EAA AirVenture Will Include A Family-Centric Information Center The Experimental Aircraft Association has added a new Youth Welcome Center for this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh show (July 24-30) at Wittman Regional Airport in Wisconsin. The center will serve as “the guidepost for all activities aimed at young people” and[…] Read this article
Textron To Add A Citation CJ3+/M2 Sim At UK Training Center Textron Aviation announced yesterday (May 15) it will be adding a new Cessna Citation convertible full-flight simulator at FlightSafety International’s Farnborough, U.K., Learning Center. The new training device will serve operators of Citation CJ3+ models as well as those of[…] Read this article
American Airlines Passenger Charged After Dispute Over Menu Yet another airline passenger faces criminal charges for assaulting a flight attendant. According to a Fox News report, American Airlines passenger Robert Croizat pleaded guilty to attacking the cabin crew because of a dispute over choices on the in-flight menu[…] Read this article
Design Firm To Display 'Zen' Interior For Boeing's BBJ 777X Bothell, Washington-based Greenpoint Technologies will show a 1/20 scale model of its interior-completion design for the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 777X for the first time at the upcoming European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) trade show in Geneva, Switzerland.[…] Read this article
Russian Warplanes Tracked And Intercepted Off Alaskan Coast According to a report in the Washington Times, jet fighters assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted six Russian military aircraft off the coast of Alaska last week. The joint U.S.-Canadian defenses detected and tracked the Russian[…] Read this article
Short Final: Properly Performed Maneuvers On a recent trip, I came across the NOTAM shown above and had to chuckle a bit. Well, at least they’re not planning any indecent maneuvers. Or, perhaps they mean that their maneuvers will be properly performed. Almost makes you[…] Read this article
