Cessna Aircraft Co. has positioned its newest Mobile Service Unit at Preferred Jet Center near Atlanta at Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field. The Atlanta MSU, the 12th in the fleet, will serve Cessna Citation customers primarily in central and northern Georgia, southeastern Tennessee and northeastern...
Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ) has created a special website dedicated to the “Destination…Bahamas” event to be held on June 4 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a free event, which will highlight ease of travel to and from the Islands of the Bahamas. The event is expected to attract&hellip...
Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif., will host a Living History Day Saturday, May 7, featuring “WWI: The Air War.” There will be five guest speakers moderated by historian J.R. Williams. The museum also will premiere a World War I documentary, “The Millionaires Unit,”...
The Conflict on Canvas: The Civil War Through the Eyes of the Artist will open at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum Saturday, May 7. The exhibit will include paintings by several prominent local artists and prints from well-known American military artists. This second phase of the museum’s Civil War...
This May 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Beech 95. Injuries: 5 Fatal. Location: Minden, Nev. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened...
From new FBO to a solar farm, the future looks bright for LAL Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is the busiest airport in the world — at least for one week every year when the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In is going on. And while that week is crazy busy, airport officials… Read More ===> Posted on May...
Rolls-Royce is maintaining its outlook for 2011, despite the uncertainty from the Middle East, the Japanese earthquake disaster and volatile oil prices potentially stunting growth in the commercial airliner engine market. According to CEO John Rishton, the company expects profit to be driven by strong...
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has given in-principle clearance for a private merchant airport for international and domestic operations, in Karaikal. The project is awaiting financial closure with the project works slated to commence in 2012. The project by Karaikal Airport Private Limited, a subsidiary...
United Continental Holdings reported a 2.3% decline in passenger numbers to 11.7 million in Apr-2011, while Southwest reported a 0.4% increase, to 7.5 million.
Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a 53% surge in passenger numbers, reflecting last year's weak base due to airspace closures.
European airlines are reporting significant increases in passenger numbers, reflecting last year's ash cloud-related airspace shutdowns.
Seoul Incheon reported subdued traffic in Apr-2011.
Asia Pacific airline stocks surged on Friday following the sell off in oil prices on Thursday.
To say that the industry is curious about Air Canada’s plans to launch its third low-cost carrier attempt would be an understatement considering the questions from analysts to CEO Calin Rovinescu during its earnings call. But the protracted discussion did shed light on the company’s plans, what...
Saudi Arabia’s LCC experiment may be drawing to an unwelcome close. nasair, the kingdom’s first – and now sole surviving – LCC announced it has suffered a 1Q2011 loss, due to the troubled situation in the Middle East and North Africa reducing passenger traffic and the increasing price of oil...
In an ongoing effort to improve aviation safety in Alaska, the FAA has turned on its 150th weather camera in Talkeetna, a village whose airport is the hub for mountain climbing and sightseeing flights to Mt. McKinley. Aviation cameras are positioned to view sky conditions around airports, air routes...
The “Horse and the Hun” will be hangared together at Stallion 51’s facilities located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation and the rare FW190 Weisse Eins restoration project is moving its restoration center and museum to Stallion 51 Corporation’...
Dreams of flight will become reality for tens of thousands as the second annual International Learn to Fly Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 21, will connect aviators with those who have always wanted to discover flight. International Learn to Fly Day is an aviation community-wide effort helping people...
Kitchener Aero Avionics (KAAV) has completed a cockpit/avionics update to a very special Canadian aircraft — the Vintage Wings of Canada museum’s (VWoC) Canadair Sabre 5 (F86 Saber), aka the Discovery Air “Hawk One.” The centerpiece of the installation is a Garmin G500 Integrated Flight Display...
US Aviation Services at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas has upgraded to green technology, utilizing renewable energy in the form of solar panels on top of two large maintenance buildings. The buildings, which are used for aircraft inspections, maintenance, and aircraft performance enhancements, have a...
Aviation legend Mary Feik addressed — and participated in — the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol’s annual wing conference and awards dinner April 30 at Cedar Shore Resort. Feik, a longtime CAP member, was the first woman to break the all male barrier of aircraft engineers and…...
10 CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing...
The FAA has issued to Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Flight Management System (FMS) for the Eclipse Aerospace twin-engine jet. The IS&S developed FMS and dual WAAS/SBAS Beta-3 GPS receivers are approved to TSO C-146c and TSO C-145c...
The Canadian Air & Space Museum will host its 6th annual Wings & Wheels Heritage Festival at Downsview Park, Toronto, on May 28-29. A display of past and present, highlighted by a collection of vintage, classic and modern aircraft and vehicles, is planned, as well as exhibits, vendors, seminars...
Aero-Instruments has acquired SpaceAge Control’s air data product line. Aero-Instruments manufactures air data sensors for general aviation, commercial aviation, rotorcraft, defense, business jet and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle markets. The acquisition will allow Aero-Instruments to enter new markets...
Kurt Sutterer has joined the Board of Directors of West Star Aviation. “Kurt brings a deep, broad and respected knowledge of the aviation industry to our Board of Directors and will help shape the growth of West Star Aviation,” said Robert Rasberry, West Star’s CEO. “His industry management...
This May 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Diamond DA-40. Injuries: None. Location: Montgomery, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
SEAir, in partnership with Tiger Airways, will enter key domestic Philippine trunk routes from Jul-2011.
Steven Udvar-Házy's Air Lease Corporation has been busily diversifying its client base announcing lease agreements for ten widebodies this week, to eight different customers on three separate continents.
A US district judge has ruled Rolls-Royce Group must lower the amount of damages it is seeking in its patent lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney over the blade design of the Engine Alliance GP7200, which powers the A380. Rolls was seeking USD3.7 billion from Pratt & Whitney, which is a subsidiary of United...
