EAA‘s B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast” will be flying missions at the Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2- 4, at a tour stop hosted by EAA Warbirds Squadron 20. “Aluminum Overcast” will be making its first tour stop of the year at Deer Valley Airport and will visit more than 30 cities during […]
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Business Jet Center-OAK adds hangar space
Business Jet Center (BJC) has added more than 15,000 square feet of hangar space to its Oakland International Airport (OAK) FBO. With the addition, BJC now manages more than 100,000 square feet of business and general aviation hangar space, making it one of the largest FBOs in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to company […]
X-Air now selling factory direct
X-Air is now selling its Light Sport Aircraft directly from the factory. The company is offering demo flights, flight training, sales and service at its headquarters in Bend, Oregon. The company also is planning to establish a number of flight centers around the United States. “We have been selling aircraft through Sportsplanes.com,” said Matt Verdieck, […]
Orlando Flight Training adds Sport Pilot training
Orlando Flight Training (OFT) at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida is expanding its service offerings to include a sport pilot training program with the addition of four new Cessna Skycatcher aircraft to its fleet in Summer 2010. “These new aircraft will allow our team to provide students with additional flight training program options,” said […]
MT-Prop certified on Merlin IIB
MT-Propeller recently received an FAA STC for the next generation five-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-27-1-E-C-F-R(G)/CFR210-58d on the M7 Aerospace SA 26-AT (Merlin IIB). The propeller installation improves the overall performance, reducing outside and cabin noise, while giving more ground clearance, according to company officials. For more information: MT-Propeller.com
StandardAero to reopen SPI engine shop
StandardAero will reopen the engine shop at its service center at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) in Springfield, Ill., in the third quarter of 2010. Initially, the shop will be capable of providing major periodic inspections (MPIs) for TFE731 engines. The capabilities of the shop will be reassessed periodically with a possibility of adding other […]
ComLinkPro debuts the Angel
ComLinkPro introduces the Angel, a small, lightweight audio headset interface with built-in stereo Bluetooth connectivity and a multitude of input and output jacks, as well as an integrated flight computer. The Angel is the culmination of almost two years of research and development effort, according to company officials, noting it was designed specifically for aviators. Angel makes […]
Cessna Service Centers earn FAA Diamond Award
All eight of Cessna’s domestic Citation Service Centers have earned the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Employer Diamond Award of Excellence from the FAA. This is the sixth consecutive year Cessna has received the award for all its U.S.-based service centers, company officials note. In 2009 the FAA increased the requirements to receive the Award of […]
What do Final Four, Masters Golf Tournament and Kentucky Derby have in common?
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) will deploy its Quick Response Teams to support Hawker Beechcraft owners and operators at the NCAA Men’s Final Four from April 3-5 in Indianapolis; the Masters Golf Tournament from April 5-11 in Augusta, Ga.; and the Kentucky Derby on May 1 in Louisville, Ky. Launched earlier this year, the Quick Response […]