The United States Air Force Thunderbirds and United States Navy Blue Angels military demonstration squadrons announced their 2016 and 2017 air show schedules last week during this year’s International Council of Air Shows convention. The squadrons selected Rome, GA and the Wings Over North Georgia Airshow as one of the host sites for the upcoming […]
Author: Kim Stevens
Piper Aircraft, Inc. Announces First Scandinavian Diesel Archer to Danish Flight School
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced the first sale of a factory new diesel engine Archer DX into Scandinavia. Billund Air Center (BAC), a leading flight school in Denmark, took possession of the aircraft last week. “The Archer DX’s technology and excellent fuel economy is absolutely perfect for flying schools,” said Bjarne Jorsal, owner and operator […]
Senate Committee Passes Third Class Medical Reform
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee amended and favorably reported the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 legislation this week, to enact third class medical reform, during the final Committee mark-up of the year. Before passing the bill, the Committee adopted new language originally offered by Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) to require pilots and […]
National Aircraft Resale Association Announce New Board of Directors
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) announced its new Board of Directors and the newly appointed Products & Services Member Advisory Council, at the recently held fall membership meeting during the NBAA convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. “We are excited to have our board in place to kick off the New Year, and I look […]
Vaisala’s Enhanced GLD360 Looks into the Eye of the Storm
As we move out of the official hurricane season, Vaisala has announced the public release of, what they refer to, as a unique lightning data set accompanying this year’s record breaking Hurricane Patricia, as captured by the company’s newly upgraded GLD360 global lightning detection network. With a record breaking count of 30, the northern hemisphere […]
GAMA/BUILD A PLANE AVIATION DESIGN COMPETITION REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane announced last week that they are sponsoring the fourth Aviation Design Challenge. Registration for the competition to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education among U.S. high school students is open to the first 100 schools that enter. (Photo – Pete Bunce at Teacher’s […]
PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH DISNEY TO COMMEMORATE “SWAMP GHOST”
Pacific Aviation Museum announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the talented artists of Walt Disney Animation Studios & Disneytoon Studios. In order to honor the famed World War II-era B17 “Flying Fortress” affectionately named “Swamp Ghost,” artists Mike Gabriel (director, “Pocahontas,” “The Rescuers Down Under” and the Oscar-nominated short, “Lorenzo”) and Klay Hall (director, Disneytoon Studios […]
Flying high! The finale of the FAI World Air Games
It was a big day for medals yesterday (December 12) – the last day of the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015. The Sky Dubai Palm Dropzone was the venue for not one but two medal ceremonies, at which dozens of athletes mounted the podium to accept their awards. Highlights of the day included Parachuting […]
Ohio State Highway Patrol takes delivery of first H125 AStar
Airbus Helicopters Inc. has delivered the first H125 AStar helicopter produced on its new U.S. final assembly line to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The new aircraft is the first fully assembled on the final assembly line at the company’s helicopter production plant in Columbus, Miss. The completion work, including a state-of-the-art law enforcement communications […]
WSDOT Aviation grants improving local airports
Support for Washington’s public-use airports really took off in fiscal year 2015 as the Washington State Department of Transportation leveraged $1.3 million in state money to secure $35.3 million in federal airport aid. The state also received $637,000 from a reallocation in aircraft excise tax fees. (Director of Aviation, Tristan Atkins, shown at right). WSDOT […]
