The 32nd Annual Rocky Mountain Airshow takes off the weekend of Aug. 26-28. The show, at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) in Broomfield, Colo., will be comprised of aerobatics, afterburners and pyrotechnics, including an appearance by the B2 Stealth Bomber. The show also will feature a “Walk Through Time” in the air and on the […]
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Winner Aviation named 208 conversion center
Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, has signed an agreement with Aero Twin of Anchorage to become the world’s first authorized conversion center for Aero Twin’s modification STC that converts Cessna 208 aircraft to Honeywell powered TPE-331 engines at either 850 or 950 shaft horsepower. Known as the 850 Caravan, or 950 Grand Caravan, the firewall […]
Taste of Flight Gala slated
The 5th annual Taste of Flight Gala at Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, Calif., is slated for Oct. 22. Guest of honor will be Louis Zamperini: Olympic Hero, WWII B-24 Bombardier, B-24 crash survivor, and POWm who despite all this went on to build a successful life in postwar America. Zamperini went from […]
BXM adds AWOS
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM)) in Brunswick, Maine. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint and altimeter setting, visibility, and cloud height information on a graphical display at the FBO office, over the airport’s Unicom radio, […]
Sheltair completes hangar at ORL
Sheltair has completed a new hangar and office complex at the Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). Located north of the Sheltair Orlando FBO on the main ramp of ORL, the new complex consists of a 19,800 square foot hangar with 2,400 square feet of adjacent office space. Sheltair is a privately owned, aviation development company offering […]
Fuel price app debuts
Globalair.com has released FBO Fuel Prices, its first iPhone application designed specifically for locating FBOs with the most competitive fuel prices. Developed for both iPhone and iPad, “This application is appropriately named because it puts pertinent FBO location and fuel pricing information at pilots’ fingertips and provides easy access to real-time information. Even the most […]
Hillsboro Aviation launches online store
Hillsboro Aviation has launched its new online store, ShopAviation.com, featuring aviation products and services ranging from avionics systems to experimental aircraft products to custom installations. Shopaviation.com sells items from leading manufacturers, some of which are exclusive to this shop, according to company officials. The shopaviation.com customer service team can also locate thousands of aircraft parts from […]
Cutter named Cirrus service center
Cutter Aviation’s facility at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) in Texas, has been named an Authorized Service Center by Cirrus. Cutter Aviation San Antonio is now authorized by Cirrus Aircraft to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for all Cirrus models as well as warranty work, repairs and component replacement for new and pre-owned Cirrus Aircraft. […]
Sheltair completes FBO at Northwest Florida Airport
Sheltair has opened its new general aviation FBO terminal building, hangar complex and office facility, as well as its expanded parking apron, at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. The FBO is the only general aviation facility at the airport. Sheltair, which has been operating from a temporary building on the airfield for the past year, […]