ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Seeker, a purpose-built light observation aircraft specifically designed for aerial surveillance missions, will now be sold by Propel Aviation Sales & Services (PASS). PASS will be responsible for the marketing and sales of the aircraft throughout Florida, the Caribbean Basin, including Guyana, Suriname, and French Guyana, and Africa. Based at Miami Executive Airport […]
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Flight Design plans C4 full-scale safety box testing
On opening day of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, Flight Design reported on progress on the advanced occupant protection research and testing referred to as the “Safety Box.” The effort seeks to ensure higher occupant safety by creating a safety cell around the aircraft cockpit, according to company officials. Flight Design’s new four […]
Wipaire to hold safety seminar in Leesburg, Florida
Wipaire will hold a safety seminar at its service center in Leesburg, Florida, Saturday, Feb. 27. The seminar will feature a variety of topics for seaplane and landplane pilots alike. Based at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE), Wipaire’s service center expanded into a new, larger hangar in 2015. “Following last year’s successful grand opening, we are excited to […]
Survey shows 54% of FBOs reported fuel sales up in 2015
More than half the FBOs in the U.S. reported increased fuel sales in 2015 compared to 2014, according to Aviation Business Strategies Group (ABSG) Principals John Enticknap and Ron Jackson. Citing their Annual FBO Industry Fuel Sales Survey completed earlier this month, Enticknap and Jackson said 54% of those responding reported an increase of at […]
L.J. Aviation at KLBE opens new hangar
LATROBE, Pa. – L.J. Aviation recently completed construction on its new hangar, finishing a year of expansion at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE). The 30,000-square-foot hangar, with 51-foot ceilings, can accommodate aircraft up to a Boeing Business Jet. The hangar also features new LED lighting, Big Ass Fans, a fire suppression system, and a new 70,000-square-foot […]
Capital infusion will help Quest Aircraft expand
Quest Aircraft Company‘s parent company, Setouchi Holdings, has signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co. to acquire an equity stake in Quest. The agreement,finalized in Japan Jan. 13, “will help us further expand Quest’s market globally for the KODIAK by utilizing the relationships that Mitsui has developed,” said Sam Hill, CEO of Quest Aircraft. “They, like […]
ForeFlight acquires JetFuelX
ForeFlight has acquired JetFuelX, a free web-based fuel card management service that makes it easy for owners of turbine aircraft to save money by finding the lowest prices available from their multiple jet fuel discount program memberships. “The JetFuelX platform is the first of its kind and allows our customers to make timely and cost-effective planning and […]
Fourth building at Air Force museum to open in June
DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building, which will include aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the public on June 8, 2016. The 224,000-square-foot building, which was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, […]
Legacy Flight Training moves to new location at Piper HQ
Legacy Flight Training has moved its Vero Beach, Florida, base of operations to a new training facility on-site at the Piper Aircraft headquarters. The new training facility houses the existing Meridian and Mirage/Matrix simulators and offers space for additional simulators in the future, company officials note. The new location at Vero Beach Municipal Airport (KVRB) also […]