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 […]
Cirrus Aircraft Celebrates Delivery of 6,000th Airplane
Cirrus Aircraft announced its latest significant milestone: the customer delivery of its 6,000th new airplane. The accomplishment comes just 16 years after the company delivered its first production aircraft and on the heels of a strong 2014 performance where the SR-series of aircraft maintained its position as the best-selling four/five-place aircraft in the world for […]
Benjamin Dow Joins the Team at Jet Quest
Jet Quest announced that Benjamin Dow has joined the team as Director of Large Cabin Citation Sales and Acquisitions. Ben is a second generation aviation professional and was formerly the Director of Aircraft Sales at FirstFlight in Horseheads, NY. He has extensive experience in large cabin airplanes and brings that expertise to the team. Dow […]
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 […]
