The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association and National Business Aviation Association jointly and formally asked on Feb. 5 the Transportation Security Administration to halt work on a plan to impose airline-like security on general aviation. They requested formation of a rulemaking committee that would allow the TSA to […]
Bird remains found in engines of downed US Airways A320
NTSB investigators have found bird remains in both engines from the US Airways A320 that ditched into the Hudson River on January 15 according to analysis of the material found inside, reports the online newsletter AINalerts.
LSA data updated
Downing Aviation Associates has expanded its compilations of manufacturers’ data of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) from 57 to 60 aircraft. In addition, DAA has reviewed and updated each aircraft’s pricing based on manufacturers’ provided data. “It is important that interested OEMs, individuals, training schools, and other businesses have the most current unbiased comparative LSA information […]
Mesa Citation Service Center opens
Cessna Aircraft Co. recently marked the grand opening of its Mesa Citation Service Center adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz. The company built a new 101,000-square-foot facility that includes 62,400 square feet of hangar space along with office and backshop areas. Cessna has developed 12 acres of its tract flanking three 10,000-foot […]
Crash Course slated
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will hold its free Crash Course 2009 Safety Workshop March 10 in Bedford, Mass. Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation director, will discuss “Wrecks in the City,” about the challenges of urban flight and what transpires when an aircraft goes down in a city or neighborhood and the […]
New Orleans Lakefront Airport celebrates 75th anniversary
For four days in February of 1934, New Orleans and the State of Louisiana celebrated the dedication of Shushan Airport, on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Renamed New Orleans Airport in 1940, then New Orleans Lakefront Airport in 1964, it was the first combined land-sea air terminal in the United States, featuring one of […]
Catlin, W. Brown team on insurance
W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services now underwrites general aviation insurance on behalf of Catlin US, the U.S. arm of Catlin Group Ltd., an international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer. General aviation coverages to be underwritten by W. Brown & Associates on behalf of Catlin US include hull, liability, aircraft products liability, airport liability, ground-based-liability […]
API tapped as battery dealer
Aerospace Products International, Inc. (API) has been tapped by Saft as a distributor for its aviation batteries. Saft manufactures nickel-cadmium batteries for all types of aircraft. Saft officials said they selected API based on its internationally growing corporate/business and general aviation markets. For more information: 888-API-24X7 or APIWorldwide.com.
Europe mandates ADS-B five years ahead of FAA
The European Commission has issued a Eurocontrol notice of proposed rulemaking (ENPRM) mandating ADS-B after Feb. 5, 2015. At that time, all aircraft operating in European airspace must transmit ADS-B Out signals and meet Eurocontrol’s enhanced mode-S surveillance standards. Although still in the public comment stage, the final rule is expected late next year. Broadly […]