AvTurf LLC has developed and patented an artificial turf system for airports, that can replace the natural turf groundcover at an airport to control erosion issues, reduce the debris-causing effects of jet blast, deter birds and animals, and stabilize runway/taxiway shoulders and infield islands. It also enhances visibility to pilots on approach, reduces maintenance needs […]
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Red Canoe’s Boeing collection takes off
Toronto-based Heritage Clothing Company Red Canoe expands into new territory with its 15-item Boeing Heritage Collection, produced in collaboration with The Boeing Company and The Boeing Store. The Boeing Heritage Collection creates vintage inspired products based on real heritage brands and their stories: from North American Aviation’s P-51 Mustang to the storied history of the […]
WACO training available
WACO Classic Aircraft Corp. now offers VFR Flight Review for WACO owners. Available exclusively through WACO Classic Aircraft, owners can now receive VFR Flight Review training from factory certified WACO pilots. The program includes a number of flights over several days, and covers a variety of situations. Pre- and post-flight ground instruction is also included. […]
Haunted hangar tours and more at Fantasy of Flight
While vintage planes like the B-17 and Grumman Duck typically take center stage at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, it’s the long-lost pilots whose stories will be showcased in two events next month. For those interested in a “scary-lite” experience, daily Haunted Hangar Walking Tours offer Halloween fun for guests of all ages. […]
Summit Aviation earns AS9100 certification
Summit Aviation has received AS9100 Aerospace Quality Standard System Certification at its Somerset, Ky., facility. “This certification demonstrates our commitment to meet or exceed the increasingly stringent industry requirements as a world-class supplier,” said President Robert Fitzpatrick. “This certification will standardize our quality processes across many of our programs to ensure process and service safety, […]
Innotech Aviation names Central U.S. sales manager
Innotech Aviation has appointed Dave Barker as manager of its Central U.S. sales division, based in Dallas. Innotech’s services include business jet interior completions, refurbishments, MRO, engineering, avionics, STCs and paint applications. To date, it has performed over 100 Bombardier Global Express and Challenger aircraft and over 120 Hawker Beechcraft interior completions, as well as […]
Wicks expands welding supplies
Wicks Aircraft Supply has expanded its TIG and MIG inventory and product offerings for homebuilders and people engage in aircraft restoration, now carry extensive listings of Ceriated, Lanthinated, Thoriated, and Zirconiated Tungsten Elect along with a wide range of diameters of TIG filler. Wicks has several models of TIG and Powermig welders, in addition to […]
Discount extended on Twin Commander engine upgrade
Special discount pricing has been extended on a program to convert the Honeywell TPE331 engines that power 690-series Twin Commanders to the higher-performance Dash 10T configuration. The conversion involves upgrading the hot section of the engine to achieve a nearly 20% increase in thermodynamic rating, according to company officials, who note the Dash 10T version […]
Bonanza XTRA Upgrade unveiled
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has unveiled Bonanza XTRA, a new program for owners, operators and repair stations of the Beechcraft Bonanza, that provides the most popular upgrades in a bundled package directly from Hawker Beechcraft Parts & Distribution (HBP&D). In addition, the company will offer turn-key installation of the packages through its factory-owned service network, Hawker […]