Coast Air Center, LLCÂ was selected by the City of San Diego for land lease development rights for a 9.4-acre commercial aeronautical development at Montgomery–Gibbs Executive Airport. Coast Air Center partnered with C&S as the design-build contractor to provide new corporate/business aircraft facilities, a new flight school facility and a fixed base operator (FBO). The […]
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Vulcanair Receives FAA Type Certificate, Deliveries to Begin Prior to Sun ’n Fun
Remo De Feo, CEO of Vulcanair, and Chris Benaiges, CEO of U.S. distributor Ameravia, announced receipt of FAA type certificate on December 20, 2017, for the Vulcanair V1.0. It was promised at AirVenture 2017 that Vulcanair would have the certification before the year’s end, and that goal has been met. This FAA certification elevates the […]
British European Aviation (BEA) Named Newest Piper Dealer
Piper Aircraft has announced the appointment of British European Aviation Group (BEA) as the exclusive Dealer for the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Channel Islands. These territories represent some of the most active private aviation markets in Europe. “As the exclusive leasehold owners of Wycombe Air Park, BEA has 24/365 access to a General Aviation […]
Bell V-280 Valor Achieves First Flight
Bell Helicopter announced that its V-280 Valor has achieved first flight. The V-280 Valor is a next-generation tiltrotor that is designed to provide unmatched agility, speed, range and payload capabilities at an affordable cost. This milestone represents exceptional progress on the V-280 development program and brings Bell Helicopter one step closer to creating the next […]
Daher congratulates two Polish TBM 930 owners for their round-the-world trip
Daher acknowledged the achievement of two Polish TBM 930 owners who circled the globe in their very fast turboprop aircraft during a four-week trip. Tomek Dudziak and Arjan Bakker flew most of their around-the-world expedition on flight segments south of the Equator, and many of their 26 stopovers in 25 countries were at UNESCO World […]
Daher TBM 910 Owner Presented with Unique Birthday Gift
Dr. John C. Taylor, OBE, owner of a Daher TBM 910 very fast turboprop aircraft, received a special present for his birthday last month: a formation flight with one of World War II’s most renowned fighter aircraft: the Spitfire Mark 1a. This unique photo shoot was arranged by David Fabry, the Chief Executive Officer of […]
US Sport Planes Appointed North American Distributor for Jabiru LSA Airplanes in North America
Effective immediately, In a move initiated by Jabiru North America, LLC, US Sport Planes of Denton, Texas has been appointed as the North American importer and distributor for Jabiru Light Sport Airplanes for North America. U.S. Sport Planes will be the exclusive importer and market the full line of LSA airplanes manufactured in Australia by […]
NASA Opens Project Mars Competition
Join NASA’s Orion and Space Launch Systems teams and SciArt Exchange in visualizing humans venturing into deep space, to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Interested college students and early career professionals worldwide are invited to submit short films and graphic art about this mission, what astronauts may see, and their dreams for the future […]
Textron Aviation Unveils New Large-Utility Turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier
Textron Aviation Inc. announced its new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and longtime Textron Aviation customer, has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry […]
Mooney Selects TKS Ice Protection System for M20 Ultra Series
Mooney International announced it has selected CAV Ice Protection to provide Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) certified TKS Ice Protection and support services for the single-piston Mooney M20 Ultra series aircraft. “Throughout the history of Mooney, we have installed and used CAV Ice Protection equipment. The TKS Ice Protection System has proven to be a […]
