AOPA’s Dan Namowitz reports that the call has gone out to cast a bush pilot to become one of 12 people who will be brought together “in a remote area of Alaska,” where they will rely on their own resourcefulness while building a homestead in a new Discovery Channel series tentatively called “The Frontiersmen.” At […]
Story of ‘Glacier Girl’ to highlight Wright Brothers banquet
The story of the P-38E Lightning “Glacier Girl” will be told through the eyes of Bob Cardin, one of its rescuers and restorers, at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, Dec. 16. The banquet, held in the Founders’ Wing of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, will commemorate the 108th anniversary of the […]
Repainted B-26G Marauder now on display at D-Day Museum
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has donated coatings used to repaint a B-26G Marauder bomber airplane now on display at the D-Day Museum at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. The aircraft honors a B-26 flown by Maj. David Dewhurst Jr., father of current Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. The Marauder was repainted in preparation for its […]
Donations sought for upkeep of La Fayette Flying Corps Memorial
From 1916 until 1918, the Escadrille Lafayette and La Fayette Flying Corps had served on practically every battlefront in France, downing 57 enemy aircraft and losing nine of its pilots in action. Despite its historic importance, the monument to America’s first combat aviators built in 1928 near Paris, France, has deteriorated in recent years. The […]
US Aviation launches new website, opens new hangar
US Aviation, an FBO at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas, has launched a new website to highlight its multi-million dollar expansion and growing list of services, including luxury concierge, gift and pilot shop, maintenance, avionics, flight training, and hangar leasing. Prominently displayed on the new website are current fuel prices, company officials said. At the […]
Air Elite Network established
Alliance Aviation Services (AAS) has become a founding member of the new Air Elite Network, which was formed following the announcement by ExxonMobil to exit the AVITAT FBO business. AAS teamed with representatives from other former AVITAT locations and World Fuel Services Corporation to develop a new FBO brand – the Air Elite Network. “We […]
New GM at West Star’s DAL facility
West Star Aviation recently appointed John Hayes General Manager at its Dallas facility located at Love Field Airport (DAL). Hayes brings over 33 years of experience in the aviation industry with him to West Star. Most recently, he was Director of Maintenance with Business Jet Access in Dallas. In addition, he has held positions with […]
First solo: Jim Craig
We recently asked pilots on our Facebook page to share the story of their first solos. Here’s our first entry from reader Jim Craig of Goose Creek, S.C.: My solo was a pleasant affair, very successful, but it presented me with some problems I had not seen in my limited flying — my instructor was […]
Indianapolis airports prepare for Super Bowl 2012
Super Bowl XLVI is a little more than two months away and airports around Indianapolis are preparing for the expected influx of traffic that will come with the Feb. 5 event. According to a report at AOPA.org, the Super Bowl XLVI Indianapolis host committee website includes a section dedicated specifically to general and corporate aviation.