Helping Disabled Pilots Fly

Helping Disabled Pilots Fly

Two groups have banded together for a common goal to help disabled pilots fly. EAA Chapter 1083 and John Robinson, the founder of AV84all.org, will build a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer in Salisbury, North Carolina. The EAA chapter members launched the build earlier this month at Rowan County Airport (KRUQ). “When I was first contacted by Zenith about helping…

Federal Aviation Administration Rebate Program For GA Aircraft

FAA Rebate Program For ADS-B Out Requirement

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta announced today that the FAA is delivering on its commitment to incentivize general aviation aircraft owners to equip their aircraft with required NextGen avionics technology before the January 1, 2020 deadline. On September 19, 2016, the FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate website went live, and general aviation aircraft owners now have the opportunity to apply for a $500 rebate to help offset the cost to equip eligible aircraft in a timely manner, rather than waiting to meet the mandatory equipage date.

Dogs Rescued by Business Aviation Project

Dogs Rescued by Business Aviation Project

34 Stray Dogs flown out of Puerto Rico to “Furrever Homes” in United States Humans aren’t the only ones who benefit from business aviation’s capabilities, as one operator recently stepped in to fly 34 stray dogs, rescued from Puerto Rico, to “forever homes” in the U.S. “Although we’ve traditionally used commercial airlines to fly the…

Connecticut Aero Tech School Slated For Closure

Connecticut Aero Tech School Slated For Closure

With NBAA’s Support, the Connecticut Aero Tech School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians, fights against school closure! The Connecticut Aero Tech School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians, a two-year, post-high school program that offers airframe and powerplant (A&P) certificate training, had been slated for closure by the state, but was able to open this fall thanks in…

Gulfstream G280 Sets Speed Record

Gulfstream G280 Sets Speed Record

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its Gulfstream G280 set a speed record! Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its super mid-sized Gulfstream G280 set a speed record between Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Luton, England, completing the flight in just seven hours and boosting the aircraft’s record-setting tally to 54.The aircraft departed Gerald R. Ford International…

Argus Business Aviation Flying U.S. Bizav

Business Aviation Industry Soaring in 2016

Argus releases report stating US Business Aviation is flying into 2016 on a great trajectory! Read more below about this newly released business aviation review. Business aviation flying in the U.S. and Canada was positive for the first half of this year, with five of the first six months seeing year-over-year increases, according to Argus’s…

Asheboro Regional Airport New Terminal Upgrades

Asheboro Regional Airport New Terminal Upgrades

Much public business remains on hold until after the November election, and that includes city officials traveling to Washington in search of federal assistance for a new airport terminal for the Asheboro Regional Airport. “We’ll be going right after the swearing in of the new president and new Congress,” City Manager John Ogburn said last…