Aviation News

Ken Krueger Ken Krueger, the chief engineer who guided Van’s Aircraft in the design of many of its most popular models over the last 16 years, has taken an engineering post at Sierra Kilo.

Jeremy Prost Jeremy Prost is Piper’s new sales manager in Asia. He was formerly with Diamond Aircraft’s Chinese operations.

Bill Ross Bill Ross is now the manager of Continental Motors Inc.’s factory service center in Fairhope, AL. He has been with Continental for 11 years.

Del Denny Del Denny is the new director of operations at WYVERN. He was the former auditor.

Monty Crawford Monty Crawford is the new avionics manager at SportairUSA in Little Rock. He’s been in avionics for 35 years and held positions at Hawker Beechcraft, Bell Helicopter, Bizjet International and Bombardier.

Embraer launched a public relations assault at AirVenture Oshkosh to shore up its bid to supply the Air Force with light, fast and impressively destructive aircraft for its Light Air Support competition. Embraer and its U.S. partner Sierra Nevada Corp. had its top executives at a news conference earlier in the week to press its […]

As EAA AirVenture 2012 winds down, we make time for one last tour of the grounds – and take in the spectacular nighttime air show. This image gallery requires JavaScript. Exhaust ports on the P-51D Mustang Lady Alice. [ original size ] Melissa Pemberton taxis into ConocoPhillips Plaza prior to the afternoon air show. [ […]

EAA launched its new Young Eagles program for adults, branded simply as Eagle Flights, this week at AirVenture, with a dual flight in a T-6 flown by EAA President Rod Hightower. The first flight went to Diane Thornton, an educator affiliated with the Boy Scouts’ Aviation Explorers program. “When I was growing up, my dad […]

We wrap up our visit to the Seaplane Base and return to the static displays and flightline today, just in time to catch the weekend crowds start to pour in. This image gallery requires JavaScript. Several Cessnas are moored in the Seaplane Base. At the Base’s peak capacity, there is room for 80 float planes. […]

The Aircraft Kit Industry Association (AKIA) officially organized at AirVenture 2012, affirming its role as a proactive voice to address safety issues, expanding membership, and moving to establish itself as a legal entity. AKIA emergedfollowing a recent NTSB report that focussed on the lagging experimental amateur built aircraft safety record. Its mission is to represent […]