A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder, Colo., is providing weather forecasts that can help pilots avoid major storms as they travel over remote ocean regions. The eight-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions are designed for pilots, air traffic controllers and others involved in transoceanic […]
FreeFlight Systems upgradable XPLORER ADS-B receiver now available
WACO, Texas — Now available from FreeFlight Systems is its XPLORER receiver, a datalink weather receiver with upgradability to full ADS-B In weather and traffic data capabilities when installed with a certified ADS-B Out transmitter. Based on FreeFlight Systems’ certified RANGR family of 978MHz ADS-B systems, XPLORER receives the full ADS?B Flight Information Service Broadcast […]
NavWorx ADS-B now on a variety of aircraft
ROWLETT, Texas – NavWorx reports the successful installations of its Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) delivering the benefits of NextGen air transportation technology to general aviation aircraft. The company’s flagship product, the ADS600-B, is a single device that transmits and receives flight data and information services into the cockpit. The ADS600-B is designed to meet the […]
Aviation specific workers’ comp plan set to debut
NEW YORK — On Jan. 1, 2013, USAIG will roll out a new workers’ compensation insurance package – AeroComp by USAIG – designed specifically to address the needs of aviation operators. “This new program leverages our 80-plus years of expertise as an insurance underwriter focused exclusively on aviation, as well as 37 years of experience […]
Study shows aviation contributes $26 billion to NC economy
Aviation is an important component in North Carolina’s economy, according to a recently completed economic impact study that shows the state’s 72 publicly owned airports contribute nearly $26 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 108,000 jobs. The contribution represents 6% of the state’s gross domestic product. “Aviation and aerospace continue to be […]
Registration now open for Women in Aviation conference
Registration is now open for Women in Aviation, International’s 24th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013. The conference is to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Online registration is available at WAI.org, and a variety of registration options exist, including student rates and military rates, as well as […]
Six companies join NARA
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) announced that six companies recently joined the association as aircraft broker/dealer members. “Along with representatives from NARA’s 77 member companies, I am pleased to welcome our newest broker/dealer members,” says Brad Harris, NARA Chairman and CEO and President of Dallas Jet International, LP. “These companies are committed to NARA’s […]
North Carolina community college’s aviation program takes off
Back when he was just 5, Zachary Harrell would race outside each time the local crop duster flew by his home in outside the little town of Seven Springs, N.C. “He flew over my house purposely playing with me,” the teenager recalls. “It was from these roots that I knew I wanted to do something […]
Will you take the PLEDGE?
The Texas Aviation Association Foundation has launched the PLEDGE program, aimed at reducing the GA accident rate. Board members of the TXAA Foundation noted they have been working hard to develop a program to help reduce the number of accidents that continues to plague the general aviation community. “Although the accident rate for scheduled commercial […]