Attempting the First Round-The-World Solar Flight to inspire innovation and encourage the use of clean technologies, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg successfully landed at the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on Tuesday March 31st. The airplane departed from Myanmar for the fifth leg of its epic circumnavigation on Monday March 30th […]
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Lightspeed adds expanded Bluetooth capability to Sierra headset
Lightspeed Aviation has announced that it has added Bluetooth audio capability to their entry level Sierra headset, making the entire Lightspeed® line of aviation headsets fully compatible with Bluetooth cell phone, music, and audio alerts from aviation apps installed on Bluetooth-capable devices. “Sierra already enabled pilots to use a cell phone via Bluetooth. By adding […]
Duncan Aviation Expands NDT Services to Helicopter Operators
Duncan Aviation has been providing non-destructive testing (NDT) services to business aircraft for more than 20 years. Because NDT tooling and requirements are the same no matter what material is being tested, they are now extending this experience and expertise to helicopter operators. Along with the appropriate maintenance manuals and documentation, helicopter operators can remove […]
Aviation Associations Asking Congress for Full Contract Tower Funding
A coalition of aviation groups, including the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) have written leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars, and made a simple request that language be included in a Federal […]
FAA Forecast Sees Continued, Steady Growth in Air Travel
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an annual aviation forecast last week that shows the nation’s aviation system will continue to grow over the next two decades with greater numbers of people expected to fly more miles each year. “The improving economy continues to bode well for the health of the U.S air transportation system,” […]
Bell Helicopter Opens New Tokyo Office, Delivers 412EP to Nishi Nippon
Bell Helicopter announced the delivery of a Bell 412EP to Nishi Nippon Airlines Co., Ltd. The sale and delivery are the first conducted through Bell Helicopter’s new office in Tokyo. A delivery ceremony was held at the customer’s facility near the Fukuoka airport yesterday. “We honor our long-standing relationship with Nishi Nippon Airlines, and I […]
Duncan Aviation’s Next Free NextGen Seminar in Dallas April 7
Duncan Aviation has announced the time and location for its next free NextGen seminar, which will work well for those heading to Dallas for the AEA International Convention and Trade Show April 8-11. The day before the convention, Tuesday, April 7, Duncan Aviation will host a free NextGen Seminar at the Embassy Suites (3880 W […]
American Propeller Appointed Hartzell Service Facility for Western U.S.
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has appointed American Propeller Service as a Recommended Service Facility. American Propeller, of Redding, Calif., covers a large area of the western United States with its fleet of transport vehicles offering propeller pickup and delivery services. “American Propeller and its parent company, Ameritech Industries, have excellent reputations and we are delighted to […]
SITA PROVIDES SMART TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK A BAG LIKE A PARCEL
Accurate information on the current location of passengers’ baggage is now available to airlines and airports with SITA’s BagJourney. SITA has harnessed the 2.5 billion data messages, which it manages for the global airline and airport community in its BagMessage service, to provide smart solutions that allow bags to be tracked like parcels. Every day […]
Piper Delivers Archer Trainers to Malaysian Flying Academy
Piper Aircraft, Inc. recently delivered four new Archer training aircraft equipped with Garmin G500 avionics to the Malaysian Flying Academy, Malaysia. “Our cadets are eager to begin flying these four new Piper single-engine trainers. The G500 avionics package is ideally suited to the training curriculum offered by our academy,” said Captain Stephen Terry, Principal of […]
