The 2014 Aviation Summit will host the Parade of Planes at the event, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Palm Springs, Calif. The Parade of Planes is set for Oct. 30. The planes will taxi from the Palm Springs International Airport to the Palm Springs Convention Center, traveling down East Alejo Road to North Avenida […]
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Dallas Airmotive to build six-cell test complex at DFW
Dallas Airmotive has chosen a site at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as the location for its 30,000-square-foot advanced test facility. The proposed development is awaiting approval by the DFW Airport Board of Directors. The design of the facility includes three turbo shaft and three turbo fan test cells and the company plans to begin construction in […]
West Star Aviation named window repair and replacement vendor for C21 fleet
EAST ALTON, Ill. — West Star Aviation has been named an approved window repair and replacement vendor for the C21 fleet, which consists of Learjet models 35s and 36s being utilized by the United States Air Force. West Star has two window repair locations at its East Alton, Ill. (ALN) and Grand Junction, Colo. (GJT) locations, allowing the company to dispatch […]
New England Air Museum to hold open cockpit event for Father’s Day
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The New England Air Museum will hold its next Open Cockpit event on Sunday, June 15, Father’s Day. On that day, visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion flight simulator and two static flight simulators. The aircraft to be open include […]
Super Cub dings tail on takeoff
Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Gakona, Alaska. Aircraft damage: None. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to take off from a remote, 800-foot-long, gravel-covered airstrip. The winds were variable. During the takeoff roll, just before liftoff, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. As the airplane became airborne, the pilot […]
The context of a Mann
On Friday, May 23, Hiram Mann was laid to rest. After 92 years his body had given all it had to give. He was my friend. I’m sorry to say I was not at the ceremony with his family, his illustrious peers, and others who witnessed a U.S Air Force honor guard attending to his interment. […]
Ed Swearingen flies West
Edward Swearingen died May 15 as a result of complications from hip surgery, which was compounded by Parkinson’s Disease. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Janice; by his daughter Niki Francis McDaniel and her husband Cary Cardwell of San Antonio; and by his son Edward Alan Swearingen of Marfa, Texas. Ed was […]
Volunteer pilots celebrated at Endeavor Awards Gala
“We have lift-off on our cross-country journey to let America know about the work of volunteer pilots. The 2014 Endeavor Awards is the first leg on this journey to tell the stories of saving and improving lives through the gift of flight,” said Mark Wolper, president and executive producer of The Wolper Organization at Warner […]
Zenith Aircraft to host Fly-In to Summer
MEXICO, Mo. — Zenith will host its 8th annual “Fly-In to Summer” Open Hangar Day on Saturday, June 21. The event provides an opportunity to tour the aircraft kit manufacturing facility and to meet people who have already completed the building their own kit plane. Many people will take their first flight in a Zenith aircraft […]