Aviation News

EBACE 2009 was a success in any terms, but given the current financial climate, the business aviation industry had much to be cheerful about. The third biggest show in the event’s history saw 10,000 attendees turn up and 65 aircraft fly into the static display. This was good news for a sector hit by job […]

Once again, the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo provides ample opportunities for checking out the bizjets of various folks in the industry – and, as always, we make it a point of taking in the sights. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

Air traffic controllers picketed in Memphis this week to protest a plan to split tower controllers and the radar staff… Walter Boyne, former director of the National Air & Space Museum, will give a talk about the future of aviation on May 14 for the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association in Little Falls, N.J.; all are invited […]

Pilots planning to fly in to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh this summer can now download the FAA Notam online… The FAA is reviewing the hours flown by Colgan Air flight crews, The Associated Press reported Wednesday; hearings are less than a week away into the fatal February crash of a Colgan Air flight… Airports in […]

Dan Petno has been promoted to owner of RW Armstrong, a worldwide engineering firm. Petno is based in Cleveland and has managed several aviation-related projects, including a new runway at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and a centralized de-icing facility there.

Alan Edgar Bristow, founder of Bristow Helicopters, died on Sunday, at age 85… The Centers for Disease Control has released guidance for flight crews arriving from areas affected by swine flu, and information to help identify affected passengers… A plan to privatize Chicago’s Midway Airport has failed; the investors were unable to raise the money […]

Matt Cowan Matt Cowan has taken over the newly-created position of U.S. Southeast Region Marketing Manager for Universal Avionics. Cowan held sales positions at Cirrus Aircraft and Avidyne before coming to Universal.

John W. Brown John W. Brown has been named president of Bye Energy Inc. Brown is founder of Sandia Capital Partners LLC.

An Airbus A380 will visit EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this summer, EAA said this week… NPR this week reported on the FAA problems that administrator nominee Randy Babbitt will have to cope with… Accidents in Hawaii air tour operations have decreased over the last 10 years, compared to the decade before that, the Associated Press […]

Aspen Avionics was named Associate Member of the Year by the Aircraft Electronics Association. President John Uczekaj said he was “speechless” at the announcement.