Clay Lacy was honored at NBAA2011 with the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award. From Mary F. Silitch’s story at AINonline, Lacy is quoted as saying, “at 12, I started working at Cannonball Airport receiving flight time for pay.” Historically, that... Continue Reading →
General Aviation Security magazine launches
Posted on October 13th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Planehook Aviation Services has launched the premier edition of “General Aviation Security,” a quarterly digest-size magazine. The magazine is available via download (free) or printed ($5 – email request). Story titles include: “Can You Eat a Whole Cow? Sure… one... Continue Reading →
Sun ’n Fun names Ramos Photographer in Residence
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood
José M. Ramos, a nationally known aviation photographer, will join the Sun ’n Fun Marketing Communication team as Sun ’n Fun’s Photographer in Residence. Continue Reading →
Sheltair names new COO
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Janice Wood
Sheltair, a national network of FBOs and airport properties, has appointed Christian Rollins as Chief Operating Officer. Continue Reading →
Meet Larry Cruz, Reno Air Races crash survivor
Posted on October 9th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Meet Larry Cruz. Larry was at the Reno’s National Championship Air Races last month when The Galloping Ghost crashed. Actually, Larry was under The Galloping Ghost when it crashed. When the dust and debris settled following the horrific crash of... Continue Reading →
Museum appoints new director
Posted on September 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood
The International Women’s Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed Suzanne “Suzie” Dills as the museum’s new Executive Director. Continue Reading →
West Star names new operations manager at SUS
Posted on September 25th, 2011 by Janice Wood
West Star Aviation recently appointed Jeff Messmer operations manager at its newest facility at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) in Chesterfield, Mo. Continue Reading →
In the pink: Judy Betz’s one-of-a-kind RV-12
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Meg Godlewski
I was shooting photos of a vintage airplane at AirVenture when a man came up to me and asked if I was the owner of the RV-12 in homebuilt parking. “What makes you ask if it is mine?” I asked,... Continue Reading →
Dassault hiring event in Atlanta, Sept. 23
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Hiring managers from Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) will be meeting with workers to fill aviation jobs at a hiring event in Atlanta, Georgia on September 23, 2011 (Noon-5 pm) at the Hilton Garden Inn Peachtree City. The event is open... Continue Reading →
Airship UAV development phase complete
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Global Near Space Services and Bye Engineering Partners have completed phase two of their solar-electric high-altitude, long-endurance airship unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed Star2Flight. The UAV is being developed as an intelligence and surveillance platform. The “lighter than air” ship... Continue Reading →
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