Airports Council International-North America has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to four aviation students: Bryan Avery, a student at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, Canada; Michael Hoffner from California State University, Los Angeles; Jordan Tatton, from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah; and Lauren Vala from Purdue University in West […]
SportairUSA earns FAA Aircraft & Avionics Repair Station License
SportairUSA, LC, is now an FAA certificated 14 CFR 145 Repair Station serving the general aviation community in Arkansas and surrounding states from its facilities at the North Little Rock Municipal Airport (ORK). SportairUSA was awarded FAA certificate number 2SUR495B in August, just in time for the celebration of its 20th anniversary. Ralph Murphy, for […]
Vietnam Memorial Flight DVD premieres
A video featuring the Collings Foundation’s Vietnam Memorial Flight Collection is now available. Inversion Productions, the same company that made the foundation’s Wings of Freedom DVD, has completed the Vietnam Memorial Flight DVD. The documentary showcases the legendary and iconic Vietnam era aircraft operated by the Collings Foundation, including footage of the F-4 Phantom, A-4 […]
Aircell extends Internet Seminar Series
Aircell, a provider of inflight connectivity, has extended its educational series titled, “Getting Your Business Aircraft Online: The Seminar.” Offering business aircraft operators an understanding of the new generation of inflight connectivity, the seminars are approximately 45 minutes long, including an open question and answer session. Aircell developed seminar content from intelligence gathered from thousands […]
FAA mandates upgrade to Eclipse avionics
“Uncommanded changes” to radio frequencies, altitudes and transponder codes by the electronic flight information systems in some Eclipse jets have been reported, leading to an Airworthiness Directive issued this week that mandates upgrades to the system, according to a report at AVweb, which notes the AD affects approximately 168 aircraft in the fleet. Depending what […]
GA fatalities decrease
Preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board this week show aviation deaths decreased from 574 in 2008 to 538 in 2009. Nearly 90% of aviation fatalities occurred in general aviation accidents (471), but they still represented a decrease from the previous year (494).
100th anniversary of Glenn Curtiss flight this Saturday
The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI) at Marist College and the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum will journey to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to pay tribute to Glenn Curtiss on Saturday, Oct. 9, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Curtiss’ historic flight in his Albany Flyer down the Hudson River Valley from Albany to Manhattan. Old Rhinebeck […]
Sporty’s expands international chart selection
Sporty’s has expanded its offerings of aviation charts to cover many additional countries, including: Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. This is in addition to Sporty’s full selection of Canadian and Caribbean charts. “As pilots, we know how hard it can be to find international charts,” said Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. […]
Free tax webinar on bonus depreciation set
Wolcott & Associates will present a free aviation tax webinar “Bonus Depreciation for Aircraft is Back!” Oct. 12. Bonus depreciation and increased write-off for capital purchases was signed into law in H.R 5297 Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. The rules provide excellent tax benefits for those in a position to take advantage of the […]