Van's Hikes Prices 32 Percent, Protects Customer Deposits Van’s Aircraft has confirmed it will raise prices for parts, kits and accessories an average of 32 percent to stem the bleeding from its struggling enterprise. It’s also changing ordering processes and making a fundamental accounting change in the way[…] Read this article
When The American Dream Sours, Character Counts For A Lot I’ve only met Van’s Aircraft founder Dick VanGrunsven once but it left a lasting impression of the man and a positive reflection of his company. I believe it was at an industry event in Palm Springs and the company he[…] Read this article
Video Of The Week: The Ultimate Paper Airplane We’ve all made paper airplanes but nothing like this. The video is from Wired. Read this article
Air Force Offering Up To $600,000 To Keep Pilots The Air Force’s most experienced active duty pilots are being offered up to $600,000 in bonuses if they sign up for a 12-year extension. FLYING Magazine reported last week that the Experienced Aviator Retention Incentive (EARI) and Rated Officer Retention[…] Read this article
Mental Health Summit Tackles 'Culture Of Silence' NTSB officials and panelists at a summit Wednesday on pilot mental health said they were optimistic the issue would be addressed by the aviation community. Speaking at the daylong meeting held by the NTSB in Washington, speakers pressed home the need[…] Read this article
Aviation YouTuber Dies In Crash The Knoxville News Sentinel reported Jenny Blalock, 45, an aviation vlogger, died when the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza she was piloting crashed in Giles County, Tennessee, Thursday morning. Blalock had gained a following of nearly 16,000 subscribers on YouTube sharing aviation videos and documenting her[…] Read this article
Last Week's Poll Results: Keep Them Flying The majority of respondents thought the Collings Foundation was wrong to end air tours with its warbirds, but the results of the poll show a wide range of opinions on the topic. It was closer than many of our polls. Read this article
