LaHood, FAA’s Babbitt Visit Shut Down LaGuardia Worksite, Tell Congress Not to Fly Home for August Recess Without Passing an FAA Bill

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt made a demand to Congress on Monday, that they pass an FAA bill before flying home for the August recess. The two joined with local contractors and construction workers at LaGuardia Airport. Since Congress allowed the FAA’s last extension to expire on July […]

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F-16 Runs Off Runway at EAA’s AirVenture

                                                                                                                    An F-16 from the Alabama Air Guard ran off the end of the runway at Witman Field in Oshkosh Thursday just after 11 A.M. The pilot managed to escape the jet and according to witnesses, jogged away from the aircraft under his own power, but was taken for medical observation as a precaution. The […]

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Aviation Association Heads Discuss Issues at AirVenture

 The heads of the major aviation associations met during day 3 at EAA’s 2011 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pictured at right, are from left; NATA President, Jim Coyne; NBAA President, Ed Bolen; EAA President, Rod Hightower; AOPA President, Craig Fuller; GAMA President, Peter Bunce; HAI President Matt Zuccaro, and NASAO’s President, Henry Ogrodzinski. (Photo by […]

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