Just a year and a half after first flight of the prototype SAM aircraft, President Thierry Zibi has put the company up for sale. Why, after so much work – design, fixturing, successful flight test, certification, and orders – would that be a good time to sell the company? Zibi says, “I came to the […]
McKenna Long & Aldridge Aviation Litigator to Aviation Practice Group
McKenna Long & Aldridge is pleased to announce that Diane Westwood Wilson has joined the firm’s Aviation and Transportation Litigation practice as a partner in the New York office. A Chambers-ranked, “brilliant” aviation lawyer with broad commercial litigation and arbitration experience, Wilson represents aviation industry and insurer interests internationally in complex aerospace, aviation, product liability […]
Swept-Tip Hartzell Trailblazer Structural Composite Propellers Approved for Aviat Husky Installations
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received Supplemental Type Certificate approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of the company’s new Swept-Tip Trailblazer propellers on all Aviat Husky utility aircraft. The two-blade, 80-inch diameter next-generation advanced structural composite Hartzell Trailblazer swept-tip prop can now replace Hartzell’s aluminum constant-speed propeller which comes standard on the latest Husky […]
Duncan Aviation Installs Five Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Nebraska, facility is adding fuel to the electric vehicle era with five new charging stations for the company’s customers and employees. Duncan Aviation is the only business in Lincoln, Nebraska, to recharge, other than two car dealers who sell electric vehicles. VP of Business Development Jeannine Falter says investing in the community […]
EASTPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT INSTALLS BELFORT AWOS
Belfort Instrument Company has installed their AWOS AV at the Eastport Municipal Airport (EPM), Eastport, Maine. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) provides pilots with Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Gusts, Temperature, Humidity, Dewpoint, Altimeter Setting, Density Altitude, and Visibility. The Eastport AWOS information will be available via VHF broadcast (122.8), telephone (207) […]
FAA’S MURPHY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Douglas R. Murphy, FAA Regional Administrator for Southern Region announced that he is retiring next month. Murphy advised the FAA’s Southern Region Management Team during a conference call Wednesday evening, that he will retire from the FAA at the end of September after 44-plus years of service spanning 5 Regions, FAA Headquarters and 3 tours […]
Lightspeed Aviation Treasure Hunt Winner Named
Christopher Burgermeister of Yorkville, Illinois, has been named the winner of the Lightspeed Aviation Treasure Hunt at AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh. Chris was randomly drawn from a field of 50 treasure hunters who found hidden treasure chests spread across the AirVenture grounds. Chris will receive Lightspeed’s newest innovation: the Zulu PFX ANR headset. Chris is […]
FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is ready to conduct research vital to integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. The site is the last of six nationwide to be declared operational. To mark the event, FAA […]
Aviation Touches Lives in South Carolina
Aviation touches the lives of countless South Carolinians in ways that might surprise you. In honor of Aviation Week Aug. 17-23, the South Carolina Aviation Association and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission will showcase the impact aviation has on the state, its people and the economy. With more than 100 aerospace-related companies in South Carolina, […]
FAA Repair Station Rule: “Killing a Flea with an Atom Bomb”
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) issued the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) publication its latest revamp of repair station regulations under 14 CFR part 145. “Besides the expected changes that were based upon the notice of proposed rulemaking, the association is reviewing the more innocuous verbiage added to the final rule […]
