GRT Avionics has been selected as the Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) provider for the BD-Micro Technologies Flight Line Series (FLS) Microjet. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
This July 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: Kitfox IV. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Escondido, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
The Maldives, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of Sri Lanka and straddling the equator, is a nation of just 395,000 people. It is home to a few small airlines: Maldivian Airlines, the country’s government-owned national carrier; start-up carrier MEGA Maldives Airlines and a couple of charter...
LAN turned a net profit of only USD16 million in 2Q2011, a 74% decrease compared with the USD61 million profit from 2Q2010 and the airline group’s lowest profit for any quarter since 2Q2009. LAN, which over the past several years has had one of highest airline profit margins in the world, also recorded...
Gulf Air has keenly felt the pinch of the Arab Spring. The airline’s passenger traffic was down more than a quarter over the first five months of 2011, due to the social turmoil and political infighting in Bahrain and several other regional governments.
It's a grand day when your aircraft project rolls out of the hangar ready for its first flight. It's an even bigger day when you fly your creation to AirVenture for the first time. Lon Dienst from Poplar Grove, Ill., sort of skipped the first flight phase because he was in such a hurry to show off his...
JetBlue results won’t turn around analysts' suspicion that the sector which clearly reflects airlines have reached the ceiling in fare increases with slowing demand. Indeed, there were a scattering of fare sales last week and fare guru Ed Perkins said airlines are even discounting premium fares on...
South African Airways (SAA) expects to report its third straight consecutive year of profit, achieving an unusual level of stability for a flag carrier that was in a near constant state of restructuring for most of the last decade. SAA is now starting to resume expansion, focusing primarily on growing...
Asia Pacific airlines reported continued expansion in international passenger demand in Jun-2011, although international air freight markets softened further during the month, according to data released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). The outlook for the second half of 2011 remains...
In a surprise announcement today at AirVenture, Tom Poberezny said he is retiring as chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and AirVenture Oshkosh. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Wings of Hope, a global humanitarian charity headquartered in St. Louis, was presented with country music legend Roy Clark’s private plane, a four-seat Piper Tri-Pacer, to be raffled to help American children with major health issues get to life-saving treatment. Continue Reading »===> Posted...
Instrument proficiency organization IMC Club International has reached an agreement with PilotWorkshops.com to make Pilot Workshops training modules an integral part of IMC Club’s monthly chapter meetings nationwide. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA issued additional “stop work orders” over the last 24 hours to construction and technology contractors for critical modernization projects around the country after Congress failed to pass an FAA bill. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice...
Jet Airways swung to a quarterly net loss in the peak 1QFY2012 (three months to Jun-2011) as rising fuel costs and intense competition in the domestic market offset an increase in passenger demand. The nation’s other listed carriers, SpiceJet and Kingfisher, are also expected to post losses in the...
Into the mid-1960s, Orlando was a small town, yet the largest city in Orange County, Florida, and focussed on the needs of surrounding citrus growers. But a miscalculation across the country in Orange County, California, changed all that.
Electroair has received the first FAA Supplement Type Certificate (STC) for a pure electronic general aviation piston engine ignition system. The initial STC is for all Lycoming four-cylinder engines installed on Cessna aircraft, with additional aircraft expected to be added over the next several months...
A handful of flying cars invaded Ardy & Ed’s Drive-In, an Oshkosh institution since 1948, on the day before AirVenture kicked off. A story by EAA's Mary Jones reports: "Under police escort, three Maverick flying cars and one Aerocar motored from EAA’s Kermit Weeks Hangar on 20th Street to Ardy...
At Oshkosh today, Aspen Avionics unveiled its patent-pending line of Connected Panel products that integrate data from handheld devices with certified avionics installed in an aircraft’s panel. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
DAHER-SOCATA is commemorating its 100 years of continuous aircraft production with a series of activities at EAA AirVenture this week in Oshkosh. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
On Wednesday, a group of World War II Navy veterans will have the opportunity to visit the powerful memorials dedicated to their honor in Washington, D.C., on an Honor Flight that leaves Oshkosh bright and early in the morning. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood....
The annual Sun ’n Fun poster has become a collector's item and next year's will be no exception, according to an article in the Lakeland Ledger, which notes that Creative Service Director Melissa Rankin designed next year's poster with a nod towards Florida's long citrus heritage in the form of...
Kit manufacturer Zenith Aircraft Co. is showing off its popular two-seat aircraft at EAA AirVenture this week with a new line of engines from ULPower under the cowl. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser has partnered with iFlightPlanner.com to develop a flight planning application specifically designed for use on the iPad and iPad 2. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Belite Aircraft introduced a digital turn coordinator instrument today at AirVenture. Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. 1 comment. © GAN 2011.
To prevent the potential for accidents and costly repairs to aircraft being moved in hangars, Talon Air at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, N.Y, has installed a perimeter-warning system in two of its hangars. Using the Redscan laser-scan detectors from Optex, the system warns pilots when a plane...
FlightSafety International will expand its simulator-based Night Vision Goggle training program through a collaborative agreement with Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU). Continue Reading »===> Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
This July 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: Cessna 177. Injuries: 3 Minor. Location: Towanda, Pa. Aircraft damage: 3 Minor. What reportedly happened...
The dramatic capacity cuts outlined for the second half by Delta impressed analysts, especially its actions on the North Atlantic, during yesterday’s earnings call when it announced a USD198 million profit on USD9.1 billion in revenues compared with USD467 million on USD8.1 billion in revenues.
For the second consecutive quarter Aeromexico has recorded its highest level of profitability in at least 15 years. Mexico’s largest airline group has now made about USD300 million in net profits since the collapse of archrival Mexicana in Aug-2010, reversing several years of unprofitability. Group...
If perception is everything then US airlines made a tactical error in keeping the windfall created by the expiration of the government’s authority to collect ticket and other taxes. Nearly all carriers opted to keep the money (Alaska and Spirit being the exceptions), filing fare increases that covered...
