Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. On the national scene, electric automobiles are generating lots of media attention, while the government has been subsidizing and using persuasion and incentives to whip up more interest and...
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. Question: What looks like two motorgliders flying in really tight formation sharing an engine... er, a motor, literally between them? Can this Burt Rutan-looking aircraft (pictured) win the...
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy has confirmed that the company has ordered widebody aircraft but has not announced the details. Mr Udvar-Hazy also confirmed the company will be looking at the A320neo and is already in talks with Airbus.
Bombardier announced an unidentified "well established" airline has placed a firm order for three CS100 aircraft and options on three more. The order is the second within seven days, after Braathens Aviation ordered 10 CSeries for its Malmo Aviation unit.
LAN announced it expects its takeover of TAM to be finalised by Mar-2012, depending on the resolution of regulatory issues. LAN CEO Enrique Cueto originally expected to conclude the merger by the end of 2011 but investigations by the Chilean antitrust authority are not expected to be finished until...
International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh has confirmed that the airline group is concentrating more on extracting savings from the British Airways-Iberia deal than expanding through further takeovers. IAG’s structure is aimed at facilitating further consolidation, the company has “no plans...
Mexico’s ASUR has reported passenger traffic in May-2011 rose just up 3%, with domestic traffic growing 5.8% and international passenger numbers increasing 0.8%. Shares in ASUR were up 1%, while fellow Mexican airport operators GAP and OMA were up 0.9% and 2.5%, respectively.
D&C Transportation, a fuel supplier based in Orleans, Vermont, now has supplies of 91+ octane ethanol-free autogas that it will deliver to any airport in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Two airports in Maine that once again carry the fuel as a result are Central Maine (OWK) in Norridgewock and...
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. Recently, the owner of a 1936 Boeing Stearman PT-13 with a 300-hp Lycoming...
Garuda Indonesia CEO Emirsyah Satar announced the carrier plans to order 50 aircraft this year. An order for 25 180-190 seat aircraft will be placed at the Paris Air Show, to be followed by an order for 25 sub-100 seat regional jets, to be made as early as 3Q2011. Shares in the Indonesian national carrier...
Fraport expects growth in passenger numbers and earnings to continue this year and into 2012. CEO Stefan Schulte cautions that forecasts will only be realised if there are no traffic dips or constraints caused by “unpredictable events”. Despite falling traffic figures in 1Q2011, Prague Airport’...
Civil Air Patrol will be awarded a World Peace Prize during a June 14 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Cessna Aircraft Co. is commemorating the 100th anniversary of its company founder learning to fly and building his first airplane. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Carter Aviation Technologies has completed a long-awaited move to a new facility in Wichita Falls, Texas. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Flightglobal and FLIR Systems will be broadcasting live from the heart of the 2011 Paris Air Show. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) has uploaded the high definition video of the Growth Panel at the recent Training Reform Symposium. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. 1 comment. © GAN 2011.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new Aircraft Partnership Program. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Hilton Software has upgraded its WingX Pro7 iPad navigation system with the addition of ADS-B in-flight weather, terrain-enhanced VFR sectionals and IFR low/high enroute charts, and WAAS-enabled GPS capability. Continue Reading »===> Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. ©...
FlightApps has purchased all of the remaining assets of Aviation Integration (AI) and subsequently hired former AI partner David Purvis as its new Vice President of Professional Services. The deal includes rights to the Aviation Integration brand, logo, and web domains, among other related assets...
This June 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Rans Coyote II. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Williamsburg, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What...
Shares in Cimber Sterling tumbled 8.5% in trading yesterday, as the carrier announced it has adopted the proposals to increase share capital made by the board at the carrier's AGM and appointed a mergers and acquisitions specialist to its board.
Jazeera Airways was inducted into IATA on 07-Jun-2011 as a full airline-member during, becoming the 238th airline-member of the global airline association. Shares in the carrier jumped 5% yesterday, against generally lower airline shares prices in the Middle East and Africa.
Speculation regarding Cimber Sterling’s future continues to surround the Danish LCCs as it announced the adoption on 08-Jun-2011 of proposals to increase share capital made by the board at the carrier's AGM and appointed a mergers and acquisitions specialist to its board.
easyJet continues its business travel market push, this week launching its new flexi fare products and confirming its goal of driving additional contributions from business travellers by 2015 by delivering improvements in product and distribution for passengers travelling business.
Mexico's Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) announced it has contracted an additional line of credit for the Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Hermosillo and Guanajuato airports, for a total of MXN551.37 million (USD46.6 million). Shares in GAP were 1.1% lower, while OMA shares declined...
Shares in Cimber Sterling tumbled 8.5% in trading yesterday, as the carrier announced it has adopted the proposals to increase share capital made by the board at the carrier's AGM and appointed a mergers and acquisitions specialist to its board.
In the boom years leading up to the economic crash, Las Vegas was one of the fastest growing cities in the US. Its climate and relatively low housing prices attracted job seekers and retirees, fuelling a run-up that burst in spectacular fashion when things turned sour. Companies cancelled conventions...
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has provided some insight from the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Singapore into the company’s strategy and the outlook for the industry. A major proponent of industry consolidation, the newly formed holding company has become one of the...
Oil prices rose again on Wednesday as OPEC announced it will maintain its current oil production quotas, against expectations it would lift output by 1-2 million barrels per day. Shares in US carriers were down significantly, with Republic Airways stock down 4%.
After growing apprehension among analysts and lessors about the dearth of orders for the new 100 to 145-seat Bombardier CSeries, the company inked a deal with Braathens Leasing for five each of the CS100 and CS300 series aircraft. It has also optioned 10 more with the aircraft destined for sister company...
