Aviation News

Aviation facility dedicated (Grand Island Independent) The Nebraska Army National Guard dedicated its Army Aviation Support Facility in Grand Island Thursday morning.

Scanner detects aviation threat (BBC News) A new 2m scanner system, designed to quickly detect any threats to aviation security, is being introduced at Manchester Airport.

China aviation giant to list arm overseas – paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) SHANGHAI, May 27 (Reuters) – A unit of the Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC), China’s huge state-owned aircraft maker, plans to list abroad in the near future, the official China Securities Journal said on Wednesday, citing AVIC President Lin Zuoming. [...]

Aviation museum s annual salmon bake set for July 4 (Alaska Journal of Commerce) [ Summer is just around the corner and with it comes the Alaska Aviation Museum’s annual salmon bake held July 4 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

Phillip Fienen Joins Precision Aviation Group as Regional Sales Manager (Aircraft Maintenance Technology) ATLANTA, GA Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG), exclusive provider of ISMRO (Inventory Supported Maintenance Repair & Overhaul), announces that aerospace industry veteran Phillip Fienen has joined PAG as the company’s new Regional Sales Manager.

Aviation Officials Release Probable Cause Of Crash (KFDX Wichita Falls) Federal aviation officials are releasing the probable cause of the crash that killed a Wichita Falls eye doctor last year.

Governor tours National Center for Aviation Training (The Wichita Eagle) WICHITA — Gov. Mark Parkinson said this morning he was impressed with the National Center for Aviation Training after a tour of the campus with Sedgwick County commissioners.

MCCC trustees decide to keep aviation program airborne (The Times of Trenton) WEST WINDSOR — After nearly a year spent worrying whether the aviation program at Mercer County Community College would be salvaged, students, pilots, professors and others were happy to learn it will remain open.

West Star Aviation Performs Lear 60 Avionics Install (Aircraft Maintenance Technology) GRAND JUNCTION, CO West Star Aviation Inc. announce the completion of a Lear 60 avionics installation.

GE Aviation testing new engines (The Cincinnati Enquirer) GE Aviation and partner Snecma are on their way to developing an engine for the next-generation of narrow-body jetliners even though those planes won’t be flying for a decade or more.