Aviation News

Shuttle astronaut Eileen Collins, former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer, late actor and aviation advocate Jimmy Stewart and late Apollo astronaut Ed White are the 2009 inductees into the National Aviation Hall of Fame… Special flight rules will be in place for the presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20… Pax were stunned when an […]

Stephen McGee Stephen McGee is the new Avionics Manager of US Avionics. McGee has 20 years of experience in the avionics field.

David Oblinger David Oblinger has been hired as the general manager of Flight Display Systems, which produces cabin entertainment systems. Oblinger’s background is in improving business processes, and he was most recently Director of Operations and Resources for Silgan Plastics Corp.

Negligence charges against the U.S. pilots involved in Brazil’s worst air disaster have been dropped, but they still face other charges for allegedly contributing to the accident… FAA granted certification for WAAS LPV on a Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins’ upgraded Flight Management System and GPS-4000S global positioning system WAAS receiver… Record […]

Tim Spahr has been named the new Chief Operating Officer of GlobalJet in Scottsdale, Ariz. Spahr has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate and charter field.

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.