A new study of S&P 500 companies shows that the use of business aviation is a sign of a well-managed enterprise among America’s most highly valued and well-respected companies. “This report reaffirms what study after study, from one decade to the next, have repeatedly found: Smart entrepreneurs and companies understand the value of business aviation in […]
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Knots 2U buys Aircraft Door Seals
BURLINGTON, Wis. – Knots 2U, Ltd has acquired Aircraft Door Seals of Denton, Texas. Aircraft Door Seals manufactures and markets door seals and glare shields for general aviation aircraft. Founded in 2003, Aircraft Doors Seals sought a solution to drafty aircraft cabins by finding a way to properly fit doors and windows on airframes. Its advanced rubber compound […]
Pacific Coast Avionics adds 5,000-foot hangar to footprint
Pacific Coast Avionics has completed a new 5,000-square-foot hangar expansion at Aurora State Airport (KUAO), located just south of Portland, Oregon. “We not only celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2016, we also had one of the best years in our entire history with growth in all areas of our business, but especially with ADS-B installations,” said […]
Waiting out the storm
Steve Nelson captured this shot of two colorful bizjets on the ramp at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colorado, after a summer storm has passed.
Cessna 172 donated to A Different Point of View
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — FBO ACI Jet has donated a Cessna 172 to A Different Point of View’s (ADPOV) Aviation Career Program. ADPOV is Santa Barbara-based non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to “engage, inspire and transform youth using flight lessons as a launching pad.” Using a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-based approach, ADPOV offers youth programs […]
Honeywell forecasts 8,600 bizjet deliveries by 2026
On opening day of the NBAA convention, Honeywell released its Business Aviation Forecast, which calls for 8,600 deliveries of new business jets valued at $255 billion through 2026. The forecast notes that the business aviation industry continues to face a slow near-term pace of orders due to a slow-growth economic environment across many global markets, along […]
Pairing travelers with operators will increase airport value
General aviation pilots know the attraction of private aviation. Go where you want, when you want. Fellow earthlings without a pilot certificate have fewer options. Car, bus, train or airline. That’s about it. FlyOtto, from the creators of OpenAirplane, give our non-pilot neighbors the same flexibility we pilots enjoy. Even better, it’ll bring business to […]
Duncan Aviation sponsors free NextGen seminar in Nashville
Duncan Aviation will host a free NextGen seminar in Nashville Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The seminar, led by Regional Avionics Sales Manager Mark Francetic and representatives of the company’s partners, including ARINC Direct, L-3 Aviation Products, Garmin, Rockwell Collins, Satcom Direct, Universal Avionics and Honeywell, will be held at the Inn […]
Navigator seeks new aviation businesses
An Israel-based innovation center is looking for four to six startup businesses “in the fields of aviation and travel” for an inaugural class of companies to “nurture groundbreaking technologies.” The newly launched program, called Navigator, is the product of partners EL AL Israel Airlines’ Cockpit program and JetBlue Technology Ventures. Navigator is searching for new technologies, […]