McKenna Long & Aldridge Aviation Litigator to Aviation Practice Group

McKenna Long & Aldridge is pleased to announce that Diane Westwood Wilson has joined the firm’s Aviation and Transportation Litigation practice as a partner in the New York office. A Chambers-ranked, “brilliant” aviation lawyer with broad commercial litigation and arbitration experience, Wilson represents aviation industry and insurer interests internationally in complex aerospace, aviation, product liability […]

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Swept-Tip Hartzell Trailblazer Structural Composite Propellers Approved for Aviat Husky Installations

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received Supplemental Type Certificate approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of the company’s new Swept-Tip Trailblazer propellers on all Aviat Husky utility aircraft. The two-blade, 80-inch diameter next-generation advanced structural composite Hartzell Trailblazer swept-tip prop can now replace Hartzell’s aluminum constant-speed propeller which comes standard on the latest Husky […]

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EASTPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT INSTALLS BELFORT AWOS

Belfort Instrument Company has installed their AWOS AV at the Eastport Municipal Airport (EPM), Eastport, Maine. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) provides pilots with Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Gusts, Temperature, Humidity, Dewpoint, Altimeter Setting, Density Altitude, and Visibility. The Eastport AWOS information will be available via VHF broadcast (122.8), telephone (207) […]

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Lightspeed Aviation Treasure Hunt Winner Named

Christopher Burgermeister of Yorkville, Illinois, has been named the winner of the Lightspeed Aviation Treasure Hunt at AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh. Chris was randomly drawn from a field of 50 treasure hunters who found hidden treasure chests spread across the AirVenture grounds. Chris will receive Lightspeed’s newest innovation: the Zulu PFX ANR headset. Chris is […]

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FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is ready to conduct research vital to integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. The site is the last of six nationwide to be declared operational. To mark the event, FAA […]

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Aviation Touches Lives in South Carolina

Aviation touches the lives of countless South Carolinians in ways that might surprise you. In honor of Aviation Week Aug. 17-23, the South Carolina Aviation Association and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission will showcase the impact aviation has on the state, its people and the economy. With more than 100 aerospace-related companies in South Carolina, […]

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FAA Repair Station Rule: “Killing a Flea with an Atom Bomb”

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) publication its latest revamp of repair station regulations under 14 CFR part 145. “Besides the expected changes that were based upon the notice of proposed rulemaking, the association is reviewing the more innocuous verbiage added to the final rule […]

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Peek Named Director of Business Development at Port of Huntsville

The Port of Huntsville announces Barbie Patterson Peek as its Director of Business Development following an extensive national search. The newly developed position will lead and direct the business development efforts for all entities within the Port of Huntsville – Huntsville International Airport, The International Intermodal Center, and Jetplex Industrial Park. Peek had previously served […]

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