Focuses On Continued Market Expansion, Recognizes Outstanding Achievement

An exclusive group of flight training school owners from multiple states along the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic region met recently as Diamond Flight Center Development Council members to plan their further growth and market expansion. The group focused on their unique growth strategies, flight center best practices and utilization of innovative Diamond programs such as DiamondShare and Lease & Learn.

Charges New Overtime Fees For Customs & Immigration

The long-standing Bahamas "Bill Of Rights For Private Pilots" is no longer valid. The island nation has begun charging a new fee should a private airplane arrive or depart before 0900 or after 1700 local time, according to information forwarded to ANN by Caribbean Flying Adventures.

EAA Says The Bill Is 'Bad Policy’

NATA and EAA have joined the chorus of industry advocacy groups opposing user fees for GA proposed in President Obama's FY2015 budget document.

He Has Been Charged With Flying The Airplane With No License Or Registration

An Englewood, CO resident had a bad day on February 28. That was the day Michael Lewis was arrested, and had his airplane seized by local authorities in Cody, WY, along with about a quarter million dollars in cash.

Design Approval Requirements Simplified By The Agency

The FAA has taken an important step to help improve safety in small aircraft by simplifying design approval requirements for a cockpit instrument called an angle of attack (AOA) indicator.  AOA devices, common on military and large civil aircraft, can be added to small planes to supplement airspeed indicators and stall warning systems, alerting pilots of a low airspeed condition before a dangerous aerodynamic stall occurs, especially during takeoff and landing.

10 Hours of LIVE Programming Scheduled By Aero-News

For the fifth straight year, the Aero-News Network is partnering with the Aircraft Electronics Association to bring exciting news about the latest and greatest avionics developments to the aviation world and we're doing it LIVE and in HIGH-DEF. Live Aero-TV high-definition coverage of the AEA Opening Ceremonies and New Product Introductions begins at 8:30 a.m. Central Time (09:30 a.m. Eastern Time) on Thursday, March 13th. “The AEA Convention’s New Product Introductions always is one of the most popular sessions at this annual event, and ANN’s live coverage has helped make it the primary launching pad for companies to unveil the latest and greatest in new avionics products and services coming to market for the current year,” said Paula Derks, AEA president.

Will Learn About The Center’s Resources And How To Put Them To Use For NextGen

U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) will chair a Congressional field hearing at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) William J. Hughes Technical Center, located at the Atlantic City International Airport, next Tuesday to examine the Technical Center’s pivotal role in FAA’s efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.

Had Joined ICAO In 1953, Served As Secretary General For Six Years

Dr. Assad Kotaite, member and former council president to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), passed away on Feb. 27 at age 89. Kotaite joined ICAO in 1953 as a member of the Legal Committee, and served as Lebanon's council representative from 1956 to 1962, and again from 1965 until July 1970. He also held the positions of chairman of the Air Transport Committee; second vice president of the ICAO Council; member and vice chairman of the ICAO Finance Committee; and chairman of the Working Group on ICAO Financial Regulations.

Date Shifted To Late October In Response To Industry Feedback

In the wake of overwhelming feedback from aviation industry leaders, Lift Event Management (LEM) recently adjusted the date of its 2014 Aviation Summit in Palm Springs to October 31st-November 2nd.