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Hawker Beechcraft earns FAA Diamond Awards
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) factory-owned service centers have received the Diamond Award from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Maintenance Technician Program. All eight Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) maintenance centers in the U.S., including Little Rock, Ark.; Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Wichita, Kan.; Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; […]
MAF Donors fund two new Kodiak’s
NAMPA, Idaho – Through the generosity of two donors, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship), will soon take delivery of a pair of new KODIAK airplanes. Last year an anonymous donor provided a $1.7 million grant to purchase a KODIAK, with the condition that another donor commit to a grant in the same amount. Just recently a […]
Flying High Coffee to fund Girls With Wings scholarships
Flying High Coffee, which gives 15% of profits back to aviation, has teamed up with Girls With Wings, to channel proceeds from sales of high-grade coffee directly to the annual scholarships offered by Girls With Wings. The award will provide funding for private pilot certificate flight training. Girls With Wings, founded by Lynda Meeks, is […]
SimCom trains 23,000th King Air training event
SimCom Training Center has been training King Air pilots since 1991 and recently completed their 23,000th training event. A training even can be initial, recurrent, second-in-command and instrument refresher training. SimCom offers King Air training at each of its three facilities (Orlando, FL; Scottsdale, AZ; and Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX).
Cirrus Vision Jet program online video update
Cirrus Aircraft, on Tuesday morning, March 29 (9 am CDT) will debut the latest Cirrus Vision SF50 video update on the Cirrus YouTube Channel. Paul Brey (VP, Product Development) and Dave Rathbun (Chief Engineer, Cirrus Vision) walk viewers around the V1 test jet and highlight the latest progress. Mike Stevens, (Chief Test Pilot, Cirrus Vision) […]
Columbian Army to have Touchscreen Avionics from Garmin
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Eagle Creek Aviation Services, will install the new Garmin GTN 750 and GTN 650 touchscreen avionics in two Turbine Commanders operated by the Colombian Government as part of full Grand Renaissance Commander Refurbishments now underway by Eagle Creek. The GTN 750/650 are an integral part of the Garmin-powered avionics suite installations on the two […]
PS Engineering adds specialization with two new audio panels
PS Engineering introduced two new audio panels at the March 22-25 Aircraft Electronics Association Tradeshow and Convention. The PMA8000C adds a third transceiver while retaining Bluetooth connectivity for cell phones, while the PMA8000D allows for dual audio installations where the separate and independent audio selection is required. The new PMA8000C is the result of “many […]
Aspen Avionics expands Evolution Flight Display functionality
Aspen Avionics has released of a series of enhancements that broaden the compatibility and expand the functionality of the Evolution Flight Display System. Aspen’s most recent product updates include: Approval for the Evolution system to emulate the Collins PN 101 HSI system, providing lateral and vertical deviation, heading, and course datum inputs to compatible autopilots. […]