The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released its much anticipated 2018 fly-in locations. The popular two-day events will kick off June 15 and 16 in Missoula, Montana, then head to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sept. 14 and 15; Carbondale, Illinois, Oct. 5 and 6; and Gulf Shores, Alabama, Oct. 26 and 27. Each […]
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Young Musician Performs First Solo Flight
The overlap in skills between music and aviation was evident recently at the Piper Memorial Airport, when violinist William Knauth completed his first solo flight at AvSport of Lock Haven. William, 18, a recipient of the Flying Musicians Association Solo Scholarship, completed this landmark achievement after two months of training, with an accumulated 10.2 hours […]
Duncan Aviation’s Satellite Avionics Facilities to Offer Quick, Flat-Rate LoPresti Light Installations
Duncan Aviation’s satellite avionics shops and workaway stations are collaborating with LoPresti Aviation to offer customers quick, flat-rate installation of the BoomBeam High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting system on a variety of business aircraft. “We are in the process of developing flat-rate pricing for the BoomBeam lighting system and will be offering these flat rates […]
Primera Air Continues to Show Rapid Growth as it Enters U.S. Market
Primera Air today announced that during the first eight months of 2017, the company increased its total earnings by 16.3% and its revenues per available seat by 12.1% compared to the same period last year. Primera Air has also shown compelling performance regarding ancillary revenue that has grown by 3.11%, reaching income of 9.36 million […]
BRS Aerospace Positions Installation Network for Cessna 172/182 Aircraft Parachute Recovery Systems
BRS Aerospace has established a nationwide Cessna Parachute System Authorized Installation Network to handle whole aircraft parachute installations on the sizeable Cessna 172 and 182 single-engine piston powered fleets. “The network of factory-approved installation centers are all equipped and qualified to install the BRS Aerospace whole aircraft parachute recover systems in 172s and 182s providing […]
New Study Reaffirms: Business Aviation Key to Success for Well-Managed Companies
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed a new study of S&P 500 companies, showing that by a host of measures, the use of business aviation is the sign of a well-managed enterprise among America’s most highly valued and well-respected companies. “This report reaffirms what study after study, from one decade to the next, have […]
NATIONAL AIRCRAFT RESALE ASSOCIATION PANEL SELECTED TO PRESENT AT NBAA BACE 2017
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) has been selected to present a panel discussion at the upcoming National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) event to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 10-12, 2017. NARA will have four of its members participate in the session titled, 7 Pitfalls to […]
Innovative NFlightMic Converts Consumer Headsets to Aviation Use
NFlight Technology LLC has announced its new NFlightMic, an aviation microphone that converts a consumer headset into an aviation headset. The company says that until now, pilots were forced to purchase expensive aviation headsets, even when they may already have a good audio-only set. The universal compatibility of the NFlightMic allows pilots to use the […]
GAMA Marks Over 40,000 Aircraft Equipped with ADS-B
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomed the recent news that as of September 1, rule-compliant Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment is now on board over 40,000 aircraft flying in the United States. Air traffic control system modernization activities are accelerating worldwide. It is vital that aircraft owners begin to make informed decisions about how […]
FAA Brings Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower to Key West
A mobile air traffic control tower has arrived at Key West International Airport in Florida after a road trip down the East Coast by trailer from Hartford, CT. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repositioned the fully-equipped tower to provide air traffic services for all of the aircraft operating in and out of Key West that […]
