Astronics Corporation has announced that an amended Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been approved for the Max-Viz 2300 Enhanced Vision System (EVS). Offered by Astronics’ wholly owned subsidiary Astronics Max-Viz and obtained in cooperation with AVIO dg in Calgary Canada, the STC covers multiple Textron and Leonardo Helicopter models, including AW109 and AW119 aircraft. With […]
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D-Day Squadron Adds US Coast Guard Flight Safety Officer to Protect Mission Success
The D-Day Squadron, part of the Tunison Foundation, has announced that Kevin Riley, United States Coast Guard Flight Safety Officer and MH-60T pilot, will fill the role of Technical and Flight Safety Coordinator participating as a volunteer in the Squadron’s mission. This mission, to return C-47 and DC-3 aircraft to Normandy, France to commemorate the […]
GPSIA Celebrates 25 Years of Making Air Travel Safer and More Efficient through GPS
The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) issued the following statement, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the FAA’s certification of the Garmin GPS 155, a device that for the first time enabled pilots to use Global Positioning System as their primary navigation source across all phases of flight — including approach to landing in poor weather conditions. […]
Southern Airways Acquires Mokulele Airlines to Become Largest Commuter Airline in the 50 States
Southern Airways, operator of 600 weekly flights across 20 cities, has acquired Hawaiian-based Mokulele Airlines. The deal is Southern’s third in the last four years, firmly cementing itself as America’s fastest growing airline. With established footprints in the Gulf South, the mid-Atlantic, and South Florida, Southern now adds Hawaii and California to its portfolio. Following […]
NAA Announces 11 Aviation and Space Achievements to Compete for 2018 Collier Trophy
The National Aeronautic Association has announced that 11 aviation and space achievements will compete for the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The Collier Trophy has been the benchmark of aerospace achievement for 107 years and is awarded annually for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America and has been bestowed upon some of […]
JSSI Business Aviation Index Reports Flight Activity Surges in 2018
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has released the JSSI Business Aviation Index for the fourth quarter of 2018 and reports year-to-date growth of 4.9 percent and an increase of 4.7 percent over the same period in 2017. The index tracks utilization of approximately 2,000 business aircraft worldwide and reports average flight hours flown on a […]
Gogo AVANCE L5 Flying on 500th Business Jet
Gogo Business Aviation has announced that its most robust and highest-performing system – Gogo AVANCETM L5 – has been installed and is now flying on 500 business jets. It took just 16 months to achieve the milestone from the date of the first installation – one of the fastest adoption rates of any inflight connectivity […]
C&S Announces New Aviation Practice Promotions
C&S Companies has announced that the following employees have been promoted to new roles in C&S’s aviation practice. Jeffrey Palin, P.E., LEED AP, is a vice president managing C&S’s aviation facilities architecture and engineering practice and agency construction management group. He has been with C&S for more than 30 years, managing a wide variety of […]
House Transportation Chairman Tells Aero Club – New Legislation Would Protect FAA from Shutdowns
By Michael J. Schoen Never again will the FAA be impacted by a government shutdown, if the recently-elected head of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has his way. This was Chairman Peter DeFazio’s key message on Friday, February 8th, during a wide-ranging speech to the Aero Club of Washington, DC. Addressing a ballroom packed […]
Aero Charting: New, Free, and it Does the Job
Eagle Cap Software has introduced its solution for the hobbyist flier, the pilot who enjoys the hundred-dollar hamburger but doesn’t like getting too techie. Aero Charting works on an iPad® and provides a moving map with vector aeronautical charts. It also allows custom route creation and integration with AOPA’s Internet Flight Planner. Brian Leutschaft, Product […]
