The Alaska Airmen’s Association sent an email to its members on Monday, Dec. 15, detailing the status of the 18th Annual Great Alaska Aviation Gathering. “As you may know for the past 17 years, FedEx has graciously hosted The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering in their Anchorage maintenance hangar,” said Dee Hanson, Alaska Airmen’s Executive Director. “Every year […]
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Breitling Jet team sets U.S. tour schedule
The Breitling Jet Team has announced its tour dates for 2015, which include, for the first time, stops in the United States. The aerobatic display team is made up of seven L-39 C Albatros jets that can reach speeds of up to 435 mph, and have flown across 36 countries all over the world. The Breitling […]
Travers and Associates unveils renters insurance
Travers and Associates has unveiled a non-owned aircraft insurance product designed for renter pilots and flight instructors. Insurance policies can be quoted and purchased online instantly, company officials note. “This new non-owned and aircraft renter’s insurance product allows the pilot to choose from several coverage options with competitive prices,” said Mike Travers, a partner at Travers […]
Duncan Aviation to provide avionics support in Vail
Duncan Aviation and Vail Valley Jet Center have teamed to provide avionics services at Eagle County Regional Airport in Vail, Colo. Beau Hawkins, a Duncan Aviation avionics technician in Denver, will provide avionics services to operators at the Eagle County Airport. Hawkins has 13 years of avionics experience.
GAN contributor wins AIAA award
Frederick Johnsen, former U.S. Air Force historian and director of the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, California, and a frequent contributor to General Aviation News, will receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) History Manuscript Award. Johnsen is being honored for his manuscript, Sweeping Forward. AIAA will present […]
Hartzell names service facility in Dubai
Hartzell Propeller has named Segers Aviation SA as a recommended service facility in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates. The Segers Group of companies consists of specialists in engine and propeller overhaul, with other locations in the U.S., U.K., South Africa and Singapore. Segers Group is the parent company of Proptech Portsmouth in […]
Pilots appointed to House Transportation Committee
Two more pilots are joining the powerful U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when the 114th Congress convenes in January. The Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee will play a vital role in setting long-term spending priorities for the FAA during the 2015 Reauthorization process. Rep. Todd Rokita, (R-Ind.), is among the 12 new committee […]
Community college launches Aviation Academy
MONACA, Pa. — The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) has created the first regional Aviation Academy. The Academy, which is set to start in January 2015, is a dual-enrollment, educational partnership between CCBC and Beaver County high schools. “CCBC is partnering with Beaver County school districts, the Beaver County Airport Authority, our Beaver County commissioners, […]
Mercy Flight Southeast kicks off annual campaign
LEESBURG, Fla. — Mercy Flight Southeast has launched its annual fundraising campaign. The organization coordinates approximately 3,000 flights a year for children and adults who need medical treatment far from home using a network of about 600 volunteer pilots. While the volunteer pilots provide the aircraft and fuel for the flights, Mercy Flight Southeast must pay for […]