After five years of display flying, Trig Aerobatic Team pilots Richard Grace and Dave Puleston have finally landed their bright yellow Pitts aircraft for the last time. This marks an exciting change in direction – both pilots remain committed to working with Trig Avionics and promoting their products under a new venture – Ultimate Warbird […]
International News
Trig Avionics Opens New Office in Amersfoort
Trig Avionics has officially opened its new European Office, in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. Trig manufactures certified communication, navigation and surveillance equipment for general aviation. This location will host a European Sales, Support and Manufacturing operation. Trig CEO, Andy Davis said, “This is a really significant day for Trig. As a growing company this new […]
Continental Motors Group and Qingdao Jiutian International Flight School Announce a Jet-A Engine Fleet Conversion Program for Its 21 C172 Aircraft
Continental Motors Group announced that they have signed a fleet conversion agreement with Qingdao Jiutian International Flight School. This converts their current fleet of Cessna® 172 aircraft equipped with gasoline engines, to Jet-A burning engines manufactured by Continental Motors®. Furthermore, after receiving extensive technical training, Qingdao Jiutian International will become a Master Installation Center for […]
Bell Appoints Independent Representative in North America
Bell announced HelicoStore, a Quebec based company, as the first Independent Representative in Canada. “Bell’s independent representative family allows us to best serve our customers around the world and we believe our friends at HelicoStore will be a great addition to this network allowing us to enhance our customer experience and expand our commercial business […]
Hartzell Providing Customized, Optimized Props for Eviation’s Electric Commuter
Eviation Aircraft, a global manufacturer of all-electric air mobility solutions, has selected Hartzell Propeller, Inc. as a development partner for Eviation’s debut aircraft, the all-electric Alice. With zero-emissions and 100 percent battery-electric solution, the Alice Aircraft will be test flown at the 53rd Paris Air Show in June 2019. Under the terms of the development […]
Hartzell Propeller Appoints Wuhan Hangda Aero as Service, Support Center in China
Hartzell Propeller appointed the Wuhan Hangda Aero & Technology Development Co., LTD as a Service and Support Center in the People’s Republic of China. Wuhan Hangda Aero is located in Dongxihu District of Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, China. It was founded in 2000 and established as a Part 145 Repair Station with […]
Quest Aircraft Appoints New Sales Representative for Australia and New Zealand
Photo above -Â Paul Branham, Vice President of Special Projects for Quest Aircraft, and Homer Constantinides, Managing Director at Airflite, shake hands after the announcement at NBAA 2018. As a part of Quest Aircraft Company’s continuous efforts to provide an industry-leading global sales and support network, the company announced today the appointment of Airflite Pty Ltd […]
Quest Aircraft Appoints New Sales Representative for Mexico
Photo above -Â John Hunt, Quest VP of Sales for the Americas, stands with Avemex executive leadership at NBAA 2018, after the announcement. Quest Aircraft Company announced the appointment of Avemex as the authorized sales representative for Mexico, a move that demonstrates the Kodiak manufacturer’s commitment to growth in Latin America. Avemex is based out the […]
Alsim Opens New Florida Demo Center and Sim Lab
Alsim has once again expanded its presence in North America with a new joint Alsim/Cirrus Aviation demonstration center and simulation lab in Florida. The new facility at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport contains Alsim’s latest simulation products including the AL172 and AL250. This mix of both generic and type-specific simulators with Alsim’s High Definition Visual Systems […]
British and U.S. Elected Officials Call for Bilateral GA Agreements
In a Sept. 26 joint letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), members of both Congress and Parliament argued that recognition of each other’s new medical standards would help benefit general aviation. Additionally, the letter urged the authorities to explore ways to […]
