Goes Back To The Future With An Airplane First Offered In 1992

Kitfox Aircraft has decided that it is time to create the future by looking at past success.  The year was 1992, and Kitfox arrived at AirVenture with a new and instantaneously popular design, the Kitfox Speedster.  Further excitement was added to the introduction of this remarkable little plane when it was flown almost daily by the late Jimmy Franklin in a low altitude acro routine that could simply not be ignored.

Military Designation Was The H-13 Sioux

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announces the addition of a Bell 47 to their fleet of warbirds. The CAF has the world’s largest collection of flying vintage military aircraft, but this helicopter, is the only flying helicopter in the fleet.

Delta To Be First U.S. Airline To Fly The New Airbus Jet

Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first A350-900, and will be the first U.S. airline to operate the newest member of Airbus’ leading widebody family. The A350 XWB will bring unrivalled eco-efficiency and a superior passenger experience to primarily transpacific routes starting in October.

Authorities Say He Sexually Assaulted A 14-Year-Old Boy He Met Online

One of the leaders of a youth aviation group in Oshkosh, WI has been arrested in connection with an alleged child molestation case.

Technology Has Civilian And Military Applications, Company Says

Airborne tests of a cyber device for protection against GPS jamming and spoofing developed by GPSdome have been successfully concluded in conjunction with Bluebird Aero Systems, which specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Training Fleet Includes Cessna Skyhawks And Caravans

Orbital ATK has received a contract from the U.S. government to repair trainer aircraft for the Iraqi Air Force to continue their security mission. The trainer aircraft include 12 Cessna 172 Skyhawks and five Cessna Caravans.

Eleven Aircraft Will Support USAF Adversary Air Contract

Draken International has deployed 11 L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) to Nellis Air Force Base to provide direct adversary support to the company’s USAF Adversary Air (ADAIR) contract. Upon arrival at Nellis, the L-159 aircraft took to the skies after receiving a Military Flight Release (MFR) authorizing the integration of the L-159 fighter with USAF assets. The L-159’s join 13 A-4 Skyhawks that Draken is already operating in support of this contract, for a total of 24 Draken aircraft now based at Nellis.

New Analysis Applied To Images Show Stars In Greater Detail

When it comes to the distant universe, even the keen vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope can only go so far. Teasing out finer details requires clever thinking and a little help from a cosmic alignment with a gravitational lens.

Provides Ab Initio Training For Pilot Candidates

BAA Training, European standard aviation training center, widens its partners’ list for ab initio pilot training and starts cooperation with Small Planet Airlines, one of the fastest growing independent leisure airlines in Europe.

Provides For The Installation Of The MTV-27 Prop On M7 Aerospace SA226 Series Airplanes

EASA has awarded an STC to MT-Propeller for the installation of the Quiet Fan Jet composite propeller (MTV-27-1-E-C-F-R(G)/CFR235-55a) on the M7 Aerospace SA226-T, SA226-AT, SA-226-TC aircraft.

Jude Bricker Taking The Reins Of The Regional Carrier

Sun Country Airlines (Sun Country) has appointed Jude Bricker to be its new president and chief executive officer. Bricker previously served as the COO and EVP of Allegiant Airlines. Bricker was with Allegiant Airlines from May 2006 through May 2017. Bricker started with Allegiant as manager of fleet planning, then served as director of fleet planning, vice president of corporate finance and senior vice president of planning. Bricker was promoted to the COO position at Allegiant in January 2016.

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Accident Occurred Day After Amelia Earhart Festival...

ANN regrets to report that one of the warbird world's 'good guys' has been lost in a non-airshow related accident as his P-51 'Baby Duck' went down for unknown reasons. Just as tragic, Lenoch was accompanied by Bethany Root, 34, an exemplary aviatrix who was about as devoted an aviation professional as we know... who also perished in the accident. Vlado Lenoch, an expert warbird pilot, Heritage Flight participant and well-known P-51 airshow performer, was 64, and lived in Burr Ridge, Ill. Bethany Root was 34 and was the manager of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport in Atchison, KS.

