WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation flight hours are expected to grow at a rate of 3.2% a year for the next 10 years
FAA officials use growth in number of airline flights to tout user fees
March 24, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Industry’s excitment about record sales tempered by spectre of user fees
March 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the annual industry review meeting of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), companies reported a record year for dollar volume in 2005, a 20% growth in the number of piston airplanes delivered, a positive outlook for the future, and a determination to not allow user fees, proposed by the administration and strongly endorsed by the scheduled airlines, to wreck the use of business and personal aircraft.
The state of the industry
February 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The future of general aviation looks bright but major issues will be faced this year. That was the assessment of the state of the industry by James Coyne, president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), at that group’s annual luncheon for Washington journalists.
Pilots speak out against Washington ADIZ
February 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “”Don’t take a bad idea and make it permanent.”" — Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
Could tax bill kill GA?
January 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Congress returns from its break, one of the important issues it will take up is the Tax Relief Act of 2005, which contains two harmful proposals for general aviation.
What’s under the tree?
December 16, 2005 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Information leaks in this town are means of communications. The only times politicians click their tongues in shame are when the leakers get caught.
NTSB’s ‘most wanted list’ tackles runway incursions and deicing
December 2, 2005 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently reexamined its “”Most Wanted List”" of safety improvements and retained two items of importance to general aviation: runway incursions and icing.
Feds get serious about security matters
November 18, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Washington, D.C. — Recent developments in the Washington area demonstrate just how serious the government is about security matters.
One bad apple can spoil it for the rest of GA
November 4, 2005 by Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just as the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) was getting a leg up on security with the signing of a homeland security bill that includes a program called Transportation Security Administration Access Certificate (STAAC), up pops a corporate pilot who allegedly steals a Cessna Citation jet. This was just one of a series of questionable actions making it more difficult for general aviation groups to convince anyone that flying should stay normal even under current security risks.
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