On The Fly

Thielert says it will double the size of its Altenburg plant…Sun ‘n Fun shortens 2008 Fly-In by one day… PlaneSmart will upgrade its shared-ownership Cirrus SR22s to G3s…Users lobby the Pentagon to preserve the accuracy of GPS satellites…British pilot Paul Bonhomme won the latest Red Bull Air Race…The national hot-air balloon championships are underway this week.

Thielert says it will double the size of its manufacturing plant in Altenburg, Germany, and add more staff to meet demand for its general-aviation diesel piston engines...

Sun 'n Fun's board of directors on Wednesday voted unanimously to shorten the 2008 Fly-In by one day to April 8 to 13. This move eliminates the half-day that typically caps the event on a Monday…

PlaneSmart, a Texas company that offers managed shared aircraft ownership, will upgrade its entire fleet to the Cirrus SR22 G3 model...

A user group is lobbying the Pentagon to preserve the accuracy of the GPS satellites for commercial applications...

British pilot Paul Bonhomme won the latest Red Bull Air Race in Switzerland last weekend. The next race is in London on July 29...

The national hot-air balloon championships are underway this week in Waco, Texas, go to the Balloon Federation Web site for details and daily podcasts.