StandardAero will close its operations at the company’s LAX-based Business Aviation repair station by the end of March 2018. However, the company will continue to maintain mobile service capabilities in the Southern California region, according to officials. According to company officials, they reached the decision to close the LAX operations due to a number of […]
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Online buying creates unexpected job boom for mechanics
More people are buying online than ever before, and expectations for speedy delivery are constantly rising. As a result, some online retailers are investing in their own delivery pipelines, which is creating new jobs for skilled workers who can optimize these supply chains. Notably, Amazon is spending $1.5 billion to build its own cargo airline […]
Air Plains Services wraps up 40th anniversary year
WELLINGTON, Kansas — Air Plains Services reports solid sales in 2017, its 40th anniversary year, anchored on sales of more than 50 XP Extreme Performance Cessna engine upgrade kits across the U.S. and to 10 other countries around the world. “We are very happy with our overall sales and with the variety of products installed […]
90 years and counting…
PHOENIX, Arizona – Third generation family owned businesses are not very common these days, much less one that has been in business and prospered for 90 years. Cutter Aviation is one such business. William P. Cutter started the company in 1928 when he flew into Albuquerque as a traveling barnstormer, met a girl and knew […]
A 100-hour inspection in one day
BOISE, Idaho — Western Aircraft now offers one day, 100-hour inspections for Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. A Pilatus Authorized Service Center, Western Aircraft performs more than 250 PC-12 inspections annually, according to company officials. An average 100-hour check on a Pilatus PC-12 takes approximately three business days. “Our team at Western has achieved this milestone by […]
Maintenance programs for piston aircraft introduced
COOPER CITY, Florida — Just launched in response to the increasing cost and maintenance requirements in the $219 billion general aviation marketplace is the AeroEngine Protection Corp. (AEPC). For protection against unexpected, costly maintenance expenses for piston engine aircraft, AEPC introduced a family of Piston Engine Service Programs (PESP). According to company officials, PESP minimizes the risk […]
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics expands Youngstown campus
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics cut the ribbon on its $1.3 million expansion of its campus in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2017. In 2016, PIA invested $1.3 million in its purchase of the site and construction of a new two-story teaching facility at its Hangar 3 site. This new facility includes electrical and welding classrooms, an aeronautics […]
Girard receives Master Mechanic award
Dave Girard, technical sales manager at West Star Aviation has received the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award for 50 years as a mechanic. “I am humbled to have received this award from the FAA,” he said. “I started in this business as a teenager and now I work with an excellent group of experienced aviation […]
New book, Engine Management 101, now free online
Superior Air Parts is making its new book, “Engine Management 101,” available as a free flip-book download. “We were overwhelmed by the response we received to Engine Management 101 at our forums during Oshkosh,” said Scott Hayes, VP, Sales and Marketing. “We handed out every one of the 700 copies we had available to forum attendees […]