Duncan Aviation has opened a new San Diego, California, avionics work-away location. With a dispatch office at the McClellan-Palomar Airport, Joe Vittling, Satellite Crew Lead, and Christian Ramirez, Satellite Avionics Technician, will travel to owner’s aircraft and hangars at McClellan-Palomar, as well as other area airports, including San Diego International, Montgomery Field, Brown Field Municipal, Gillespie, Long […]
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Jackson Jet Center expands service
BOISE, Idaho — Jackson Jet Center at Boise Airport has been named an authorized service facility for the Beechcraft King Air 90, 200/250, 300/350 and Cessna Caravan turboprops, as well as the Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza piston aircraft. Jackson Jet Center has been a Cessna authorized single engine piston service facility since 2015.
OpenAirplane opens 100th location
OpenAirplane recently added 10 new locations, taking its total locations to rent airplanes to a new milestone: 100. “We’re excited to announce the OpenAirplane network is now 100 operators strong, with no sign of slowing down,” said OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic. “With over 360 airplanes to choose from, OpenAirplane has never been more useful for pilots.” […]
Belite introduces quicker and easier build for UltraCub
WICHITA — Belite has made changes to its UltraCub cabin design, making it quicker and easier to build and also less expensive, according to company officials. The side and bottom panels that form the major outline of the cabin are now CNC cut from single pieces of aluminum. This makes it easier for the builder to […]
Textron receives ADS-B certification for Mustang
Textron Aviation recently completed certification for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) on the Citation Mustang, making a full range of ADS-B options available for all Citation, King Air and Hawker aircraft. Retrofit modifications are now available at company-owned service centers. Owners can learn more about next generation air traffic management program initiatives and modernization […]
Flightstar completes hangar project
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Flightstar Corporation has completed its newest facility, Hangar 10, at the University of Illinois-Willard Airport (KCMI). The 31,000-square-foot maintenance hangar will serve as the primary facility of the Flightstar Airline Division. With completion of this new facility, work now shifts to the refurbishment of the attached Hangar 3. This hangar will be primarily used […]
Mecham Air Center breaks ground at PDX
PORTLAND, Ore. — Gregg Mecham, a Northwest private developer, has begun construction of Mecham Air Center (MAC) at Portland International Airport (PDX). MAC is a 111,000-square-foot facility with 96,000 square feet of executive corporate hangars and 15,000 square feet of office space located next to the airport’s north runway. The complex adjoins an FBO. MAC is now preleasing with an […]
Tuskegee Airmen P-51 returns to the air
RED WING and BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, and AirCorps Aviation, specialists in the restoration, maintenance, and rebuilding of vintage World War II aircraft, report the successful return to flight of the squadron’s P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen. The aircraft, which had been out of commission […]
$15,000-plus in prizes and scholarships for Women of Aviation Week
The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW) will be distributing at least $15,000 worth of prizes, trophies, and scholarships as part of the seventh annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, March 6-12, 2017. Girls of all ages who participate in aviation and space activities at official events or on their own and individuals or organizations who […]