The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently contacted Ted Malone to congratulate him on becoming success story number 5,000 on the list of rusty pilots who have regained currency and confidence—a list that has already grown to 5,729 individuals. A software architect from Scottsdale, Arizona, Malone had not flown for 17 years but is […]
Month: August 2018
Bell Announces the Delivery of Bell 429s to Jamaica Defense Force
Bell Helicopter announced the delivery of two Bell 429s to the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF). A third Bell 429 is scheduled for delivery to the JDF next year. The three aircraft will be used to complete a range of missions including, search and rescue, medical evacuations, natural disaster relief, national security and military training. “We […]
NBAA Thanks Jay Evans for More Than Two Decades of Service
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that Jay Evans, CAM, director of professional development, will retire from the organization on Jan. 3, 2019, after 23 years of service. Since joining NBAA in 1995, Evans has worked with countless dedicated volunteers from the association’s membership in leading nearly all of the organization’s most valued […]
Construction Begins for Continental Motors Group in Mobile, Alabama
Continental Motors Group Ltd. announced that the foundation work for their new manufacturing facility has started. The new facility will be nearly 275,000 square feet (25,000 m2) with the majority being dedicated to advanced engine and parts manufacturing for all Continental Motors Group product lines. It will be populated with brand new manufacturing equipment and […]
Heinlein Named Middle East Region CAP Commander
Col. Bruce B. Heinlein has been selected as the next commander of Civil Air Patrol’s Middle East Region, which includes the organization’s Delaware, Maryland, National Capital, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia wings. Heinlein, who lives in Pasadena, Maryland, currently serves as Middle East Region vice commander, after previously serving as commander of […]
New Oklahoma “Aeroplate” Now Available
Hues of a nighttime sky with a golden Oklahoma sunset are beginning to dot the landscape of automobile bumpers in salutation to the state’s second largest economic engine, Aviation and Aerospace. Oklahoma’s specialty “Aviation” license plate is now in production and distribution by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The plate, requested by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission […]
AL250 Simulator at EAA AirVenture Headed to First South American Client
Alsim has announced that the AL250 simulator that was on display during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 is going to a Colombian flight school, Escuela de Aviacion Flying. Captain Fabio Montoya, the school’s Managing Director, accepted the AL250 at Alsim’s booth during a ribbon cutting ceremony. (See photo above) It will be installed in early September. […]
DTN Releases Major Enhancement to Flight Hazards Forecast Model
DTN announced a major enhancement to their patented global flight hazards forecasts. The enhancement ensures airlines and corporate flight departments have the most critical insights available to improve flight safety, reduce the risk of aircraft damage, and optimize fuel and operations costs. In this upgrade, DTN has added nine new flight level layers to the […]
Vermont Wing of Civil Air Patrol Boosts Aviation Careers and Aerospace Education at Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Lts. Scott Lowe and Peter Steinerman of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) brought some “real world” expertise on volunteer and other opportunities in Vermont aviation recently to a few elementary school students participating in a science and technology summer camp at the Green Mountain Technology and Career Center in Hyde Park. […]
Retirement is Just a Springboard for Randy Burdette
Having just returned from a quick flight to Shannon Airport for lunch with Randy and Linda Burdette in their Cessna 182, I realized that retirement for Randy is just a chance to catch his breath before diving off the springboard into the deep end of a new pool of opportunity in the industry that he […]