Looking Forward To An 'Interesting Year’…

The RC Airplane Industry had seen some lean years, particularly in 2016 as model aircraft hobbyists found themselves grouped in with hobbyist drone pilots in the eyes of the FAA. But even before the decision voiding the FAA's unmanned aircraft registry, AMA president Dave Mathewson said that he was anticipating a resurgence in the industry...

Projects Range From Runways And Taxiways To Lighting And Signage

The FAA will award $185.1 million in airport infrastructure grants to 107 airports in 40 states across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The airport grant program funds various types of airport infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, and airport signage, lighting, and markings which helps to create thousands of jobs.

CBO Scoring Indicates Plan Would Increase The Federal Deficit By $20 Billion By 2027

As Congress considers H.R. 2997, a bill to privatize the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, the NBAA noted that myriad concerns over the legislation continue to be raised, most recently by a top House Democrat and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a non-partisan scorekeeper on a bill’s cost to taxpayers.

Company Strongly Condemns The Practice

Hackers are making it easy for DJI drone operators to get around the geofencing function included in the firmware of DJI drones, and the company is taking steps to thwart the practice.

Margin Was Not Overwhelming, With 58 Percent Of Those Voting Favoring The New Pact

Pilots at Mesa Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have ratified a new four-year agreement with their management. Of the 761 pilots who voted, 58 percent cast ballots in favor of the agreement.

Matches FAA Rebate, Which Can Be Paired With The Government's Grant

Wipaire is doubling down on the FAA’s $500 ADS-B rebate for piston aircraft owners to make ADS-B equipage more affordable. Wipaire’s additional $500 rebate, which can be paired with the FAA program for a total of $1,000, is available to U.S.-registered single-engine piston fixed-wing manned airplanes registered before January 1, 2016.

Klyde Zeroes In On Some Of The Ugly Realities Behind The ATC Privatization Fight

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Tom Reilly's XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration project reached several milestones over the past month, and the aircraft restoration expert says that the project is "nearing completion." On the blog on which he provides updates, Reilly wrote at the first of the month that in the past month, the outboard fairings from each leading edge to trailing edge of the fuselage-to-wing have been completed. The final seam welding of the two outboard forward fairings was completed as June came

Aero Linx: Angel Flight Southeast, Inc. Angel Flight™ Southeast, Inc. is a non-profit volunteer pilot organization involved in “public benefit flying.” We provide a variety of services to the community, but mostly we arrange free air transportation by private aircraft to distant medical facilities when commercial service is not available, impractical or simply not affordable. Angel Flight Southeast serves the state of Florida. We are a member of Air Charity Network™, an association of charitable aviation organizations comprised of more than 7,000 pilots who flew more than 22,000 missions for 35,000 passengers nationwide in 2006. For contact information and resources outsi

Contaminated Runway A runway is considered contaminated whenever standing water, ice, snow, slush, frost in any form, heavy rubber, or other substances are present. A runway is contaminated with respect to rubber deposits or other friction-degrading substances when the average friction value for any 500-foot segment of the runway within the ALD fails below the recommended minimum friction level and the average friction value in the adjacent 500-foot segments falls below the maintenance planning friction level.

“While we may disagree on the merits of Chairman Shuster's proposal with respect to privatization, I believe we share a strong interest in maintaining and enforcing the Committee's jurisdiction. Specifically, we should not waive jurisdiction over matters of revenue collection. The Committee's exclusive jurisdiction over revenue measures reflects the grave importance of their consideration in the Congress; we should work together to ensure that these issues receive the Committee's full attention.” Source: Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), the top Democrat on the House Committee on Ways and Means, flagged an important issue in a July 12 letter to the committee chairman, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX). Brady has waived initial jurisdiction over