Aviation News

The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a malfunctioning school bus-sized spy satellite Wednesday. An anti-ballistic missile fired from a ship was used to hit the satellite, which officials say will begin to reenter the atmosphere almost immediately… BBC News was reporting late Wednesday that one of two Air Force F-15 pilots plucked from the Gulf […]

Tom Toth Tom Toth has been named operations manager for Executive Beechcraft’s three Kansas City locations. He was promoted from customer relations manager and is also and A and P.

Peter Ring Peter Ring has been appointed by Avidyne as an inside sales representative, looking after the company’s client base in the Northeast and Southeast. His sales background is in the automotive field but hes a pilot with a tailwheel endorsement.

Hawker Beechcraft has beefed up its sales team in the Middle East and Asia. Dan Keady will head up the division. Jason Liao has been appointed as regional vice president for China and S.E. Asia, while Jeff Anastas, Allan Stanton and Brett Carlson are regional sales directors for India, Africa, Middle East and Australia, respectively.

Kyle Farley has joined Aspen Avionics as vice president of manufacturing. He came from S-Tec, where he was vice president of manufacturing operations.

Two US Airways aircraft clipped wings at Reagan National Airport Sunday. There were no injuries and a total of 63 passengers were booked on later flights … Three people were killed when a helicopter and a Cessna (type not specified) collided above Paraparaumu Airport in New Zealand Saturday. A 30-year-old instructor and 19-year-old student were on […]

The Alaska Airmen’s Association is raffling off a Supercub and tickets are $50 each. For more info send e-mail… Red Bull will host two air races in the U.S. this year, adding Detroit to the schedule, plus San Diego and eight other cities around the world… Diamond Aircraft’s Chinese production facility has been awarded production […]

Steve Zacks Steve Zacks has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer for NetJets in the U.S. NetJets CEO Richard Santulli said Zacks earned the promotion through seven years of “strategic thought leadership” at NetJets.

Australian regional airline Rex is predicting some small airlines may not survive a pilot shortage it claims will turn into a “bloodbath” later this year. Rex has started its own flight school but has still cancelled flights because of a lack of pilots … Four Corners Regional Airport in New Mexico was almost closed after a […]

The FAA has published its final rule regarding special training for pilots of Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplanes… The search continues for Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda, who went missing last week while trying to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. He had 20 days’ worth of food and a life raft… The European Union this […]