Colorado pilot, Dr. Penny Hamilton, was recently awarded a Wolf Aviation Fund research grant to partially fund national research to conduct in-depth interviews with female general aviation students and pilots regarding their flight training experiences. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) only 6% of almost 700,000 active pilots in the United States are women. […]
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B-36 Symposium set for April 23, 24 at Pima Air & Space Museum
A symposium on the history of the B-36 Peacemaker will be held Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at the Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road. The museum has a B-36 as part of its permanent collection. Pilots and crewmen of the largest aircraft ever built for the U.S. Air Force […]
Conklin & de Decker Release Latest 2010 Aircraft Cost Evaluator Volume I
Conklin & de Decker has released the latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator for 2010, delivering the most up-to-date operating and ownership cost data available to the aviation industry. Aircraft Cost Evaluator is the most extensive operating cost database and is part of the family of aircraft operating and acquisition data products developed by Conklin & de […]
50th Anniversary Beechcraft Baron to Debut at 2010 Sun ’n Fun Fly-In
WICHITA, Kan. (April 12 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that the 50th anniversary Beechcraft Baron G58 will make its public debut at the 36th annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in & Expo April 13-18 in Lakeland, Fla. The limited edition Baron that incorporates high performance Hartzell Scimitar propellers, elegant interior design features and […]
FAA Suspends Darby Aviation’s Air Carrier Certificate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order suspending Darby Aviation’s air carrier certificate until the company demonstrates to the FAA it can conduct operations in accordance with regulatory requirements. Darby Aviation has failed to produce an acceptable Operations Manual or an approvable training program despite repeated FAA efforts to inform the company […]
Small Business Receives Major NextGen Engineering Contract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that CSSI, Inc., of Washington, D.C., a woman-owned small business, has won a contract to perform engineering work that will help transform and modernize the nation’s airspace system into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The $280 million contract is the first of up to six that […]
Jack Pelton and FedEx Selected to Receive Lindbergh Award and Corporate Award for Balance
The Lindbergh Foundation announced that Jack Pelton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cessna Aircraft Company, has been selected to receive the 2010 Lindbergh Award. The Foundation will recognize FedEx Corp. as the recipient of its Corporate Award for Balance, and noted that both Awardees will be honored at the 32nd annual Lindbergh Award […]
EAA Airventure 2010 Welcomes Legendary Band Chicago For Opening Day Concert
After a full opening day of flying on Monday, July 26, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, AeroShell Square will feel the power of more than aircraft, as the legendary band Chicago takes the stage that evening, courtesy of Ford Motor Company. The performance, free of charge to all AirVenture guests that day, will […]
Hawker Beechcraft, FlightSafety Host Grand Opening for Maintenance Learning Center
WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 24, 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) and FlightSafety International today hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the recently completed FlightSafety International Hawker Beechcraft Maintenance Learning Center. Located east of the approach end of HBC’s Runway 18, the new 44,000 square foot Maintenance Learning Center features 10 advanced technology […]
FAA Proposes $1.2 Million Civil Penalty for GE Caledonian
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $1,225,000 for GE Caledonian, an FAA-certificated foreign repair station based in Scotland, for improper maintenance procedures involving 101 engines over a three and one-half year period. “We hold certificated foreign repair stations to the same high standards as the repair stations here in the […]
