Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport recently announced the hiring of Scott Brownlee as its new Deputy Director. Mr. Brownlee was selected from among seventy-five candidates during a national search. He brings nearly three decades of commercial service and general aviation airport management experience to Arizona. “Scott Brownlee is an experienced and well-rounded aviation professional,” said J. Brian O’Neill, […]
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Duncan Aviation Transforms Challenger Aircraft
Duncan Aviation announced the completion of a fully customized Challenger 605 interior and exterior that took a former charter jet and transformed it into a proud company showcase for its new owner. The Interior Team and Paint Shop in Battle Creek, Michigan, started with a dated interior and exterior and completely redesigned, refurbished, and repainted […]
Passenger Traffic at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Grows in 2016 for Fourth Consecutive Year
Passenger traffic at Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in calendar year 2016 increased by 4.33% over 2015. This marks the fourth consecutive year for year-over-year passenger growth at SPI. 191,946 total passengers were reported to have flown through SPI during calendar year 2016 as compared to 183,975 in 2015. All of the airport’s regularly scheduled […]
JSSI and Constant Aviation Introduce ADS-B – FANS Solution
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the largest independent provider of maintenance programs to the business aviation industry, and Constant Aviation, a full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul business with a nationwide network, have teamed up to offer aircraft owners and operators a new upgrade program. The collaboration will help JSSI clients meet the compliance deadline for […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER INTRODUCES LIFE CYCLE COST RELEASE 17.1
Conklin & de Decker has announced LIFE CYCLE COST Release 17.1 is now available and includes five new aircraft as well as expanded engine costs which include the details of internal engine components that are cycle and time limited for fixed-wing engines. The most innovative and comprehensive aircraft budget & financial analysis tool in the […]
BAKER AVIATION RECEIVES WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS AND “10 OR MORE” PASSENGER APPROVAL
Baker Aviation, a full-service charter, aircraft management, and maintenance company, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has announced it has received its worldwide operations specifications and “10 or more” passenger approval from the FAA for their Part 135 Air Carrier Operation (FAA 135 # 7BAA817M). As part of receiving their worldwide operations specifications, Baker Aviation participated […]
Red Bull Air Race Championship Picks Hartzell Propeller for Another Year
For the fourth consecutive year, Hartzell Propeller will be the 2017 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, known as the new dimension of motorsports. The first race of the 2017 series is scheduled Feb. 10-11 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Hartzell will provide its three-blade structural composite propeller known as “The […]
Lightspeed Aviation’s Zulu 3 Headset Features New Levels of Comfort and Durability
Lightspeed Aviation, a leading manufacturer of premium aviation headsets and complementary pilot supplies has announced the launch of the Zulu 3 ANR headset. Zulu 3 builds on the performance and features that made the original Zulu and Zulu.2 popular choices for private and professional pilots worldwide, but adds a number of enhancements that result in […]
ANNUAL COMMERCIAL OPERATORS TAX SEMINAR SET FOR VIRGINIA IN JULY
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc. and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have announced that registration is open for their annual Commercial Operators Tax Seminar. This year’s seminar will be held in Chantilly, Virginia on July 14-15, 2015 and will cover the latest tax issues that commercial operators face every day. Unique from all […]
FAA Streamlines COAs for UAS Test Sites
The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week that it has made it simpler for the six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to conduct research by giving them “blanket” authorizations to fly public aircraft operations throughout the National Airspace System at or below 200 feet. The FAA expects this improved access for the test sites […]
