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March 15, 2013

A4A Supports Blunt Amendment Providing Agencies With Funding Flexibility

Would Allow Services Essential To Air Travel To Be Maintained During Sequestration

Airlines for America (A4A) has expressed strong support for an amendment offered by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) to provide federal agencies the flexibility to determine which employees are essential personnel, and minimize the impact to services essential to air travel as they implement budget cuts required from sequestration.

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Twin Brothers Earn Pilot’s Licenses After Only Celebrating Four Birthdays.

Born On Leap Day, They Both Earn Certificates On The First Day They Are Eligible

Twins born on February 29th are fairly rare. Twins born on February 29th who both have earned private pilot licenses on the same day after celebrating only four birthdays is an achievement worthy of notice. Classic Aviation in Pella, IA is proud to announce that Dan Fredrickson and Josh Fredrickson twin brothers from Pella who were born on February 29 in a leap year, passed their private pilot checkrides on March 1, 2013.

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ARSA Offers Comments On Proposed Contract Maintenance Rule

Says FAA Exceeded The Scope Of The Congressional Mandate

The Aeronautical Repair Station (ARSA) has submitted comments on the FAA's air carrier contract maintenance requirements notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The proposed rule is the direct result of Sec. 319 in the FAA Modernization & Reform Act of 2012 (the latest FAA reauthorization).

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Pacific Aviation Museum Invites Youth To 'Discover Your Future in Aviation'

Fourth Annual Pearl Harbor Event Features Flight Lab, Hands-On Workshops, Interactive Science Exhibits And More

Young people interested in aviation as a career or hobby, schools, Scouts, and families will want to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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SC Businesses Collaborate For 'Learn to Fly For Free' Contest

First Prize Is A Complete Private Pilot Training Program

Chances are, if you're reading Aero-News, you've at least had a dream to learn to fly. But if you're still wondering how you might reach that goal of Pilot in Command ... and you live in the Greenville, SC area, this may be your chance to learn to fly and have someone else pick up the tab. Upstate Business Journal, Airwolf Aviation Services, Greenville Downtown Airport and Greenville Jet Center have joined forces to give away an entire flight training package.

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Airborne 03.15.13: 787 Test Approval, Grasshopper Hops High, NTSB's 'Big 5'

Also: Wichita's B-29, Fantasy Of Flight, Cirrus Behavior/War Gets Stranger, Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, A400M, Satellite Collisions

Finally! Progress. The FAA has approved the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company's certification plan for the redesigned 787 battery system, after thoroughly reviewing Boeing’s proposed modifications and the company’s plan to demonstrate that the system will meet FAA requirements. Florida's Treasure Coast has long been where fortune hunters went to seek untold riches. Now for the Sky Pirate in all of us, Florida's Fantasy of Flight has just opened Phase II of its "Golden HIll" project revealing a 20,000 square f

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NBAA Supports Sen. Moran's Amendment To Preserve Control Towers Under Sequester

Bolen Says That Closing Towers Puts The Safety Of The Traveling Public At Risk

The NBAA supports an amendment from Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), which would halt the FAA’s plan to close a host of air traffic control towers and other facilities. Noting the integral role of the towers in the nation’s aviation system, and the economic boost that airports with towers play in surrounding communities, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen sent a letter to Moran in support of his amendment.

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