MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Weber Aviation Insurance with offices at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was established on January 1, 2010 by well-known aviation insurance professional, John Weber of…
HondaJet To Make First Appearance West of the Rockies At NBAA
Greensboro, North Carolina – The HondaJet departed North Carolina, October 6, 2011, to make its first appearance west of the Rockies en route to the upcoming National Business Aviation Association…
Costello Concerned About Inadequate Funding For NextGen
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL), Senior Democrat on the Aviation Subcommittee, cautioned against reducing the priority of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding at an Aviation Subcommittee…
Pilot, Mentor, Safety Advocate, Gene Littlefield
WILMINGTON, ILL. – Pilot, mentor, safety advocate and air show performer, Gene Littlefield, 81, died October 1, 2011 at his home from a brain tumor. Littlefield was most known in…
NBAA 64th Annual Meeting & Convention
NBAA 2011 opens Monday, October 10, in Las Vegas, NV. There’s still time to register got your NBAA 2011 Badge in advance to save money and time on site (www.nbaa.org)….
First Person To Fly Off A Ship To Be Honored
WILLIAMSBURG, IOWA – Memorial ceremonies for Eugene Ely, the first person to take off and land an airplane from and onto a ship, will be held Sunday, October 23, 2011 at…
Wicks Holds First Red Tag Pre-Inventory Sale!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – Wicks Aircraft Supply will hold its first annual “Red Tag Pre-Inventory Sale” November 18 and 19, 2011 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at their Will-Call Store…
Expansion Planned At Elliott Aviation
MOLINE, ILL. – Elliott Aviation, a full-service fixed base operation and Beechcraft Service Center with headquarters in Moline, and operations in Des Moines, Minneapolis and Omaha, has unveiled a significant…
PIPER RECRUITING EMPLOYEES IN WICHITA
VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 28, 2011 – Piper Aircraft is conducting a Wichita, Kan. career fair from 8 am to 6 pm, Friday, Oct. 7 at Century II. The company seeks…
FAA Administrator Not Pleased With GA Accident Rate…. Has Ordered Study To Change Testing Standards
by Dave Weiman HARTFORD, CT – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told pilots and aircraft owners at the general session at the AOPA Summit, September 23, 2011, that he is concerned…