By Bill Dunn If so, you might want to consider moving it. That is, unless it doesn’t impede access to or movement of your airplane. That wouldn’t have been the case last year, but it may be today. On June 15th, the FAA published the agency’s long-awaited Policy on the Non-Aeronautical Use of Airport Hangars […]
Flight-Sharing Start Up Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case
The Goldwater Institute recently asked the United States Supreme Court to hear its case against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for shutting down Flytenow Inc., an innovative start-up business that uses the Internet to connect private pilots with passengers wishing to share flight expenses. Flytenow expands on “sharing economy” services that companies like Uber and […]
Pylon Racing Seminar Attracts Record Number of Participants and Planes in Reno
The 19th annual National Championship Air Races Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS) was held last week, June 15-18, at the Reno Stead Airport. PRS is a qualifying and safety seminar for pilots new to the National Championship Air Races. This year’s event, which was not open to the public, hosted a record 79 airplanes and 130 […]
WSDOT Aviation Division Hires New Aviation Planner
Elizabeth Slabaugh recently joined the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division’s team as its newest aviation planner. Slabaugh’s primary duties at WSDOT will include providing leadership in aviation disaster response exercises; developing a Best Management Practice Guide for Airport Managers – a solution that resulted from the Airport Investment study; providing technical assistance […]
Kansas Aviation and CKUSS Host UAS Open Forum
Collaboration continues across Kansas to support UAS. Kansas Division of Aviation Director, Merrill Atwater reports that more than 30 representatives from Kansas aviation sectors including academia, military, and public and private aviation companies came together recently for active UAS discussions. The Coalition for Kansas Unmanned Systems Society (CKUSS), along with the Kansas Department of Transportation […]
NextGen Data Comm Benefits LAX
NextGen is bringing new benefits to Los Angeles International Airport through a technology called Data Comm. Data Comm revolutionizes communications between air traffic controllers and pilots by replacing some traditional voice communications with digital information exchanges – like texting versus talking over the phone. Voice communication is labor intensive, time consuming and can lead to […]
AOPA Receives Top Award for Workplace Wellness
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) received the Gold Level Wellness at Work Award from Van Mitchell, secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, at aceremony held at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum Heights on June 10. Forty-two Maryland businesses received awards and only nine received Gold level awards. There are […]
GAMA/Build a Plane Aviation Design Challenge Winners Start Building Glasair Sportsman
Students Derrick Cleaves, Logan Feltz, Austin Krause, and Natasha Stemwedel, teacher Mike Hansen, and chaperone Jerry Graf—the winners of the GAMA/Build A Plane 2016 Aviation Design Challenge—will spend the next two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman airplane at Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington, as their prize. The team from Weyauwega-Fremont High School in Weyauwega, Wisconsin […]
New Retail Shops Coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Busiest Terminal
America’s Friendliest Airport® is about to get even more friendly with a variety of new retail offerings in its busiest terminal. Phoenix City Council approved the first phase of new retail contracts in Terminal 4, which will bring two spa locations, several tech stores, and an assortment of the local, regional and national products customers […]
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Makes Japan Debut
Bell Helicopter announced the unveiling of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. This is the first time the Bell 505 has been on display in Japan and marks the beginning of a four-month demonstration tour across the region. Bell Helicopter leadership was available onsite […]
