Kirby Harrison is a freelance writer for The Weekly of Business Aviation, Business & Commercial Aviation and others in the Informa publishing chain. Harrison joined the Navy in 1962 and spent 20 years in the service, virtually all of it as a photojournalist, traveling from small islands in the South Pacific to Vietnam to the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. When Harrison retired from the Navy, he went back to college and graduated in 1971 from Syracuse University with a Bachelor's Degree in Photojournalism. Along the way, he spent two years as a news photographer at the Daily Press & Times Herald in Newport News, Virginia, and three years working for Studio Sebe in Nice, France as a photographer. More recently, before retiring, he worked nearly 20 years for Naval Aviation News.
LONDON—A highlight of every Farnborough International Airshow is the Flying Display. One of this year’s highlights is expected to be the Airlander 10, a 306-ft.-long blimp that U.K.-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) expects will usher in the next golden age of lighter-than-air flight.
A bespoke suit, a briefcase of supple leather, command of a skilled workforce and a $53 million business jet are symbols of success. With all that, asks MotoArt, shouldn’t the business card convey the same message?
In a move designed to meet the growing needs of business aircraft operators in Mexico, Duncan Aviation has announced a “significant investment” to stage critical tooling and turbine engine support equipment there.
