The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) announced its schedule for “Colorado Aviation Week,” celebrating the state’s General Aviation Appreciation Month by organizing several events occurring in the Denver area from June 7-10, 2012.
The N.C. Division of Aviation has awarded $9.6 million in Vision 100 funds from the Federal Aviation Administration to general aviation airports across the state.
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita, Kan., is selling 10 King Air twin-engine turboprop general aviation aircraft to the Chinese aviation company Avion Pacific Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, for about $50 million. Avion Pacific will use the King Air 350i and King Air C90GTx aircraft for VIP travel, pilot training, aerial mapping and weather modification. Deliveries are to begin this winter.
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Phillips 66® Aviation, the nation’s largest network of branded aviation dealers with 866 fixed base operators (FBOs), has announced the promotion of Mike Perry, Sr. to Director, Branded Sales, and Matt Minnick to National Account Rep, General Aviation.
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority signed off Thursday on a preliminary study that identified land near the K-25 plant as the favored site for a general aviation airport in Oak Ridge.
Members of the General Aviation (GA) Avgas Coalition say that a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) over piston-engine aircraft's use of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) is not taking into consideration the considerable work already completed toward the development and deployment of an unleaded solution.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) denounced the latest attempt from the White House to impose a per-flight user fee on general aviation, and said industry would need to engage Congress to stop the renewed threat.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) thanked Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) for his recent letter to the White House opposing President Barack Obama's proposal for a $100 per-flight user fee on general aviation.
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement in response to a signal of renewed support from the Obama White House for per-flight user fees for general aviation. A White House staff person sent the message defending the Administration's position on user fees in response to a petition calling on the president to reconsider his support for user fees. The message was sent to all signatories to the petition.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commended Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for her recent letter to President Obama opposing general aviation user fees.
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