CAV Ice Protection’s patented TKS™ system for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) is scheduled to enter service with Cessna’s new single-engine TTx aircraft as early as the fourth quarter of 2013, or early 2014. “The Cessna TTx can now be ordered with the optional CAV Ice Protection FIKI system,” said Jodi Noah, Senior Vice President, […]
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Aeronautical Grants Announced for 10 Tennessee Airports
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announces earlier federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $2.3 million have been approved for 10 Tennessee airports. Airports receiving grants include : Cleveland (Bradley County) – Cleveland Regional Jetport Jackson (Madison County) – McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport Cleveland (Bradley County) – Hardwick Field Lawrenceburg (Lawrence County) – Lawrenceburg/Lawrence County Airport Fayetteville (Lincoln […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER AND NATA TO HOLD ANNUAL TAX SEMINAR IN CHICAGO AUGUST 6th – 7th
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc. and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) are pleased to announce that they are partnering again this year to offer the Commercial Operators Tax Seminar, titled, “Back to Basics”. This year’s Tax Seminar will be held in Oak Brook, Illinois on August 6-7, 2013. Unique from other seminars and […]
Astronics Names Dale Farr as Max-Viz Rotary Sales Manager
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO), a provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, has named Dale G. Farr (shown at right) as rotary sales manager for the company’s line of Max-Viz Enhanced Vision Systems. “Dale brings to Astronics more than 30 years of civilian and military rotary-wing experience, flying multiple helicopters in […]
TSA Misses another Deadline to Finalize Repair Station Security Rule
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) once again failed to meet its deadline to finalize the repair station security rule. Expected last week, TSA’s inaction means the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still faces a moratorium on certificating foreign aviation repair stations, plaguing the industry since 2008. During a March 14 oversight hearing before the House Transportation Security Subcommittee, […]
SOLAR IMPULSE SUCCESSFULLY LANDS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Solar Impulse has successfully completed the second-to-last leg of its Across America mission by landing at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Sunday, June 16 at 12:15 a.m. EDT. The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg used an unprecedented flight strategy to arrive in Washington D.C. on time despite difficult weather conditions […]
New England Aerospace, Defense Companies Land at Paris Air Show
Six Vermont companies with ties to the aerospace and defense industries are in Paris this week for the International Air Show. Representing Vermont at the world’s oldest and largest trade show connecting commercial and military suppliers with potential customers, were AeroParts Plus of South Burlington; Concepts NREC of White River Junction; Liquid Measurement Systems of […]
Safegate Reaches 2 Million Dockings Per Year in the U.S. and Canada
Safegate Airport Systems, Inc., subsidiary of the Safegate Group, announces it has reached a new milestone in North America. With Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (A-VDGS) installed on more than 700 gates at airports throughout North America, the company estimates that 2 million aircraft will be safely docked this year using the automated system. “While airports around the world have long used Safedock A-VDGS […]
G650 Has First Private Jet Charter This Weekend
Early Friday morning at a private airfield outside Dallas, Texas, Gulfstream’s highly anticipated G650 took off on the world’s first ever charter flight for the brand new business jet. The G650 is the fastest jet in the world (beating out the Citation X by 3mph at 704 mph) and is capable of non-stop flights from […]
AAAE Elects Leaders for 2013-14 at 85th Annual Conference and Exposition
Mark Brewer, A.A.E., Airport Director of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, took office May 22 as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2013-2014. Brewer was one of six Executive Committee Members elected by the AAAE membership during the 85th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, held May 19-22 in Reno, Nevada and hosted […]
