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Gnoss Field Runway Expansion
The runway at Gnoss Field Airport north of Novato, Calif. could be expanded without significant impact to the environment.
That's according to a pair of reports released last month by county and federal aviation officials. Planned since the late 1990s, the proposed runway extension would lengthen the 3,300-foot runway by 1,100 feet at the county-owned airport. [...]
NAHF Names Four To Hall of Fame
The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio has announced the names of four individuals elected for enshrinement in 2012, the organization's 50th anniversary.
The incoming enshrinees' names were unveiled at a dinner hosted by Dayton-based Aviation Trail, Inc. (ATI) in celebration of the 108th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight, which [...]
Management Changes At VNY?
The Los Angeles City Council has called on the operator of the Van Nuys Airport to evaluate possible management changes and whether the facility should have its own commission to set policy.
The council said it was reacting to the concerns of tenants at VNY.
One of the nation's busiest general aviation airports, VNY is run by [...]
Homebuilts Can Be Deadly
Are you building your own plane?
Good for you but here's some advice - have an expert go over everything you've done, from the smallest nut to the construction of the wings to the c.g. of the aircraft.
Reason?
Home-built aircraft are five times as likely to crash as factory made planes, according to federal investigators. And [...]
SR-71 Pilot To Speak At NBAA
Retired U.S. Air Force pilot Major Brian Shul was shot down during the Vietnam War, and sustained significant burns in the crash when he was unable to eject.
He endured 15 surgeries over the next year in military hospitals, and was told he would never fly again.
His story of perseverance against the odds [...]
New Cafe At Scottsdale
Zulu Caffe at Scottsdale Airport is set to open late this month, serving up wood-fired pizzas and lighter gourmet fare in the restaurant space that has sat vacant for two years.
The owners are Dee Dee Maza and Vicki Beaudoin, who own Ciao Baby Catering next door.
They said they plan to offer in-flight and drop-off [...]
Piper Lays Off More employees
Piper Aircraft Inc. has announced it will lay off 150 employees at its Vero Beach, Fla. facility and release 55 contract personnel as a result of a decision to indefinitely suspend its PA-47 Altaire light business jet program.
Layoffs began immediately and progressed through the end of the year as the jet program wound [...]
Half Of GA Towers To Close?
Roughly half of the 248 contract towers now operating would shut down under a plan by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is pressuring the FAA to eliminate funding for contract control towers serving GA-only airports.
This would fall under across-the-board cuts to federal agencies to be included in President ObamaÕs Fiscal 2013 [...]
New AIA Chairman Named
The Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors has elected David P. Hess, president of Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies Corporation, as its Chairman for 2012.
Hess began his term Jan. 1, succeeding Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, [...]
New Rest Regs For Commercial Pilots
New regulations designed to reduce fatigue among commercial airline pilots and improve aviation safety in the process were announced by the FAA Dec. 21.
The rules increase the minimum rest period for pilots and make it easier for fatigued pilots to remove themselves from duty and are based on the latest science into how the [...]
