EAA Vintage Aircraft Association Board Member Fatally Injured In An Accident Last November

The Peach State Airport (GA2) just west of Williamson, GA has been renamed Alexander Memorial Airport in honor of the late Ron Alexander, who was fatally injured in an accident last year.

When Will This Industry Learn That Attacking Our Own Has No Upside?

Over the last few days, information has been disseminated about a lawsuit served on the Planes OF Fame Museum and Airshow operation located in Chino California. Fighting back, with limited public disclosure (probably to avoid even further legal repercussions), the Planes of Fame crew has established a petition operation using change.org to see support and numbers as they prepare for a legal hearing on April 20th. The petition efforts states, "A lawsuit has been brought against the Planes of Fame Air Museum by the Yanks Air Museum, Flying Tigers Aviation, SOCAL MRO, and Zangeneh Aeronautics with the sole intent to stop the 25th Annual Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino Airport sl

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Sorry to be so serious this week... but a number of legal and legislative issues have been introduced that may affect you. First; opening arguments in the case Taylor vs. Huerta were heard recently... and  the judge was apparently not impressed by the arguments made by the FAA. The case was brought by Maryland Attorney John Taylor, who contends that the FAA did not follow proper procedure when it enacted the registration database just before the holidays in 2015, and that it ignored Section 336A of the FAA Modernization Act which pr

Exclusive Black-Tie Event Will He Held To Mark The Milestone

The Lindbergh Foundation, which developed the Air Shepherd program to protect elephants and rhinos from poaching by using drones, today announced an upcoming celebration of the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s first solo transatlantic flight. The event, taking place on May 20th, also marks the 40th anniversary of the foundation created to continue the vision of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.  

Klyde Still Isn't Quite Ready To Worship At The Altar of SpaceX...

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To the continuing amazement of the aerospace world. Elon Musk’s SpaceX crew have raised the space age bar yet again... this time, successfully RE-LAUNCHING and RE-LANDING a previously used Falcon 9 First stage. The Falcon 9 booster, which previously flew in April 2016, launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 1827 EDT to fulfill the SES-10 mission and put a communications satellite into orbit for Luxembourg-based SES SA. The flawless, on-time launch allowed SpaceX to deliver SES

Aero Linx: New York Aviation Management Association The Board reaffirmed a fundamental premise of NYAMA's mission: airports are the centerpiece of aviation services and businesses, and the Association's primary focus is on sustaining the viability of the state's airports. If that job is done well, a wide range of benefits will accrue to the state in the form of air service, employment, economic development, and government revenues. The mission statement was updated to incorporate this premise and reflect the interrelationship of viable airports, economic vitality, and community benefit: NYAMA's mission is to promote the viability and business interests of New York State's airports, which are the cent

Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers have received runway braking action reports which include the terms “fair,” “poor,” or “nil,” or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS broadcast the statement, “Braking action  advisories are in effect” on the ATIS broadcast. During the time braking action advisories are in effect, ATC will issue the latest braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and departing aircraft. Pilots should be prepared for deteriorating braking conditions and should request current runway condition inf

Aero-News Quote of the Day "This is an enormous threat to the air show community. If a couple of small businesses are allowed to perpetrate this kind of legal intimidation, it will only be a matter of time before other extremists in other communities adopt the same tactics and put the entire air show industry in jeopardy. We urge you to sign this petition. And we urge you to urge other people who enjoy air shows to also sign the petition." Source: From a public statement issued by the International Council of Air Shows in support of thje Planes of Fame Air Museum,. now embroiled in a highly questionable lawsuit brought on by other aviaion concerns over