HOUSTON — The 2015 Paragon Network Member of The Year is Tampa International Jet Center, based in Tampa, Florida. The Member of The Year award was created to recognize a Paragon Network FBO that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the network through continuous dedication, enthusiasm, and professionalism, according to company officials. Throughout the year, Tampa International […]
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Phillips 66 Aviation rolls out web-based concierge program
Phillips 66 Aviation has partnered with FlightBridge, a software platform that streamlines the process of booking and managing all general aviation related services, including hotel and car rental bookings, limousine reservations and catering requests. The web-based tool consolidates all ancillary services under one platform, allowing customer service representatives at FBOs to spend less time on […]
First flight for Rutan’s SkiGull
Popular Science is reporting that Burt Rutan’s latest design, the SkiGull, had its first flight recently. Rutan’s 47th aircraft design, the seaplane’s first flight lasted about two hours.
1,000th RV-9 flies
For days in November, the employees at Van’s Aircraft had been watching the Hobbs meter on the company’s website, waiting for news of the 1,000th RV-9/9A to fly. On Nov. 20, John “Bert” Bertucci of Prairieville, Louisiana, rang the bell with his new RV-9A. “I have always wanted a plane of my own, so in June 2013 I […]
Video: Crowdfunding launches to fund drone study of oyster beds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With an eye toward re-opening recreational oyster harvesting in Northeast Florida, the Marine Science Research Institute, Department of Geography and the Environment, and the School of Aviation at Jacksonville University have launched a crowdfunding project with Experiment.com aimed at using drones to measure the health of local oyster beds. With a campaign target […]
Kansas State University receives approval for unmanned commercial flight training
SALINA — Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus has become the first entity in the United States to receive approval from the FAA to provide remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) commercial flight training to both students and outside companies. The authorization, which is referred to as a Section 333 exemption, allows Kansas State Polytechnic to create and conduct […]
Former test pilot to speak on F-22 at Air Force museum
DAYTON, Ohio — Former test pilot Paul Metz will present “The First True Stealth Fighter: Evolution of the F-22 Raptor,” during a free lecture on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Metz’s talk will trace the military, geo-political and technical forces that drove the more than 30-year […]
Clark receives honor from NBAA
Joe Clark, a partner in Seattle’s Gateway USA, Clay Lacy Aviation, has received the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Presented at the 2015 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, it recognizes “extraordinary lifelong professional contributions to aviation.” Past honorees include legends and luminaries Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Bill Lear, Arnold Palmer […]
AeroCinema prepares for takeoff
A new subscription video on demand channel, AeroCinema, is set to launch in March 2016. Phil Osborn, the company’s CEO, is the former CEO of Network USA, creator of the Wings series, which ran in primetime on Discovery Channel for 12 years prior to its acquisition by Discovery Communications in 1999. AeroCinema is expected to launch […]