosting a series of public meetings to receive input on […]
N.C.’s Burlington Aviation adds sim
Burlington Aviation, a Cessna Pilot Center and FAA Part 141 flight school in Burlington, N.C., has added the Redbird FMX Flight Simulator to its arsenal of eight aircraft. The Redbird FMX is an Advanced Aviation Training Device that features wrap-around visuals, a fully enclosed cockpit and a full motion platform. Burlington Aviation is the only […]
Icing encounter proves fatal
This October 2007 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 310. Location: Ekalaka, Mont. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated private pilot was on a cross-country flight in […]