WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the FAA begins furloughing air traffic controllers, 11 aviation organizations have asked the White House to assure the FAA it will have enough money to prevent further furloughing of controllers. Please share: Continue Reading →
Aviation groups urge White House to exempt controllers from furloughs
Posted on April 22nd, 2013 by Charles Spence
Pilots file suit to stop controller furloughs
Posted on April 22nd, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Pilots and an airline group have filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government from cutting work hours for air traffic controllers, saying the furloughs will lead to travel delays of up to an hour across the country. A report... Continue Reading →
Concorde set to fly again at auction
Posted on April 22nd, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
An original design drawing for the Concorde will be among the lots on offer when Bonhams returns to the RAF Museum in Hendon for its annual sale on Monday April 29. Continue Reading →
Energizing kids in aviation
Posted on April 21st, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
By CAROL LEE ANDERSON What started with a casual conversation between friends during a coffee break has blossomed into a popular youth-based aviation organization called the Aviation & Aerospace Education Center at Winnipesaukee, also known as WinnAero. Continue Reading →
Webinars on lightning detection launched
Posted on April 21st, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Vaisala has organized a series of educational webinars about the various aspects of lightning as a phenomenon and the intricacies of its detection. Topics range from general lightning related information to specific technological or application related issues. Continue Reading →
Continental extends TBOs up to 400 hours
Posted on April 18th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Continental Motors has increased TBO up to 400 hours on Gold Standard Factory produced engines. Continue Reading →
FARM to Fly 2.0
Posted on April 16th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
WASHINGTON, DC — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation, and coalition sponsors of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) in signing a resolution launching “FARM to FLY 2.0,”... Continue Reading →
Florida Tech launches new Ph.D. in aviation sciences
Posted on April 15th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Florida Institute of Technology College of Aeronautics (COA) will launch a new doctoral program, a Ph.D. in Aviation Sciences, beginning in the 2013 fall semester. Continue Reading →
GA advocates speak out against user fees in President’s budget
Posted on April 11th, 2013 by Charles Spence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As expected, President Obama’s budget released Wednesday, April 10, contained the perennial request for a $100 per flight user fee, a request immediately rejected by general aviation groups. Continue Reading →
Hope takes flight
Posted on April 9th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
It is not often that you can save a kid’s life and win an airplane with the lessons to learn to fly it! Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Wings of Hope does this each year with its Annual Raffle. And this year’s... Continue Reading →
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