easyJet has announced plans to open two new and permanent bases in France, at Nice and Toulouse, which the LCC says will be operational by summer 2012. The carrier will base two A319 aircraft each at the airports, which will be the carrier's 21st and 22nd network bases, as part of efforts to strengthen...
Air Seychelles, which has reported its second consecutive year of losses in the FY2010/2011 period, has embarked on a restructuring programme under its new CEO. The carrier is crucial to the Seychelles’ tourism industry and has a renewed focus on the sector. Over half of all air arrivals reach...
Cessna's Skycatcher was designed for the Light Sport Aircraft category, as well as to lower the cost of entry into aviation. It was also designed to be a teaching platform that could ostensibly replace the Cessna 150 series in flight schools. I have more than 300 hours in Cessna 150-series aircraft,...
Eclipse Aerospace is now taking orders for the Eclipse 550, the new twin-engine jet model in the Eclipse Jet family. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Lt. General Thomas Patten Stafford, USAF (Ret.) will receive the prestigious 2011 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. 1 comment. © GAN 2011.
AvBid Aircraft Auctions' next auction is slated for Saturday, Nov. 5, at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has released analytical test results of a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent with technical collaborator Shell. The test corroborate the potential of Virent’s jet fuel as a stand alone, 100% renewable solution, ...
José M. Ramos, a nationally known aviation photographer, will join the Sun ’n Fun Marketing Communication team as Sun ’n Fun’s Photographer in Residence. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Producer/Director Tim King of Raleigh Studios, Manhattan Beach, Calif., recently arrived at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York to film a documentary about the making of the 1927 film “Wings.” Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The use of iPads is taking off at Kansas State University Salina, with aviation students and faculty using them to keep up with the aviation industry in the classroom and the cockpit. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
On Oct. 15 and 16 The Museum of Flight becomes the only Seattle location for a traveling exhibit about World War I. Mounted in an 18-wheel big-rig trailer, the gallery is traveling around the country in what is called the "Honoring Our History" tour. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th...
Remos Aircraft has established new administrative offices at the St. Augustin-Hangelar Airport (EDKB) in St. Augustin, Germany. The new location will accommodate sales, service, marketing, finance, IT, purchasing and development. Manufacturing activity will remain in Pasewalk. Continue Reading »...
Aero Fabricators, the manufacturing division of The Wag-Aero Group, has received FAA approvals for the Taylorcraft Front and Rear Spars, Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
LaSill Aviation, an FBO at Lawton Ft. Sill Regional Airport (LAW) in Oklahoma, has joined the Phillips 66 Aviation network. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Sheltair, a national network of FBOs and airport properties, has appointed Christian Rollins as Chief Operating Officer. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
These October 2009 accident reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: White Plains, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What...
Aer Lingus is finding success in its current hybrid model of connecting long-haul North American traffic to European points via its hubs in Shannon and Dublin, replicating a strategy from unaligned carrier Icelandair. Both are understood to have 80% of long-haul traffic travel beyond their respective...
The expression ‘mixed messages’ is often banded around in the air transport business. There is a clear case of it in the UK right now where many airports are behaving as if there is little future for the traditional package holiday delivered by dedicated charter airlines while at the same...
Hawaiian Airlines has again expanded its mainland routes, recently announcing that it will begin service between Kahului, Maui and San Jose, California. This is just the latest addition to a long history of airline service between the mainland and the Hawaiian Islands. And after some years of declining...
"What is that?" one of my students asked as we stood in front of a tailwheel-equipped red, white and blue two-place Cessna at this summer's Arlington Fly-in in Washington state. It wasn't a Cessna 120. It wasn't a 140. Did Cessna make other two-place tailwheel designs? "It looks like a Cessna 150 —...
There are few subjects that Europe’s airlines can agree on, but the lamentable state of the European air traffic control system is one of them. This week, industry bodies representing all sectors of the European air transport market blasted the efforts of European member states and their air navigation...
Russia, the CIS nations and Central and Eastern Europe have been receiving a great deal of attention from Middle East-based carriers in recent months. Full service and low-cost carriers have announced or added a flurry of routes into Eastern European destinations over the past few weeks. Airlines in...
There are not many FBOs that could fill a stadium with the youngsters they’ve introduced to flying. But that’s exactly what Florida AirMotive has done in its quest to keep general aviation thriving. In the half-century since Florida AirMotive’s founder Owen Gassaway Jr. signed on as a branded...
Honda Aircraft Co. has selected Greensboro, North Carolina, as the location for its new HondaJet Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Airguide Publications has partnered with Zaon Flight Systems to add a traffic alert feature as part of its recently released Flight Guide iEFB v4.1. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Workers from Ideker, Inc. have begun the first phase of a three-phase Taxiway Pavement Rehabilitation Program at Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC). Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
All Hawker Beechcraft turbine-powered aircraft are now approved to use biofuels. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be offering rides in “Sentimental Journey,” a restored B-17G Flying Fortress, at the 39th annual Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Oct. 20-22. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October...
Aspen Avionics has leased a 10,000-square-foot hangar at Albuquerque’s Double Eagle II Airport (AEG) as the company expands its test bed capabilities. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) will hold its National Aviation Maintenance Symposium in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area at Eastern Michigan University Jan. 19-20, 2012. Continue Reading »===> Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
