The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, “Wingfoot One,” will continue a long tradition of Oshkosh Goodyear appearances with its inaugural visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in, is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. “Wingfoot One” is […]
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER INSTALLS BELFORT AWOS
Belfort Instrument Company has announced the installation of their AWOS at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (8OH9), Cincinnati, Ohio. Metro Aviation, Inc. is the aviation services provider for the medical center. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) provides pilots with FAA certified Altimeter Setting, visibility measurements as well as advisory wind and temperature […]
Zenith Hosts Cub Scouts
The week brought well over a hundred Cub Scouts to the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri, where the 7-10 year olds were able to get a good look at what goes into building and flying small airplanes. “It was a learning experience that was perfectly disguised as fun,” said Zenith President Sebastien Heintz. “They […]
ICON A5 Successfully Completes FAA Audit
On 11 June, FAA officials completed a comprehensive compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility. This allowed them to issue the first S-LSA airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5 Light Sport amphibian. With this major milestone complete, ICON will now begin customer deliveries for its eagerly anticipated aircraft, which has a backlog of more than […]
Shutter Pilots Awarded FAA Exemption for Aerial Imagery
Last month Shutter Pilots was granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemption to operate drones for the use of aerial imaging and computer animation. Shutter Pilots was founded in 2014 by Mike Mabin, Ed Sargeant and Alexander Mabin. Shutter Pilots joins a small field of companies to have received an FAA exemption, as just over […]
AAAE’s Hauptli Honored for Innovation Efforts
AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli has been selected as one of Washington’s “Trending Association Leaders” by Bisnow Ventures. The group of association and non-profit leaders selected were chosen by distinguishing themselves in the past year by “driving growth, spurring innovation and advancing the missions of their organizations in extraordinary ways.” AAAE Chairman Jeff Mulder […]
QUEBEC AIRPORT AND SITA INTRODUCE WORLD’S FIRST AIRPORT WORKFORCE USE OF APPLE WATCH
Air transport IT specialist, SITA, and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) unveiled the world’s first use of the Apple Watch™ for an airport workforce. This is another in a series of world “firsts” for SITA Lab, SITA’s research and development team, which continues to pioneer new technology for the air transport community. The […]
Shuster Shares Reauthorization Vision at Aero Club
At Monday’s Aero Club of Washington monthly luncheon, the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Bill Shuster (R-PA), shared his vision with nearly 400 attendees, including a number of media, of what the House version of the FAA Reauthorization Bill might look like. (NASAO photo by Kim Stevens) To no one’s surprise, the […]
Deborah Ostreicher Named Phoenix Assistant Aviation Director
Following a national search, Deborah Ostreicher has been selected as the newest Assistant Aviation Director for the City of Phoenix. The Aviation Department oversees Phoenix Sky Harbor, Deer Valley and Goodyear airports and is an active member of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority. Ostreicher has been with the city since 1996 where she began as […]
BASEBALL ALL-STAR AND PILOT HONORARY CO-CHAIR OF AOPA HAT IN THE RING SOCIETY
Ken Griffey Jr., the 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star and accomplished private pilot, has been named an honorary co-chair of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation’s Hat in the Ring Society, a committed group of pilots who support the work of the AOPA Foundation’s mission to promote aviation safety and education and to […]
