The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the general aviation aircraft shipments and billings report for the first quarter of 2021. Deliveries increased for turbine helicopters and propeller airplanes while business jet and piston helicopter shipments were flat in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2020, which in its […]
American Airlines to Launch Service from Asheville Regional Airport to Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. in June
American Airlines and Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) are growing together again! In anticipation of increasing interest in travel to the Asheville area, American is launching new daily nonstop service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as well as new Saturday service to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in time […]
Wilmington International Airport in Final Phase of 5 Year Terminal Construction Project
Wilmington Int’l Airport (ILM) is in the final phase of a 3 Contract program worth approximately $61 million to expand the airline terminal. Although the project began in 2018, much of the work to date, was accomplished in 2020 as a result of fewer passengers due to the pandemic. “The Terminal Expansion project has been […]
EAA International Young Eagles Day on June 12 Offers Young People the Inspiration of Flight
EAA’s International Young Eagles Day, which focuses on flying thousands of kids as an introduction to aviation, returns on Saturday, June 12, at locations throughout North America. One of those locations is EAA Chapter 1114, located in Apex, North Carolina. The return of the annual event comes after the COVID pandemic sidelined the all-volunteer effort […]
STC Permits Texas Turbine to Offer Hartzell’s Composite or Aluminum Props for Converted 950 Shaft Horsepower Supervans
Photo above – Texas Turbine Conversions President Bobby Bishop Texas Turbine Conversions, working with Hartzell Propeller, has FAA approval to allow Supervan conversion customers to choose either structural composite props or more economical aluminum props as part of their conversion package. “Now Cessna Caravan owners and operators with the Supervan turboprop conversion can choose between […]
Research Points to Consolidation of eVTOL Market
New research reveals some 36% of eVTOL professionals predict a dramatic increase in the level of consolidation in the eVTOL market over the next two years, and 51% think there will be a slight increase. There are currently around 245 companies who have developed eVTOL concepts, but in five years’ time 60% of professionals working […]
The Families of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Receive Closure After 59 Years
On March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was on a secret mission, but disappeared. On board were 93 United States Army soldiers and 11 civilian crew members. Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost […]
Oklahoma Unmanned Aircraft Systems Legislation Signed into Law
Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 659 on Wednesday, May 5th which creates the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Development Act of 2021. The Act establishes the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission as the clearinghouse for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the State and designates the Commission as the lead agency to promote, enhance, develop, and ensure safety of […]
Skiatook Municipal Airport Opens New Runway
The Skiatook Municipal Airport hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 14, in honor of the airport’s new 3,000-foot runway. The $2 million project began in 2020 with reconstruction of the existing asphalt runway with concrete and the upgrading of the existing stake mounted runway edge lights to higher quality base mounted fixtures. The grant […]
Lee County Port Authority Announces Hennigan as Deputy Executive Director of Aviation/COO
The Lee County Port Authority has announced Steven Hennigan, C.M., ACE, as the new deputy executive director of aviation and chief operating officer. In this role, he will lead the aviation division of more than 300 employees at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla. Hennigan will be responsible for the […]
