Photos and Article by Kenn Potts On November 18, 1979, founders Pete and Sue Parish opened the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum known as the Air Zoo with nine aircraft. The name “Air Zoo” comes from the animal names of four of the aircraft in the collection which included the Wildcat, Hellcat, Bearcat, and the Flying […]
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Dassault To Highlight Falcon 8X, 900LX Trijets at Dubai; Falcon 6X Expected to Be Strong Sales Driver in Middle East
Dassault Aviation will showcase its ultra-long range large cabin Falcon 8X flagship and super versatile 900LX at this year’s edition of the Dubai Air Show, which opens on November 17 at Dubai World Central. Dassault will also be leveraging the event to promote its new ultra widebody Falcon 6X, currently in development. A full-scale cabin […]
Data on the Fly Event In NC Uses Aviation to Inspire Students, Honor Gold Star Families
Photo above – Karen Allen and Don Koch, SAS employees that have been instrumental in developing the successful Data on the Fly program. Data on the Fly, an event sponsored by SAS that uses aviation to inspire students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers, returned to the North Carolina DOT’s Division of Aviation […]
Premier Aircraft Reaches 1,800 Aircraft Sales Milestone
Premier Aircraft Sales achieved a record milestone Nov. 4, selling 1,800 aircraft since the company was founded 16 years ago. The mark was set with a DA62 sale – the second such DA62 Premier has sold in the past 30 days. “We’ve sold more Diamonds than any North American dealer, so it’s appropriate that we […]
Cirrus Aircraft Revolutionizes Passenger Safety through Autonomous Flight with Safe Return Emergency Autoland
Cirrus Aircraft has ushered in a new era of innovation with the introduction of Safe ReturnTM – a revolutionary emergency autoland system that enables passengers to land the Vision JetTM with just the touch of a single button. Once activated when available, Safe Return assumes control of the aircraft and transforms the Vision Jet into […]
Piper Announces New M600 SLS; First GA Aircraft to be Standard Equipped with HALOTM Safety System and Autoland Capability
Piper Aircraft announced today, the next generation M Series aircraft – the M600 SLS, standard equipped with the new HALOTM Safety System – enhancing Safety, Luxury, and Support for one of the world’s leading personal use, Basic Med compliant aircraft. It will now also be the first general aviation aircraft in the world to be […]
Airbus Helicopters to Highlight the H130 and H145 at AMTC
Airbus Helicopters Inc. will showcase its emergency medical rotorcraft at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) Nov. 4-6 in Atlanta, Georgia. On display will be two of the most powerful and versatile helicopters used by air medical operators, the twin-engine H145 and single-engine H130. As the market leader for air medical helicopters in North America, […]
Spirit Airlines Announces Upcoming Order of 100 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft
Spirit Airlines has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 100 new Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, together with the option to purchase up to 50 additional aircraft. The MOU includes a mix of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 models. These aircraft are planned for delivery through 2027. […]
Williston Basin International Airport Opens; Burns & McDonnell Completes Multiple Design & Construction Projects
The Williston Basin International Airport (XWA) in North Dakota is open with flights beginning on Oct. 10. Burns & McDonnell served as the designer of record and on-site construction representative for several projects for the ground-up construction of the airport, which was constructed to serve increased commercial aircraft traffic and support the growing economy. The […]
STARS Takes Delivery of Third H145 from Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters Canada has delivered a new twin-engine H145 to nonprofit air ambulance provider STARS as part of a fleet replacement initiative for nine new H145 aircraft. This helicopter marks the third delivery to the nonprofit air ambulance provider and is its first H145 to operate out of its Saskatoon base in Saskatchewan. “We made […]
