U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, today announced that his Pilot’s Bill of Rights (S.1335) has been officially signed into law. Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year. In the Senate where the bill […]
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BELFORT INSTRUMENT COMPANY LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE
Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, has redesigned its web site with more information and expanded features. The Belfort site, www.belfortinstrument.com/ provides not only information on a wide range of meteorological sensors but also lists system solutions for various weather measurement systems. The Belfort Online store […]
Hawaii Infrastructure to Get $92.8 Million for Capital Improvement
Governor Neil Abercrombie has announced the release of more than $92.8 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) designed to maintain, upgrade and expand transportation infrastructure across Hawaii. The Governor said Hawaii’s highways, airports and harbors are essential to island commerce and their way of life and everyone depends on the daily reliability and functionality […]
Aeronautics Grants for 6 Tennessee Airports
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced recently that federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $314,077 have been approved for six Tennessee airports. Airports receiving grants include : Beech River Regional Airport (Henderson County) McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (Madison County) General DeWitt Spain Airport (Shelby County) Monroe County Airport Johnson County Airport Wolf River Airport (Fayette […]
Piper Names Aircraft Dealer for Republic of Korea
Piper Aircraft named Korea Business Air Service Co., Ltd. as the company dealer for new aircraft sales in the Republic of Korea. The South Korean market is the latest addition to the growing international network of Piper Aircraft dealers. "As Piper re-enters the Korean marketplace, we are delighted to appoint Su-dong Lim and Korea Business […]
David Mould Joins Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority as Vice President for Communications
David Mould (Pictured at right) was confirmed today by the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority as the Vice President for Communications. “David brings to the Airports Authority key skills at the right time as we move forward with the Dulles Rail Project and advance our Airports in the region,” said Jack […]
Finnish Meteorological Institute Chooses Vaisala Weather Radars
Vaisala has signed a contract with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) for the delivery of three weather radars and the related services. The new dual polarization weather radars will replace three FMI’s current radars, and they will be taken into use during 2012-2013. The total value of the contract is 3.2 million euros, including an […]
GippsAero Successfully Completes First Flight of New Turbo-Prop Aircraft
GippsAero, the Australian aircraft manufacturer and subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, has successfully completed the first flight of its new aircraft, the GA10. The aircraft, which is the first single turbo-prop to be designed and developed in Australia, is a 10 seat multi role aircraft based on the very successful GA8 AIRVAN utility aircraft. The […]
J.A. Air Center Announces the ZERO Downtime Garmin G1000 King Air Retrofit
J.A. Air Center today announced a ZERO downtime program for King Air operators looking to upgrade to the Garmin G1000 avionics suite. J.A. Air is one of a select group of authorized dealers specifically approved for the G1000 retrofit installation program and the only one to offer the ZERO downtime option. The program allows customers […]
Piper Exhibits at Salon de l’Aviation Générale de Cannes
Piper Aircraft Inc. and Winters Aviation, its authorized aircraft dealer in France and Belgium, will exhibit three M-Class single-engine turboprop Meridians at the 6th Cannes International General Aviation Exhibition June 7-9 at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (LFMD). "Piper is looking forward to working in partnership with Winters Aviation at the Cannes AirShow, the only pure general aviation […]
