Two New Members Join Board, Two Reappointed To Positions
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) announces the appointments and confirmations of Aubrey B. Harwell III and Nicole Maynard as new members of its Board of Commissioners, as well as the reappointments of Commissioners Rod Essig and Bobby Joslin. Maynard is the fourth woman, including Chair Juli Mosley, the first woman chair of the board, to serve currently on the MNAA Board.
Tennessee City, Airport Authority Treasurer Also Name In Lease Dispute
The Tullahoma, TN, Airport Authority voted early in August to terminate the lease of the National Aerospace Education Center. The move prompted CEO Chris Rounds to file a lawsuit against the Airport Authority, its Treasurer, and the City of Tullahoma.
Redbird's Intensely Cool and Innovative Approach To Seeking A Transformational GA Trainer
Our friends at Redbird tell us that, "Typical training aircraft come in one of two flavors: 40-year-old machines with tired interiors and outdated avionics or new glass-panel machines that cost more than most flight schools or owners can afford." With that assumption, Redbird is prepared to introduce a new concept as they have create a consortium of companies using Redbird’s Skyport laboratory to test something "really new" -- the third option: The RedHawk Training Aircraft.
Follows Floatplane Accident In Which Two Were Fatally Injured, Four Others Survive
Following a floatplane accident in Canada Friday which resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot and one other person on board, Bill Yearwood, spokesman for the Canadian Transportation Safety Board, says that the two who were fatally injured might have been saved if mandatory measure to prevent post-accident fires on airplanes had been put in place.
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