May marks National Military Appreciation Month and Fantasy of Flight is extending free admission to all U.S active-duty, retired and reserve military for the entire month. Guests must present a current ID to qualify for the free general admission ticket. Fantasy of Flight general admission is $28.95 for adults and $14.95 for children ages 6-15, […]
Products
NuSil debuts new rubber
NuSil Technology LLC has released FS-3781, a customizable, fluorosilicone, high-consistency rubber (HCR) for applications requiring solvent resistance in the aircraft industry. FS-3781 offers resistance against solvents such as hydrocarbons, jet fuel, kerosene, gas and diesel and has a broad operating temperature range, company officials said. The material offers the convenience of a long work time […]
GlobalAir.com adds more fuel locations
Pilots, dispatchers and flight schedulers can get more detailed information on airport fuel prices than ever before as the list of the most-affordable fuel locations at airports nationwide in Max-Trax, a fuel-route-mapping application powered by GlobalAir.com, has gotten larger. An agreement with Landmark Aviation adds its dozens of facilities to the large list of sponsored […]
Runway Cafe to open at GMU
Slated to open this summer at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina is the Runway Cafe. “The Runway Cafe will serve a variety of food, as well as beer and wine. The aviation themed venue will be family friendly, affordable and feature a main dining area, outside seating, rooms for private groups and a […]
WingX for Android debuts
Hilton Software LLC has introduced WingX for Android, which includes a searchable A/FD, integrated AOPA Directory, zoomable NACO Charts, color-coded METARs, TAFs, Route Planning with route weather, animated RADAR images, an E6B, a comprehensive set of documents including the FARs, and more. All the charts and other information is stored on the phone and is […]
Miracle on Hudson’s Skiles to speak at Atlanta Aero Club
Jeff Skiles, the US Airways Pilot best known as Sully Sullenberger’s first officer in the Miracle on the Hudson, is the featured guest speaker for the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club May 20. Skiles has logged more than 20,000 hours during his flying career, which spans three decades including 24 years with […]
AeroTrack launches
Aero Tec Software Solutions Inc. has introduced “AeroTrack Online,” which electronically tracks flight, duty and rest times. AeroTrack Online is secure, user friendly and accessible from any web browser and some mobile enabled devices, according to company officials. The program has features to ensure that crewmembers remain legal to fly by providing company defined warnings […]
AOPA redesigns online airport directory
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has unveiled a completely redesigned online airport directory, and for the first time, made it available to all pilots, whether they are members of AOPA or not. “It started, as all things do, with what our members wanted,” said AOPA President and CEO Craig Fuller. “They wanted easier […]
Two regional airports join Phillips 66 network
Two regional airports and their FBOs – Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ) in West Point, Va., and Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) in Victoria, Texas – have joined the Phillips 66 Aviation dealer network. The airports recently signed fuel agreements with the Ascent Aviation Group, the largest Phillips 66-branded aviation fuel distributor. Ascent supplies fuel to […]