Aviation News

Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff is scheduled to appear in court in Oshkosh Tuesday regarding charges stemming from an incident at EAA AirVenture July 31. In addition to the civil charges of drunk driving and refusal to provide a breath sample, Wagstaff has recently been criminally charged with resisting arrest … The Vancouver International Airport […]

Two single-engine Cessnas collided in midair above Colorado on Wednesday, both landed safely and nobody was hurt… The NTSB has published an update on the South Carolina Lear jet crash that killed four and injured two last month… Charley Fox, a legendary WWII fighter pilot from Canada who flew a Spitfire in Europe, died last […]

Jeremy Cunningham Jeremy Cunningham is the new Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Avidyne. He’s a former U.S. Navy aviation electronics technician and was most recently director of business development for AeroSolutions Group, Inc.

Ed Chevrestt BBA Aviation has named Ed Chevrestt as Vice President and General Manager for Executive Beechcraft. Chevrestt was formerly general manager of American Airlines’ maintenance base at Kansas City International Airport.

An apparently drunk passenger who told an airline flight attendant he had a bomb was overpowered by fellow passengers on a flight in Russia on Wednesday; the A320 crew flew on to their intended destination… The first-ever civilian-owned Harrier made its airshow debut in Virginia last weekend… The Rocket Racing League got the official OK […]

Shadin Avionics has announced that David Olson has been named Interim CEO of the company following the resignation of Allan Kramer Oct. 8. Olson has extensive management experience in the aerospace and defense industry in the U.S. and internationally.

Jennifer Mitchell Jennifer Mitchell, a Long Beach, Calif. imaging business owner, recently featured in a Mooney Airplane Corp. advertisement, has joined the company as a sales representative. Mitchell uses her Mooney Ovation 2GX to fly all over California on business.

The Mooney Airplane Co. has a new CEO, Robert Gowens; current CEO Dennis Ferguson will remain as president… Diamond is offering $1.99 fuel and a $2,000 training credit to new buyers of the DA40 XLS… A French pilot’s attempt to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship failed on Sunday when the ship was […]

Pat Waddick Pat Waddick has been promoted to executive vice president of operations for Cirrus Design. He was senior vice president of engineering since 2005.

Trevor Pritchard Trevor Pritchard is the new business development director of Vector Aerospace. He was formerly Honeywell’s director for aerospace, defense and space activities in the U.K.