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The Sporty’s Foundation last year donated $200,000 to programs that support youth in aviation, bringing its total investment in that cause to more than $500,000 over the past three years, according to the Foundation’s annual report. The formally stated goal of the Foundation is “to fund initiatives that ensure a healthy future for the general […]

Content allegedly written by Joseph Stack explaining his frame of mind surfaced early, Thursday. The Austin Statesman said it was able to trace the material to Stack. According to the paper, “The domain that the note was posted on is registered to Joe Stack of San Marcos. A man by the same name, who has […]

A. Joseph Stack’s slow burn may have started more than 20 years ago when he learned that federal law virtually forbade him from pursuing his career as a software engineer as an independent contractor rather than an employee. It’s now considered fact that Stack deliberately flew his Piper PA-28-236 Dakota into an IRS office in […]

As of Tuesday, the Tulsa Air and Rocket Racing Show is scheduled for April 24 at the Tulsa International Airport. Rocket racing came out most publicly, loud fiery and fast, at AirVenture Oshkosh, back in 2008 (see our July 29, 2008 introductory video here) where early demonstration aircraft flew solo for the crowd. Tuesday, Tulsa’s […]

The last of the original Twin Otters flew off from the de Havilland factory back in 1988, but this week a new version, produced by Viking Air in Canada, flew for the first time. “Flying the first new Twin Otter in 22 years is the culmination of many months of hard work and determination by […]

Experiments by scientists at the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are moving forward quickly and could be producing jet fuel from algae at competitive prices by next year, the UK Guardian reported this week. “The claim … has taken industry insiders by surprise,” according to the news story. DARPA researchers have already produced […]

Pilots who are still carrying old paper FAA airmen certificates need to have them replaced with the new plastic card versions by the end of March. On March 31, the old certificates will expire. The only exceptions are temporary certificates and student certificates, which will remain valid until their expiration date. The fee for most […]

The trade show season revs up next weekend in Houston with Heli-Expo 2010 put on by Helicopter Association International (HAI). Thousands of delegates and hundreds of exhibitors will fill the George R. Brown Convention Center for the event, which runs from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23. Exhibits and business meetings will go from Sunday to […]

Texas-based Flexjet and Switzerland-based VistaJet have formed an alliance to expand service to their customers. Flexjet, which is owned by Bombardier and VistaJet, which bought Bombardier’s European and Middle East-based Skyjet International in 2008, have reached an agreement that will allow customers of each company access to the other’s aircraft. The deal also includes customers […]

Business aviation analyst Brian Foley has taken a cue from the judging protocols of some sports competitions in determining that, overall, business jet sales will grow at 2.7 percent over the next 10 years. Foley tossed out the results of bizav’s best year in recent memory (2008) and one of it’s worst (2009) to come […]