Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today the delivery of the first Bell 407GX to be operated in Russia to Helidrive in Saint-Petersburg. The Bell 407GX will be utilized for private and charter flights. “The Russian market is an essential component of Bell Helicopter’s international growth strategy and we are focused on providing differentiated […]
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Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Deploys Refueling Equipment in Flight Test
Photo: An F/A-18C Hornet flies just behind and to the side of a Bell Boeing V-22 equipped with a prototype aerial refueling system during a demonstration flight in late Aug. The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Boeing, has successfully completed an initial test of the V-22 Osprey performing […]
Airports association license plate coming to Nevada DMV
A specialty license plate for the Nevada Airports Association (NAA) will be available for purchase at Nevada DMV offices on September 9. The specialty plates will cost an initial $61 and $30 for renewal. The NAA will receive $25 from the initial issuance and $20 from renewals. NAA is a nonprofit organization comprised of airport […]
Southeastern Aviation Expo to Promote Safety – General Aviation
The South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) will be hosting its third annual Southeast Aviation Expo on Friday and Saturday, September 27- 28, 2013. Officials with the SCAA and Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) announced National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO, Ed Bolen will be a featured speaker. Paul Werts, Executive Director with the South […]
Kansas Governor Declares September ‘Aviation Appreciation Month’
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has proclaimed September “Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Kansas, general aviation accounts for $7.1 billion in economic activity each year and the aviation industry supports more than 47,000 jobs statewide. The Governor’s proclamation will be presented at the Wichita Aero Club Luncheon on September 25, which will be followed by the Kansas […]
DC-10 Tankers Base at Castle Airport
By Scott Malta The US Forest Service has found that large forest fires call for a lot of air assets and the DC-10 aircraft operated as an aerial water/retardant bomber is the largest air platform in regular use. The 10 Tanker has found itself shoe-horned into some airports where there isn’t much room for them […]
Feinberg Selected as Chief of Staff at USDOT
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that Sarah Feinberg will be joining the U.S. Department of Transportation as his Chief of Staff. WTS International, in a release, offered their congratulations to Ms. Feinberg on her new post. "Secretary Foxx’s selection of a woman for an executive role illustrates his commitment to an administration led by a […]
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny Passes at Age 91
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, after a battle with cancer. He was 91. The Poberezny family said that they deeply appreciate all the support shown to Paul and his wife Audrey over the past five months. Paul often said, he considers himself […]
Baker Named President and CEO of AOPA
Mark R. Baker, a longtime general aviation (GA) pilot, has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Baker is only the fifth AOPA president since the association’s founding nearly 75 years ago and will take office on September 6, 2013, following formal appointment by the Board of […]
AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute Receives “Champion of Public Benefit Flying” Award
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation’s Air Safety Institute has been named a joint recipient of the 2013 Champion of Public Benefit Flying Award presented by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) in partnership with the Air Care Alliance, a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations. The new online course, “Public Benefit Flying: Balancing […]
