The Illinois Department of Transportation announced last week the acquisition of Bult Field, a general aviation airport and a key component of the state’s overall plan to develop the South Suburban Airport. The purchase, which closed this week, was for $34 million. The transaction covers 288 acres, including the airport’s 5,000-foot runway, taxiway, hangars and […]
Quicksilver Receives Airworthiness Certificate for Special Light-Sport Aircraft
After a three-hour safety inspection from the FAA, Quicksilver received an airworthiness certificate for its first ever Special Light-Sport Aircraft, the Sport 2SE. News of the final approval now allows the company to begin offering the aircraft to buyers at a retail price of $39,999, which makes it one of the lowest SLSA models available. […]
EAA, AOPA Welcome Second ‘Pilot’s Bill of Rights’
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association (AOPA) applauded Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) for introducing a draft of the “Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2,” which addresses unfair practices and regulations toward small aircraft pilots. The bill expands on his initial Pilot’s Bill of Rights that was signed into law back […]
EAA’s Young Eagles Program receives prestigious 2014 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has awarded EAA’s Young Eagles program with the 2014 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award, an honor given to groups or organizations that are “exemplary in improving and advancing aviation.” “The committee responsible for the 2014 selection process clearly believes that the positive impact the EAA Young Eagles […]
NASA WB-57 makes first visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
NASA will bring a Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F high-altitude aircraft to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, the first appearance by a WB-57F at AirVenture, which is July 28-Aug. 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Based at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, the WB-57F operates in NASA’s High Altitude Research Program. The […]
Bell Helicopter to Distribute NORTH Flight Data Systems Through Aeronautical Accessories Brand
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced it is now a distributor for NORTH Flight Data Systems’ (NORTH FDS) voice, video and flight data recorders, through Bell Helicopter’s Aeronautical AccessoriesTM brand. The flight data recording system allows Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operators to meet the omnibus helicopter safety rule recently issued by […]
Aircell to Demonstrate Gogo® Text & Talk During Test Flights at Duncan Aviation
During the Open House celebration of Duncan Aviation’s Newest Maintenance Hangar, Aircell will take to the skies to demonstrate its new Gogo® Text & Talk service. Gogo Text & Talk is an exclusive new service that lets passengers use their own smartphones and numbers to call and text in the air, just like they would […]
ARSA Shows Aviation Maintenance is Vital to Florida
The aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) community is critical to Florida’s transportation economy. According to the 2014 Global MRO Market Assessment released by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) and TeamSAI Consulting, more than 16,000 Floridians go to work in contract repair stations every day; these businesses will pump close to $1.8 billion into […]
Embraer Welcomes Tianjin Airlines as AHEAD-PRO System Launch User in China
Embraer welcomes Tianjin Airlines, the first E190 Chinese operator and the largest E-Jets carrier in Asia, as the launch user for E-Jets AHEAD-PRO (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis – PROgnosis) system in China. The system will be installed in all Tianjin Airlines fleet of 50 E-Jets. “We are glad to have Tianjin Airlines as the […]
Honeywell Celebrates 100 Years in Aviation
With a century of aerospace achievements behind us, Honeywell Aerospace and its legacy companies—Sperry, Bendix, Garrett AiResearch, Pioneer, Lycoming, Grimes, King, AlliedSignal, EMS Technologies and others —have been at the forefront of both military and civilian aviation advancement. We are proud to share a lineage with many of the great names in aviation history. We […]
