The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Redbird VTO full motion helicopter trainer as an Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD). This approval will allow pilots to credit a portion of the time spent training in the VTO towards the aeronautical experience requirements for the pilot certificate or rating being sought. For example, private pilot […]
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Duncan Aviation’s First Honeywell TFE731 CZI Event Lands in Lincoln
With the most up-to-date industry tooling and training, Duncan Aviation is fully equipped to perform heavy CZIs (Core Zone Inspections) as the first set of Honeywell TFE731 engines scheduled for MPI/CZI arrives at the company’s Turbine Engine Overhaul Facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. The engines came off a Bombardier Learjet 45 managed by Jet Linx Omaha. […]
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS RECORD JUNE TRAFFIC
During June, 528,383 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 7.3 percent compared to June 2016. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 2 percent from the same period last year. The traffic leader in June was Delta Air Lines with 132,106 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding […]
Frontier Airlines to Launch Service to Six New Cities from T.F. Green Airport
Frontier Airlines will launch new low-fare service between T. F. Green (PVD) and six new cities starting this fall. Frontier will celebrate the new service with fares as low as $39* at flyfrontier.com. The new cities from Providence include the following: Charlotte N.C.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Miami, Fla; New Orleans, LA; Tampa, Fla. and Raleigh […]
Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Nebraska, Facility Welcomes New Safety Specialist
Duncan Aviation announced that Nick Hansen has accepted the Safety Specialist position at the company’s Lincoln, Nebraska, facility. This position is integral to ensuring the safety of Duncan Aviation team members and clients, and Hansen relies on the leadership skills he developed in his nine years in the United States Marine Corps to help team […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Wins Airport Innovation Award
The Airport Innovation Accelerator – established by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) as a hub for innovation to drive creative approaches and build airports of the future – has selected Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to receive the second annual Airport Innovation Award for its creative work to improve the passenger experience and […]
Lee County Port Authority Names Shawn Chamberlain Police Chief
The Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) has named Shawn Chamberlain as chief of the Airport Police Department, responsible for public safety and security at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers. Chamberlain comes to LCPA with more than 19 years of law enforcement experience. Most recently, he served as the deputy chief […]
Michigan Governor Makes Initial Appointments to UAS Task Force
Governor Rick Snyder announced the initial appointments to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force. Housed within the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the 27-member task force will develop statewide policy recommendations on the operation, use, and regulation of unmanned aircraft systems in this state. Individuals were nominated by their respective associations/departments for consideration by the […]
Duncan Aviation Installs Upgraded Rockwell Collins TDR-94D in Piaggio P-180
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that its Satellite Avionics Shop in Sacramento, California, has upgraded a Rockwell Collins TDR-94D for a Piaggio Avanti P-180, bringing the aircraft into compliance with the FAA’s mandate for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out. Using the Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for Part 23 aircraft developed by […]
Groom Aviation Taps Wichita Talent for Communications Role
The Florida-based consulting firm, Groom Aviation, today announced its expansion of the team with the addition of a Communications Director, Rebecca Groom Jacobs. Jacobs joins Groom Aviation following a three-year tenure at the renowned advertising agency, Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) in Wichita, Kansas. Prior to SHS, she served on the marketing team at Piper […]
