Congress Asks FAA For Guidance On Airports Competing With Private Business

Letter from Congressman Pete Sessions to FAA Administrator Huerta asking the FAA to provide guidance on grant assurance compliance when airport sponsors enter into direct competition with their own tenants. (www.nata.aero) More...

Dumbest feature on an aircraft ever?

This is a demo video of the new Daher one touch lav deployment on the TBM 950. Awkward. (www.youtube.com) More...

Letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam in Opposition of Government Competition with Private Business

Dear Governor Haslam: I am writing to bring to your attention a national issue affecting our transportation infrastructure that has, in recent months, become centered in the state of Tennessee. This issue concerns airport owners, which are usually arms of state and local government, creating an unlevel playing field for the private companies that do business at their airport. . . (www.nata.aero) More...

Chattanooga Airport Wasting Tax Dollars

The Chattanooga Airport is using tax dollars to duplicate services to private aviation already being provided by the private sector. This news story ran on April 12 explaining the story (www.youtube.com) More...

Owners Head for Exits as Avantair’s Prospects Dim

The future of Avantair, the operator of Piaggio Avanti fractional ownership, Axis Lease and Edge Card flight access programs, was hanging in the balance at the end of Friday as the Clearwater, Florida-based company urgently sought restructuring options following its June 26 cessation of operations. (www.bjtonline.com) More...