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August 12, 2023

B-25 Restoration Spans 40 Years

Doolittle Trainer Pulled from S.C. Lake in 1983

On 06 June 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber plunged into the waters of South Carolina's Lake Greenwood. For 39-years, the aircraft lay, silent and brooding, at the lake's muddy bottom. In 1983 it was raised. Some years later, the B-25, known colloquially as Skunkie, passed into the possession of the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation. On Saturday, 12 August 2023, the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation will host a fund-raising open house to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Skunkie’s emergence from Lake Greenwood and secure funds for its ongoing restoration. 

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Private Jet Services Awarded $29-Million Judgment

Florida Court Finds Against IAero Airways

Private Jet Services Group was awarded a $29-million judgment against iAero Airways (formerly known as Swift Air). The judgment is thought to pertain to a partnership agreement dating to June 2020. Handed down by the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Florida’s Miami-Dade County, the ruling derives of an arbitration judgment issued on 13 February 2023.  The Florida Court’s filing sets forth the award’s total amount equaled $28,504,084.82, with interest to accrue at nine-percent per-annum or at a per-diem rate of $7,028.40 following a ninety-day grace period.

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USHST September Safety Events Announced

Organization Seeks Zero Fatal Civil Helicopter Mishaps

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)—a volunteer team of US government and industry stakeholders formed to improve the safety of civil helicopter operations in the National Airspace System (NAS)—is hosting two safety-focused events in September. All interested members of the vertical lift industry are invited to attend. The events include a nearly day-long “COPTER IFR/Weather Camera Summit” on Monday, 11 September, followed by USHST’s quarterly “All Hands” meeting on 12 September. 

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Girls in Aviation Day Coming to Northeast Philadelphia Airport

23 September Event to Include STEM and Aviation Outreach

Atlantic Aviation at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has joined Women in Aviation International (WAI) chapters and corporate members globally as a host for Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) Greater Delaware Valley - an annual outreach event organized by nonprofit, Aviation Influence, Inc. (AVi). Taking place at Atlantic Aviation’s PNE location, this event aligns with the Greater Delaware Valley on bringing more aerospace opportunities to the region. GIAD aims to inspire the next generation of females in aviation.

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Forbes Honors Hartzell Propeller

Propeller Maker Named a Top American Small Employer

Hartzell, the storied, Piqua, Ohio-based manufacturer of aircraft propeller systems, has been recognized as one of America’s best small employers by global financial media concern Forbes. The honor was set forth in Forbes’s 2023 list of America’s Best Small Employers. Hartzell Propeller—the flagship operation of parent entity Hartzell Aviation—is listed as the 64th best small employer among three-hundred organizations vetted by Forbes. Hartzell Propeller was listed, also, among the top-five Aerospace and Defense sector concerns.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on July 2023 PA-31P Accident

Pilot Perishes in Missouri Mishap

The NTSB has released its preliminary report on a 20 July 2023 accident in which a Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo, registration N200RA, was damaged beyond repair and its pilot/sole-occupant killed shortly after departing Missouri’s Mosby-Midwest National Air Center Airport (GPH). The aircraft, according to FAA documents, was being ferried to Kansas’s Kingman Airport/Clyde Cessna Field (9K8), and was operated as a private flight under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

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