WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives passed a bill Dec. 8 to continue funding the FAA through March 2010. The temporary extension is the latest in a series of extensions passed by federal lawmakers since the FAA’s authorization expired in 2007. While the House passed an FAA reauthorization bill last May, the Senate has […]
Tickets to ‘Living Legends’ awards available
The seventh Annual “Living Legends of Aviation” Awards tickets are now available. Presented by Learjet, the awards dinner is often referred to as the “Academy Awards of Aviation. With last year’s advance reservations and event sponsor tickets assigned, there are less than 200 tickets available, organizers note.On Dec. 18, organizers will make any remaining tickets […]
Helicopter training at Kissimmee Air Museum
Kissimmee Air Museum, located at the Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), has expanded its flight operations to include helicopter flights and instruction. Kissimmee Helicopters will be offering flights and instruction in a Robinson 44 helicopter to both pilots and non-pilots alike. Kissimmee Helicopter’s R-44 Raven I has a naturally aspirated Lycoming 0-540 engine that can […]
Premier Turbines named GE repair center
GE Aviation has selected Premier Turbines as its Designated Repair Center in North and South Americas for M601 and H80 turboprop engines. As part of this exclusive agreement, Premier Turbines will offer heavy repair services, exchange engines and rentals, line replacement unit rotable pools and field service support to all existing and future M601 and […]
First Musicfest a success
The first Fly-In Musicfest, held by the The Flying Musicians Association Nov. 7 at the Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS) in Texas was “a huge success,” according to organizers. In spite of the low clouds early in the morning, there were several aircraft on display, including the B-25 “Pacific Prowler,” a C-47 Skytrain, a Russian […]
FAA administrator calls for independent review of last month’s ATC glitch
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has formed an independent review panel that will examine the Nov. 19 outage of the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI). The group of experts will survey the FTI’s architecture and recommend any immediate or future changes to improve its reliability, FAA officials said. They will also review the management […]
Cessna to close 3 Georgia plants
Cessna Aircraft Co. says the company will close three plants in Columbus, Ga., within six to 24 months, according to an AP report. The Wichita, Kan.-based airplane manufacturer, which had employed as many as 600 people in Columbus, will move the work now being done in Georgia to the company’s plants in Independence, Kan., and […]
GE Aviation set to begin testing of its new H80 turboprop engine
GE Aviation’s wholly owned subsidiary, GE Aviation Czech s.r.o., is set to begin by year-end certification testing of its new H80 turboprop engine, which will produce up to 800 shaft horsepower (shp) to power utility, agriculture and business and general aviation aircraft. Component testing of the H80 engine has beenunderway for several months, and GE […]
Italian Skycar ready for sales
Oma Sud’s Skycar has received confirmation by the Italian ENAC (Civil Aviation Authority) that it has completed operations for certification, which is expected in mid-December. The Italian company will then be allowed to start sales of its airplane, according to a report in AvioNews. Find out more here.