New Avidyne digital autopilot We have an autopilot problem and most of the blame for it belongs to the FAA. Last week the FAA administrator Michael Huerta acknowledged the autopilot issue, noted that...
Could The FAA Get ANY Stranger? Worse Yet... Will They? ANN RealTime News Update, 0001ET, 05.23.13: The FAA has twice promised ANN a statement this day in order to understand some of their rationale for this sudden AirVenture cost recovery/User...
Building A New Future For The EAA... One Issue At A Time Originally WebCast 11.14.12: With only a couple of weeks in pocket, directing the reorganization of the EAA in the wake of the departure of Rod Hightower, ti seems that we can't get enough...
Subcommittee Chair Call Mars Mission A Congressional Priority The House Science Committee Subcommittee on Space held a hearing Tuesday to examine possible options for the next steps in human space flight and how these options move the U.S. closer...
Third Such Restructuring In 10 Years Dassault Falcon has embarked on its third parts pricing overhaul in the past 10 years, assessing the cost of over 18,500 individual items. The company said in a news release from EBACE that spare parts service...
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Strong winds channeled through gaps in the Pacific coastal ranges, blowing out into the Pacific Ocean or into the waterways of the Inside Passage.
"The Turbo Skylane JT-A performed just as expected. We flew for 2.3 hours, achieved a flight level of 8,000 feet, and attained a true air speed of 158 kts." Source: Cessna senior test pilot Dale Bleakney.
Provides Operations Manual For General Aviation Servicing Air BP, the specialized aviation division of oil company BP, has completed the initial implementation phase of Air BP s OMEGA system for London Oxford Airport s entire operational staff....
Veteran GA Industry Executive Will Lead Global Efforts Piper has appointed General Aviation industry veteran, Drew McEwen, to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he will lead global sales and marketing for the Company. He will continue...
Hopes To Raise Awareness For iPad Use In-Flight MyGoFlight, a company focused on making the iPad Cockpit Ready for pilots, has become a corporate sponsor of the IMC Cub. As a sponsor, MyGoFlight will provide its iPad cases, mounts, bags &...
Will Double The Size Of Their Existing Michigan Facility Enstrom Helicopter Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, May 10, 2013 for their new expansion in Menominee, MI. This expansion will nearly double the size of the current...
Ten Of The Airplanes Ordered In January Of This Year Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines to power ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft. The Trent...
Approval Of Lease Financing Arrangement Requested From Bankruptcy Court The 130 Airbus A320 family airplanes that American Airlines has on order will be leased to the carrier, if a federal bankruptcy judge approves.
Facilities Located In Florida And California Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds have been named vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the Northrop Grumman's aircraft integration centers of excellence in St....