Aviation News

Sam Slentz Sam Slentz is Universal Avionics’ new Chief Technology director. Slentz has 35 years in the industry and most recently worked for the Air Force.

Four people, two students and two instructors, were killed in a midair collision between a Piper Seminole and a Cessna 172 late Saturday in southern Florida Saturday afternoon. The wreckage was found early Sunday in a practice area and authorities confirmed both aircraft were from flight schools … Timothy McCormack spent 10 months fixing Qantas […]

XCOR Aerospace is now selling tickets for flights into space, for $95,000 each… Pilots CarolAnn Garratt and Carol Foy launched their world flight record attempt on Tuesday, raising money for ALS research. Click here for a recent AVweb podcast about the flight… The National Business Aviation Association launched a redesigned Web site on Tuesday, with […]

Lindsey McFarren, the former Assistant General Manager, Programs for the Transportation Security Administration’s general aviation section has joined the consulting firm of Simat, Helliesen and Eichner. McFarren will be the firm’s Manager of Safety and Security Systems.

Linda Pepper Linda Pepper is Aspen Avionics’ new Manager of Customer Services. Pepper was previously at Garmin, where she began her career in 1994.

The FAA said this week it will build an Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic City, N.J…. A homeowner in Collier County, Fla., allegedly attacked the operator of a remote-controlled airplane, hitting him in the face and in the groin, after the airplane flew over the man’s house… A new blog, Tattoos in Flight, […]

Alan Dias Angel Flight West has named Alan M. Dias as its Executive Director. Dias has been flying missions since 1993 and was previously vice chair of the board of directors.

IAOPA Concerns On NPA for Crew Licensing An influential industry voice is expressing concern about some of the new proposed regulations for flight crew licensing (see last month’s report). IAOPA, the European branch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association warns that although some of the suggestions make good sense, there are also truly “dreadful” […]

The FAA has extended the required repacking interval for certain types of parachutes from 120 days to 180 days… An FAA Airworthiness Directive requires owners of Diamond DA42 airplanes to replace certain bolts with wire-secured bolts to ensure they don’t get loose in the engine compartment… A flight student in California died on Saturday after […]

David Kucko has been promoted to general manager at Air 51. Air 51 is a new FBO in Lexington, Ky.