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In New York, four A&Ps who worked for Air East Airways can go back to work after an NTSB Administrative Law Judge overturned emergency orders suspending the tickets of the mechanics, three of whom were the sons of Air East Airways owner Michael Tarascio. In a news release, their lawyer, Gregory Winton, said the judge […]

“Hero” Chopper Pilot Rapped One man’s recklessness is another’s heroism and striking the balance isn’t always easy. Such was the dilemma facing the FAA in the case of Jeremy Johnson, a young Utah helicopter pilot who saved a family from a raging river, helped local officials control the flooding by ferrying supplies and even raised […]

Time will tell whether Broom is correct about the fallout from the 10 percent price increase but Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn said in an email to customers that without the extra money the company simply can’t fly. Raburn said the cost assumptions that were valid in 2003 (when the price was raised to $1.175 million) […]

From Less Than $1 Million To $1.43 Million… Eclipse Aviation officials say they expect few takers for a limited time offer that allows any customers unhappy with the latest variable (dependent on time of order) price increase to bail out of their deal and get a full refund on their previously non-refundable deposit. As AVweb […]

Meanwhile, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) union said Thursday it is seeking an order from a federal arbitrator that would rescind a service contract awarded in February to Lockheed Martin to operate the FAA’s Flight Service Stations. At a hearing last week, the union argued that the FAA violated a contractual promise that it […]

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) quickly responded to the FAA’s report, as President John Carr held a conference call with reporters on Thursday afternoon. “I don’t believe the scapegoating that is contained in that report will add a single controller to the New York TRACON,” Carr said. “I don’t believe it’s going to […]

Plenty Of Blame To Go Around The FAA last Thursday issued a scathing report on New York’s Terminal Radar Approach Control on Long Island, saying the union has too much control over scheduling and costs are out of control. The facility is not understaffed or unsafe, the report said. “We have a scam; we don’t […]

At Boyer’s packed hour-long Q&A session, there was just one topic on everyone’s mind — the Washington, D.C., ADIZ. “It’s a regional issue, but with national implications,” Boyer said. “It’s a symbol of taking away our freedom to fly.” He said AOPA is lobbying to reduce the size of the ADIZ and to simplify procedures […]

While many of those checking out the static displays, attending seminars or browsing 100 exhibits under the big white tent were AOPA members and pilots, a lot were prospects the members had been encouraged to bring along. Three sessions on “How To Start Learning To Fly” drew overflow crowds. By midday, AOPA staffers had run […]

15th Annual Open House Encourages Encore “We’ve seen more people today in the first two hours than we did all of last year,” Lancair salesman Doug Walker exulted Saturday at AOPA’s Fly-in and Open House at the Frederick (Md.) Airport. “We’ve had constant long lines of people to check out our ‘mockpit’” — the Lancair […]