The B-17 “The Memphis Belle” which had the title role in a movie focusing on World War II aviators in England, is offering rides under the FAA’s new “Living History Flight Experience Program.” The aircraft, which will be flying out of Warbird Adventures at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida during the spring, was restored by […]
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KTKI breaks ground for new hangar
McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas hosted a groundbreaking ceremony March 2, 2018, to begin construction of a new 39,900-square-foot transient hangar. The groundbreaking ceremony for the transient hangar celebrates the first phase of this project, according to officials. The second phase, which consists of a new state-of-the art 17,000-square-foot executive terminal, is scheduled to […]
AIR opens applications for scholarships
Aviation Insurance Resources (AIR), an aircraft insurance broker based in Frederick, Maryland, is offering its Get into the Air aviation scholarship for a third year. Previous scholarship winners come from all walks of life, including an aviation museum director and ice skater working towards a private pilot certificate, a student pilot following in the footsteps […]
New owner for RAJAY plans to expand
TALCO Aviation Corp. will acquire RAJAY Parts, a general aviation turbocharging company focused on supporting thousands of aircraft operating a RAJAY system. RAJAY Parts is an FAA PMA facility that owns 48 FAA STCs for Piper, Cessna, Beechcraft, Mooney, Lake, and several other aircraft manufacturers. TALCO will expand RAJAY products and services by offering new […]
Aviation hiring projection more than doubles
The latest Hiring Trends Survey for 2018, just released by JSfirm.com, an aviation job website, shows that 71% of surveyed companies are projecting moderate to significant growth in 2018, compared to only 33% in 2017. In addition to growth, 86% of the companies surveyed did not cut any jobs in 2017, a 14% increase from 2016. […]
ATC privatization threat beat by unified grassroots effort
A controversial ATC privatization plan has been removed from an FAA reauthorization bill in the House of Representatives, scoring a victory for general aviation against a powerful, well-financed lobby that sought to give control of the national air traffic system to the country’s largest airlines. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) announced Feb. 27, 2018, that he […]
80th anniversary of the T-6 Texan to be celebrated in 2018
The venerable T-6 Texan first flew on Sept. 18, 1938, and the North American Trainer Association (NATA) is celebrating this important milestone at several airshows in 2018. The major celebration will occur at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 24, 2018. Major elements of this celebration include: 80 Texans to Oshkosh NATA is actively recruiting […]
FlightsAbove.org updates website dedicated to #socialaviation
Flights Above started in 2012 with humble beginnings as a group of passionate aviators on Facebook in the Pacific Northwest. Fast forward to 2018 and Flights Above is a collection of nine regional groups with more than 12,000 members. At the Feb. 24-25, 2018, Northwest Aviation Conference, Flights Above founder Brice Van Baren proudly stated […]
South Carolina airports contribute $16.3 billion annually to economy
South Carolina airports contribute $16.3 billion annually to the state and local economies, according to a new report released by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC). “We believe this study strongly supports the important contribution that airports make to our economy,” said SCAC Executive Director James Stephens. “Overall, the 57 airports in our system contribute […]