More Than A Gag... The Movement Says Much About The Troubled State Of Aviation

As the song goes, "We need a hero..." and that sentiment seems to be the basis of a unique move that first came to light last night with a blog post, some tweets and, now, a White House petition to nominate Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger to be the next Administrator of the FAA. and you know what? We could do FAR worse. The blog that instigated this burgeoning movement (anonymous for the moment, but we have a good idea who started this), notes that, "Draft Sully is grassroots effort to draft Chesley Sullenberger for FAA Administrator, begun by members of the aviation community who care about restoring the FAA as the world’s gold standard in aviation safety. We are not associated with Mr. Sullenbe

First Panthera Will Carry Winning Design On Media Tour

Pipistrel is unveiling a design contest for the livery of the first Panthera, which will be presented on major airshows and media around the World in 2012.

Airplane Impacted Terrain In Mountainous Region Of Arizona, Six Fatally Injured

It was the kind of holiday tragedy that no one likes to hear about, much less report. A pilot picking up his kids for a Thanksgiving visit seems flew into the side of a mountain just after takeoff from Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ. The NTSB's Preliminary report indicates that nothing appeared to be wrong with the airplane, and the pilot gave no indication of any problems before impact.

VPS Tim White, Trevor Esling To Lead Sales Organization

Mark Paolucci, Cessna's senior vice president, Sales, announced Friday he is retiring at the end of the year after 32 years with the company. Paolucci joined Cessna in 1979 as a design engineer and progressed into a number of key sales and customer support roles.

Faces 10 Years For Short-cutting Student Visa Process

The US Attorney's Office reports that 28-year-old flight school operator Karena Chuang of Elsinore, California has been scheduled for a December 21 preliminary hearing on charges she offered foreign students help in circumventing anti-terrorism laws in the US.