The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring replacement of portable Halon 1211 fire extinguishers manufactured by Fire Fighting Enterprises, Ltd. Please share: Continue Reading →
Banyan slates Bahamas Day
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Janice Wood
The First Annual Bahamas Day is being hosted Feb. 20 by Banyan Air Service, located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). Bahamas Day is for pilots who want to fly their aircraft to the Bahamas, as well as for non-pilots... Continue Reading →
TSA’s latest target: Your mechanic
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Janice Wood
By aviation security expert David Hook, president, Planehook Aviation Services, LLC Remember the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) that the TSA proposed about this same time last year? Well, this time TSA is proposing something similar, but with a twist.... Continue Reading →
TSA a ‘substantial threat’ to GA
Posted on December 30th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Aviation attorney Alan Armstrong warns that TSA ambitions still represent a “substantial threat” to the aviation community. In his monthly newsletter, “FlightWatch,” Armstrong notes that while some members of the aviation community congratulate themselves and each other based on the... Continue Reading →
Job description for next EAA president posted
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by Janice Wood
Looking for a new job or know someone who would be great as the next president of EAA? The association’s search firm, Korn/Ferry, has posted a position description for the post online. You can check it out here. President Tom... Continue Reading →
National Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Posted on December 29th, 2009 by Janice Wood
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF)’s Class of 2010 has been unveiled. Those who will be inducted are Captain Alan Bean, astronaut and lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, man’s second lunar landing; Warren Grimes, father of aircraft lighting... Continue Reading →
Looking back at the year in business aviation
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by Janice Wood
The aviation community faced many challenges in 2009. The TSA’s controversial Large Aircraft Security Program proposal, the aircraft emissions proposals introduced in the U.S. and overseas, continuing concerns over user fees as part of FAA reauthorization, and ongoing work to... Continue Reading →
Want to share your hangar?
Posted on December 27th, 2009 by GAN Staff
By JOHN SCHUSSLER for General Aviation News Rental hangar tenants sometimes ask their landlords if they can sublease hangar space to someone else. Maybe a second airplane will fit in the hangar or the airplane will be gone several months... Continue Reading →
FAA approves Runway Visual Range system
Posted on December 27th, 2009 by Janice Wood
The FAA has approved Vaisala AviMet PC-Based Runway Visual Range (RVR) system for airports across the country. Runway Visual Range is a calculated assessment of the distance that a pilot can see down a runway. Prevailing weather conditions have the... Continue Reading →
Spokane FBO becomes North Pole
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by Janice Wood
About 60 underprivileged children flew to the North Pole last week for an evening of enchantment put on in part by XN Air at Spokane International Airport (GEG) in Washington state. The Phillips 66 Aviation dealer transformed its hangar into... Continue Reading →
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