Where2 Interactive, makers of the popular SocialFlight aviation event app, have launched Where2Ride, a free mobile app that provides motorcyclists with an interactive map of bike events and great rides. The app empowers motorcycle-riding pilots to find local events and riding adventures, chat, upload event photos and network with other Where2Ride users. Where2Ride also includes a Weekly Event […]
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Ascension Air launches Eclipse 550 timeshare program
Ascension Air has launched Contrails, a personally-flown jet timeshare program featuring the six-passenger Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet from ONE Aviation Corp. With the ability to fly at altitudes up to 41,000 feet at a max cruise of 430 mph, while only consuming 59 gallons of fuel per hour, the Eclipse 550 is an efficient twin-engine jet, […]
GlobalAir.com celebrates 20th anniversary
GlobalAir.com, an Internet aviation resource network, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. From its early beginnings in an apartment in 1995 to its current location at Bowman Field (KLOU) in Louisville, Ky., GlobalAir.com’s list of services include the Aircraft Exchange and Airport Resource Center (ARC).
Medical reform amendment passes Senate committee
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has passed an amendment offered by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to S. 571, better known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2). The move brings third-class medical reform one step closer to reality, according to officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. A full committee […]
‘Aluminum Overcast’ takes starring role in new movie
By Deborah Grigsby Smith, Centennial Airport While a majority of B-17s made their way to Europe during World War II, one hit the U.S. Army Air Corps inventory too late to ever see military action. However, thanks to a compelling love story and a Colorado filmmaker, the “Aluminum Overcast,” a 1945 B-17G Flying Fortress, will […]
Hicks wins top award at technician tournament
OTTUMWA, Iowa – For the second straight year, a select group of top aviation technicians emerged from the 2015 Midwest Aviation Invitational held in October. Hosted by Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) at its campus adjacent to the Ottumwa Regional Airport, this event – comprised of 29 competitors – was open to industry personnel, including professional […]
Clay Lacy Aviation joins Air Elite Network
At the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition (NBAA 2015), World Fuel Services announced that Clay Lacy Aviation locations at Boeing Field/King County International Airport (KBFI) in Seattle and Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Los Angeles have signed with the Air Elite Network. The Air Elite Network now totals 51 FBOs worldwide. Founded in […]
Video: Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In thoroughly enjoyable
By JC “SMITTY” SMITH As first-timers to the annual Texas Antique Airplane Fly-In Fall Festival of Flight at the Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE) in Gainesville, Texas, we were amazed at the massive number of antique aircraft that flew in. As they taxied into the static area, they were directed to one of several rows of distinctive aircraft. […]
Couldn’t make it to NBAA15?
If you couldn’t make it to Las Vegas this week for the National Business Aviation Association‘s annual convention — one of the biggest in aviation – you can go there virtually, thanks to a photo gallery on the association’s website. It features everything from aircraft on display to shots of the exhibit hall.