The FAA certified Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light jet on Dec. 12, just three days after it received Brazilian certification. The first one is scheduled for customer delivery within a few days. Embraer, like Cessna, seems to have the certification procedure well in hand, along with the ability to deliver and service its products. Well […]
AeroLEDs introduces SUNSpot
AeroLEDS has introduced the SUNSpot Landing/Recognition Light, which was designed as a “drop in” replacement for existing PAR 36 lighting applications. The lighter weight SUNSpot eliminates radiant heat and projects 2800 lumens, equivalent to two 100-watt halogen lights. It also incorporates built-in circuitry to allow recognition “wig/wag” flashing lights that are used to increase aircraft […]
Add aviation to stimulus package, Congress told
If Congress were to include the aviation sector in its economic stimulus packages, more than 40,000 high-paying jobs would be created, aviation safety would be improved, and there would be positive effects for the environment, according to a coalition of aviation organizations including such strange bedfellows as AOPA and the Air Transport Association. The group […]
NATA’s Coyne asks Senate to oppose automobile bailout
National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne sent a letter to members of the Senate, Dec. 11, encouraging opposition to House bill 7321, which authorizes financial assistance to automobile manufacturers. The Senate plans to consider the bill immediately. Within the House legislation is a provision that would prohibit the major automobile manufacturers from […]
OurPlane makes offer for DayJet Eclipse 500s
OurPlane, a London, Ontario-based fractional aircraft provider, has made a bid to buy the 28 Eclipse 500s formerly operated by DayJet according to Aviation International News. Read the complete story from AIN.
Scientists selected for airborne eye on universe
The Universities Space Research Association at Columbia, Md., has selected three astronomers to participate in the first scientific observations to be conducted by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a 2.5-meter (98-inch) diameter airborne infrared telescope. Naming researchers from the astronomy community is a milestone on […]
AirMed’s Denise Treadwell wins double honors
AirMed International‘s Executive Vice President Denise Treadwell has been awarded two of the air medical industry’s highest honors, the 2008 Fixed Wing Award of Excellence from the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) and the Katz-Mason Award from the Air Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA). The AAMS Fixed Wing Award of Excellence recognizes an individual […]
CAP to exchange cadets with 13 countries next year
Cadets representing 13 countries will visit Civil Air Patrol squadrons in the U.S. as participants in next year’s International Air Cadet Exchange program. The program, now more than 60 years old, promotes international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation. Maj. Gen. Amy Courter, CAP National Commander, with Executive Director Don Rowland and […]
Crownair to unveil ‘Centurion Edition’ at AOPA Expo
Crownair Companies, a San Diego-based aviation maintenance and avionics company, will display its first Crownair “Centurion Edition” T210 at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association show in San Jose, Calif., Nov. 6-8. From spinner to tail cone, the upgraded 1977 planes features all new and state-of-the-art amenities, including a glass cockpit with Electronic Flight Instrument […]