Copa has reported record second quarter earnings as strong demand in Latin America fuelled increases in yield and load factor that were sufficient to offset rising oil prices. The Panama-based airline group remains bullish on its prospects for the rest of 2011 and beyond as economic conditions in its...
Air Canada's cost transformation programme, coupled with its second quarter earnings had analysts congratulating the carrier for a good quarter in which it posted EBITDAR of CAD338 million, up CAD10 million from 2Q2010. Revenues rose 11% to CAD2.9 billion offsetting the 10% increase in expenses to CAD2...
CAPA is pleased to announce that entries are open for nominations for the eighth annual CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence – Asia Pacific and Middle East. Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held in Singapore on 20 October 2011.
Coradine Aviation Systems has chosen Logbook Solutions as the recommended binder of choice for users of its logbook for Mac, iPhone and iPad – LogTen Pro. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, has signed an agreement with Aero Twin of Anchorage to become the world’s first authorized conversion center for Aero Twin’s modification STC that converts Cessna 208 aircraft to Honeywell powered TPE-331 engines at either 850 or 950 shaft horsepower. Continue...
The 5th annual Taste of Flight Gala at Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif., is slated for Oct. 22. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM)) in Brunswick, Maine. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Sheltair has completed a new hangar and office complex at the Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
This August 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 182. Injuries: None. Location: Sugar Land, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
The world's top 30 airports all have the same base task to accomplish, getting people on and off aircraft, but they are far from a homogeneous group. CAPA has been profiling each of the top 30, based on passenger throughput and as ranked by Airports Council International (ACI), and now we summarise...
Another Oshkosh is in the books. I've been attending the show for about a decade and I remember, at one of my first shows, Dan Johnson, our Splog columnist and the country's foremost expert on Light-Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot, telling me about “air show friends” — those people we only see...
Way over in Paris, a new airplane has arrived — only this Paris is in Tennessee. SLSA #120 Spirit comes from a new company but one whose leader earned his SLSA pedigree gaining four model approvals. That would be Skykits and its STOL variations. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 8th,...
Furloughed FAA employees breathed a collective sigh of relief as the Senate passed a deal Friday to end the partial shutdown that had 4,000 workers at home and without paychecks for the last two weeks. But according to a report in Government Executive, some employees are wondering if furloughs could...
A five-day AOPA-China General Aviation Summit will be held in September in Beijing. The summit kicks off Sept. 20 and will include Chinese civil and military aviation officials, a two-day forum on the country’s low-altitude economy, and the first GA fly-in in the country, according to a report at...
Two American aviators, Mickey Russell and Jay Jones, hope to break the world speed record of flying around the world over the poles in November and break a 40-year-old speed record in the process. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 8th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Chorus Aviation posted net income of CAD16.9 million in the second quarter, down 20.3% from 2Q2010. The drop was on a 12% increase in operating revenues to CAD402 million and a 13.5% increase in expenses to CAD378 million. Still, it managed a highly respectable EBITDA margin at 8.4%, despite the fact...
Aviation managers are worried about finding enough qualified people to fill the millions of job openings in the aviation industry that will be created by retirements and expansion over the next two decades. Especially vexing is the relatively small number of young people who are entering aviation-career...
In response to a recommendation from the NTSB, the AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute is developing a short training video to coach general aviation pilots on how to give an effective passenger briefing on emergency communications and survival equipment. Continue Reading »===> Posted on...
The 32nd Annual Rocky Mountain Airshow takes off the weekend of Aug. 26-28. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 8th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Just introduced is PropPastie, a new style spinner cover, designed to minimize snow, ice, and water from lying on your propeller hub and bearings and freezing inside your spinner. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 8th, 2011 by Janice Wood. 1 comment. © GAN 2011.
United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has appointed Paul Ratté as its new director of aviation safety programs. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 8th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Avidyne Corp. has named Bob Edmondson of Brookshire, Texas, the grand prize winner of Avidyne’s “FlySafe Giveaway Extravaganza” promotion. Edmondson, who owns a Beech BE33 Debonair, has won a new Avidyne TAS620A Traffic Advisory System with ADS-B In capability valued at $20,990. Continue Reading...
This August 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: Piper Pawnee. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Creswell, Ore. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly...
Asia Pacific, particularly China, is one of the current destination hotspots for European carriers, with connections between Europe and China improving in recent months and over the past couple of years. The initial focus was obviously on providing connectivity between key European hubs and the capital...
In a report to be released by CAPA India, the Indian MRO market is projected to reach a size of more than USD2 billion by 2020, up from approximately US$800 million today.
I often use my home airport as a model for the general aviation market as a whole. It doesn't exist in a vacuum, after all. Like your airport, mine is an excellent incubator for new ideas, and a proving ground that illustrates what the results might be if the facilities are unmanaged, mismanaged, or...
LSA America now produces the Allegro in Littleton, N.C., and despite Czech-based Fantasy Air's ceasing manufacturing several years ago, Allegro did well enough in the first couple years to still retain the #14 rank on our LSA sales leaders. Exciting as this now-Made-in-the-USA story may be, this article...
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association will hold an Iowa General Aviation Rally Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Rockwell Collins Flight Operations Center at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids. Continue Reading »===> Posted on August 9th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments...
Finnair reported a net loss of EUR56.8 million in the first half, a 14.7% fall, as sharp cost increases neutralised revenue gains in the period. The Finnish flag carrier stated its performance on its key Europe-Asia routes have been strong, but ongoing uncertainty stemming from Europe’s macroeconomic...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) today introduced the “Furloughed FAA Employees Compensation Act” (H.R. 2814) that would grant the U.S. Secretary of Transportation the authority to pay the salaries of those federal employees who were furloughed during the partial shutdown...
