VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2012 with increased annual revenue from new aircraft sales of $148,968,967, up more than 13 percent from $131,263,539 in 2011. The revenue…
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Proposed Changes For Gary Airport Authority
GARY, INDIANA – The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority may consider fighting a proposed state Senate bill that would take away majority control from the City of Gary by creating five…
Drone Law Proposed In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (Dem) has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get a search warrant before they could use a drone to…
O-Ring Problem Solved!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks Aircraft Supply President Scott Wick. Now aircraft…
Rockford Gets Aircraft Restoration Business
ROCKFORD, ILL. – The aircraft restoration company “Code 1 Aviation” has established a facility at Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD). The company specializes in aircraft maintenance, restoration, sales and training…
Air Force Cancels Thunderbird 2013 Schedule
NELLIS AFB, NEV. – Due to the sequester, the U.S. Air Force has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year, and…
An LSA Compliant Carbon Pitts LS1 & LS2
FORT PIERCE, FLA. – Renegade Light Sport Aircraft has relocated to a 70,000-ft. facility at St. Lucie County Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida, to build the first fully aerobatic Lycoming-powered Renegade…
Meet Eric W. Johnson, P.E.
Eric W. Johnson Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics In September 2007, Eric W. Johnson joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics as an airport development engineer….
Scheyden Precision Eyewear Unveils Albatross & Mustang Models
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. – Aviation trade shows are flooded with sunglass manufacturers and dealers, all saying that they are the best! Whether it is Ray Ban, Bausch & Lomb, or…
Today’s Comfortable “Suspender-Type” Life Vests Should Be Standard Equipment In Lake Country
Whether you are a floatplane pilot or not, equipping your aircraft with “suspender-type” life vests should be standard equipment, especially when flying over lake country and especially in the vicinity…
“Tribute To A Mentor & Friend, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick
by Pete Schoeninger Two days after his funeral service, I learned that long-time fixed base operator, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick, left this earth on January 8, 2013. In 1958, “Sedge” and…
Wipaire Receives New Approvals In Sri Lanka
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Wipaire, Inc. has received new approvals for several Supplemental Type Certificates in Sri Lanka. SA1311GL has been approved for Wipline 8750 floats, which were certified…
Possible Tower Closings In The Midwest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nationwide, as many as 173 air traffic control towers could close on April 7, 2013, as a result of the sequestration cuts by the federal government. Air…
Minnesota CFI of The Year
18, 2013) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) has named Paul Van Brunt of Prior Lake, Minnesota, the 2013 Minnesota Flight Instructor of the…
Minnesota Aviators Needed For International Learn To Fly Day
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – “AirSpace Minnesota” is seeking volunteers to celebrate the importance of aviation to Minnesota’s economic future, just as it did in 1938 during the National Air Mail Week…