Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. The freighters will upgrade Etihad’s freight capacity by deploying the most efficient cargo aircraft available in the market. This order of the A350F sees the national carrier of the UAE expanding […]
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Satcom Direct Equips First Special Mission Aircraft with Plane Simple® Ku-Band Terminal
Satcom Direct has confirmed the first installation of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple® antenna on a special mission aircraft. The Plane Simple Ku-band variant is being installed on a Brazilian-registered Embraer EMB-110 for aircraft operator Fototerra, a company specializing in airborne geographic data capture. This also represents the first Plane Simple Ku-band installation for the […]
GAMA Welcome Six New Memberships
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the additions of AVEX Aviation, Elixir Aircraft and Game Composites as Members, AutoFlight USA as an Associate Member, and Eve Air Mobility and Wing as Associate Members EPIC. AVEX Aviation is based in Camarillo, California, and was founded in 1985. They specialize in the service and sales of […]
Ty Dubay Joins Skyservice as Chief of Staff
Skyservice™ Business Aviation has announced the appointment of Ty Dubay as Skyservice’s Chief of Staff. This new position at Skyservice will provide added support to the company’s strategic growth objectives and expansion plans. “Ty has an exceptional track record in delivering top-line results and operational accomplishments in business aviation,” said Ben Murray, President and CEO […]
EAA Facts and Figures Reflect a Record-Setting Year for AirVenture 2022
Photos by Andrew Stevens The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) released facts and figures indicating that this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI was a record-setting year. EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton said, “We introduced a tagline of ‘Unlike Anything Else’ for this year’s AirVenture event and 2022’s fly-in proved to truly be unlike anything […]
Dassault Aviation Certifies Dual HUD on Falcon 8X
The FAA and EASA have approved use of Dassault’s advanced dual head-up display known as FalconEye, on the company’s Falcon 8X very long range trijet, adding to the aircraft’s industry-leading low visibility operations capability. The dual HUD configuration will ultimately permit an EFVS-to-land capability in near zero-zero conditions, pending new EASA regulations. “The bottom line […]
TL North America, Distributor of TL Sport Aircraft, Expands Dealer Network
In response to growing demand, TL North America, the exclusive distributor of TL Sport Aircraft in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, announced the expansion of their dealer network across the U.S. with the addition of 2 new dealers. TL Ultralight, the manufacturer of the aircraft based in the Czech Republic, and TL North America […]
Honda Aircraft Company Expands Customer Service Capability as Fleet Grows
Photo above – Mr. Ryan McCartney (3rd from the left), Vice President and COO, Hillsboro Aviation, receiving the Authorized Service Center plaque from Mr. Amod Kelkar (2nd from the left), Head of Commercial Business Unit and Vice President, Customer Service of Honda Aircraft Company. Honda Aircraft Company has announced the addition of four new full-service […]
Precision Renews with Number One Helicopteres Guimbal
Photo above – Sarah Brazel and Bruno Guimbal Precision Support Services, LLC., has renewed its contract with Helicopteres Guimbal as the North American Distributor, following the announcement Guimbal has once again been ranked #1 in Vertical Mag’s Helicopter Manufacturers Survey globally for overall Customer Satisfaction, and with particularly high marks in North America. “We are […]
WAI Kicks off WomenVenture with Dynamic Breakfast for More Than 400 Attendees
Photo above – The backdrop for the 2022 WomenVenture Group photo was the Boeing 777-200ER ecodemonstrator. Photo: EAA WomenVenture Wednesday began with WAI’s Connect Breakfast, attended by more than 400 enthusiastic participants, sponsored by Avemco, United Airlines, and the Virginia Department of Aviation and took place at the Paul H. Poberezny Conference Center (PHP Tent). […]