Championship Aviation is located in the Inland Empire of Southern California, at the Chino Airport. Its 7,000 foot runway is available to all type of aircraft. Another convenience is the absence of noise restrictions, with no landing or ramp fees. In addition to their long standing maintenance operation, Championship Aviation offers competitively priced Jet-A from […]
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Landmark Aviation becomesBLR Aerospace dealer
Landmark Aviation has signed an agreement with BLR Aerospace to become an authorized dealer for the Everett, Wash.-based aerospace research and development firm. The arrangement allows five Landmark Aviation locations, previously designated as Raytheon Authorized Service Centers, to install winglets designed, certified and manufactured by BLR on King Air 200 aircraft. For more information:
Assure the safety of auto fuel used in your airplane
With more states welcoming and even mandating ethanol in motor fuels for automobiles, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) offers a new alcohol test kit. For more than 30 years, EAA’s auto fuel STCs for a variety of manufactured aircraft have saved aircraft owners money by allowing them to use unleaded auto fuel. The addition of […]
Wicks Aircraft Supply opens West Coast facility
Wicks Aircraft Supply, a leading supplier of aircraft parts and materials, is opening a West Coast facility at the Arlington Sport Aviation Park, in Arlington, Wash., home to the EAA’s second largest fly-in. Wicks hosted a grand opening celebration of the new facility during the Arlington Fly-In, July 5-9. The company has had a phone […]
AVMATS and LoPresti team to tackle Hawker 700 lighting problem
AVMATS, which provides maintenance for corporate aircraft, has combined forces with LoPresti Aviation to deliver LoPresti Boom Beams to Hawker 700 Series “Legacy” aircraft. LoPresti Boom Beams are standard on every Cirrus Design, Adam Aircraft and Lancair aircraft and are a factory standard option on the Hawker 800 series. “The Boom Beam fixes a critical […]
The Story of the Boeing Company
“The Story of the Boeing Company,” by Bill Yenne, is a massive book, nearly a foot square and weighing an impressive four pounds, which tells the story not only of Boeing itself, but of the many other firms that have combined to become the world’s largest aerospace company. Its 35 chapters are supplemented by helpful […]
PartsBase introduces silent online aircraft parts auctions
PartsBase, Inc. introduces its online “e-Silent auction.” The e-Silent auctions provide the opportunity to sell large aviation surplus inventories via a closed email bidding system on the PartsBase.com website. The first of several planned auctions, held in late June, featured a large lot of Boeing, McDonnell and V2500 engine parts, airframe, rotables and expendables from […]
Raisbeck Engineering expands dealer network
Raisbeck Engineering has appointed four new installation centers as authorized Raisbeck King Air dealers: Hillaero Modification Center in Lincoln, Neb.; Superior Aircraft Maintenance in Medford, Ore.; Professional Aircraft Maintenance in Bakersfield, Calif.; and MCA Aviation in England. For more information:
“Wings of Paradise”
“Wings of Paradise, Hawaii’s Incomparable Airlines,” by Peter N. Forman is a fascinating tale of the human courage, underhanded plots, dirty politics, brilliant imagination, chicanery and other intriguing elements that went into the formation and operation of the airlines serving the Hawaiian Islands. Most of the book is devoted to airlines that were born, grew […]