Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), a provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, announced it is working with Night Flight Concepts to offer JSSI Program options as part of a new service created for the Law Enforcement agency market. JSSI will offer its comprehensive Hourly Cost Maintenance Programs as part of […]
Author: Kim Stevens
Geico Skytypers Open 2016 Air Show Season at Tampa Bay Airfest
The GEICO Skytypers team opens its 2016 performance schedule March 19-20 at the Tampa Bay AirFest hosted by MacDill Air Force Base. The world-famous GEICO Skytypers aircraft will roar over air show crowds in six vintage SNJ trainers, the Navy’s variant of the single-engine plane that trained pilots of the “Greatest Generation”. The pilots demonstrate […]
Passero Associates Hires Youssef Elzein as Senior Project Manager, Airport Group
Passero Associates announced that Youssef Elzein, PE has joined the Dayton Office as a Senior Project Manager in the Airport Group. Elzien has more than 30 years of diversified experience in Airport project planning, design and analysis, and in Construction and Project Management. Elzein, prior to joining Passero, served as Project Manager at KLH Engineers, […]
Hartzell Teaches A&Ps How to Evaluate and Repair Minor Damage to Composite Propellers
Hartzell Propeller has created a series of how-to videos and a new field repair manual describing how to evaluate and repair Hartzell’s structural composite propeller blades when they suffer minor damage. A true composite propeller is made from carbon fiber or Kevlar. “Unlike aluminum or wooden blades, Hartzell’s composite propeller blades can be restored to […]
CAC Chair Receives Laurence P. Sharples Award from AOPA
Elliot Sanders, Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) Chair, received the Laurence P. Sharples Award recently from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). The annual award is the highest honor given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of general aviation, which characterized the life of Laurence P. Sharples, one of AOPA’s […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor Offers Self-Guided Tour
America’s Friendliest Airport® has gotten friendlier and now offers a great opportunity for students, families, friends, and others to explore and learn about the airport, its amenities and surrounding landmarks through fun, self-guided tours. Individuals and school groups can see what there is to do at America’s Friendliest Airport® by visiting a special section of […]
Astronics Max-Viz Commends FAA for Supporting Enhanced Vision Systems to Improve GA Safety
Astronics Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Astronics Max-Viz, commended the FAA’s General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) for recent statements in support of enhanced vision technology to improve general aviation safety in situations involving weather, night, smoke and other obstructions to vision. Max-Viz develops Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) that enable increased pilot visibility, especially in […]
ATP Flight School Orders 15 Additional Piper Archers
Piper Aircraft has announced the order of 15 additional Archer TXs to ATP Flight School. The delivery comes as part of the original three-year agreement made in April of 2013 for up to 100 aircraft. ATP, America’s largest flight school, specializes in airline pilot training and pilot career development. The school initially agreed to purchase […]
E190-E2 Heralds a New Era in the 130-Seat Jet Segment
Embraer, the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats, took a step last week in the consolidation of its leadership by presenting the E190-E2, the first E2 jet – Embraer´s second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. The aircraft´s maiden flight is scheduled for the second half of 2016, with […]
Woolpert Selected to Provide GIS Services to San Francisco International Airport
Woolpert has been awarded a five-year contract to provide on-call geographic information system (GIS) services for San Francisco International Airport (SFO), it was announced today. Woolpert Project Director Mark Ricketson said the work could involve GIS data collection, compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport GIS standards and implementing strategic planning services. The project also includes […]
