The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published its first quarter 2019 aircraft shipment and billings report. Results showed increases across the airplane segments of the industry, but a slowdown in rotorcraft shipments compared to the first quarter of 2018. “While our rotorcraft segment experienced some headwinds, our airplane segment remains strong,” said GAMA President and […]
Month: May 2019
Falcon Practical Training Course Graduates 1,000th Trainee
The Dassault Training Academy recently graduated the 1,000th trainee from its Falcon Practical Training course, underscoring the growing popularity of this advanced, hands-on educational tool. “The real-life working conditions offered by the Practical Training Program make it the most useful and comprehensive program available from any OEM,” said Jean Kayanakis, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Customer […]
Washington’s Methow Valley State Airport Renovating Aircraft Parking
Pilots will have access to an updated tie down area after Methow Valley State Airport gets its long-awaited apron layout expansion. Work starts May 28 with plans for new spaces to open after approximately 30 days. Visiting pilots will not encounter any delays or runway closures while using the airport during the construction. However, pilots […]
EL AL Israel Airlines & Alaska Airlines Celebrate Expanded Global Partnership
EL AL Israel Airlines and Alaska Airlines today expanded their commercial relationship to include a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement. The agreement was signed by the CEOs of each airline at a ceremony soon after the arrival of the first EL AL flight from Tel Aviv to San Francisco and was attended by San Francisco Bay […]
Students Discover Aviation Careers at Van Nuys Airport
More than 1,200 students learned about aviation career opportunities at the 14th Annual “The Sky’s the Limit: Aviation Career Day” event at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, The Park VNY, Van Nuys Airport and The Valley Economic Alliance hosted over 40 exhibitors showcasing interactive and static aircraft displays, and students […]
Piper Aircraft Completes Delivery of Archer TX Aircraft to Coast Flight Training
Piper Aircraft has completed delivery of ten (10) new Piper Archer TX single-engine trainers to San Diego based, Coast Flight Training. The Garmin G1000 equipped Archer TX is the first in a series of new aircraft acquisitions Coast is undertaking to expand its fleet to meet growing training demand. These aircraft will primarily serve students […]
Sling Pilot Academy Formed To Meet Challenges of 21st Century Aviation Industry
Today’s news cycle is filled with stories about the need for properly trained pilots to meet an increasing demand that shows little signs of slowing — and every sign of not only greater demand, but a requirement for even greater skills from new pilots entering the industry. A new flight training academy, based on an […]
Gogo AVANCE L3 Factory Option for Pilatus PC-12 NG Production Aircraft
Pilatus has selected Gogo Business Aviation’s (NASDAQ: GOGO) latest inflight connectivity technology, Gogo AVANCE L3, as a factory option on new production PC-12 NG aircraft. The PC-12 NG becomes the first single-engine turboprop to have the L3 system installed at the factory and because the L3 includes Gogo Vision – it marks the first time […]
OxfordSaudia to use FRASCA Flight Training Devices at New Training Center
OxfordSaudia, a CAE Authorized Training Center has placed an order for two Level 5 Flight Training Devices (FTDs) from Frasca International, Inc. The two FTDs will be configured as DA40NG and DA42-VI aircraft and will be located at Dammam International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Both FTDs will feature high fidelity cockpits including Garmin G1000 NXi, […]
Major Change Approval for Stemme Glass Cockpit
Photo above by Simon Rainer On the 2nd of May the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA issued a Major Change Approval to Stemme AG with regards to the installation of the Garmin G3X Avionics including the Garmin Autopilot for its latest model Stemme Grand Tourer S12-G. This paves the way for the delivery of the […]
