The Lee County Port Authority has announced that United Airlines will inaugurate new service between Fort Myers, Fla. and seven destinations this winter season. Starting Nov. 6, 2020, United Airlines will start nonstop daily service to Boston (BOS), Cleveland (CLE) and New York-LaGuardia (LGA) from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). On Dec.17, 2020, they will […]
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Sterling Flight Training Adds Frasca RTD™ to Program
Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL has placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD™). The RTD will be configured as Piper Archer G1000 with a wrap-around visual display system and is qualified as an FAA AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device). The device includes digital sound simulation and provides a high […]
ATP Flight School Takes Delivery of Six New Piper Archers and Signs Purchase Agreement for 100 Piper Trainers
ATP Flight School accepted delivery of six new Piper Archer TXs and renewed a 100-aircraft order with Piper Aircraft, Inc. ATP operates the largest fleet of 402 flight training aircraft, the majority of which are Pipers. Despite the setback from COVID-19, the airline industry anticipates a recovery and strong long-term demand for airline pilots. Over […]
Premier Aircraft Named as Cessna and Beechcraft Authorized Service Facility in Fort Lauderdale
Photo above – Premier technician Ezequiel Russian works on a 2020 Beechcraft Baron in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Premier Aircraft Service’s Fort Lauderdale site has been appointed as a service center facility for maintenance and repair work on Cessna and Beechcraft piston aircraft. “This designation enables us to expand our service center offerings and provide support […]
Premier Aircraft Selected as Exclusive Diamond Dealer for 19 U.S. States and Two Territories
Photo above – Four members of Premier’s Diamond sales team: (l-r) Jeff Owen, VP of Sales; Travis Peffer, Sales Manager and Business Development Director for Texas; Premier Founder Fred Ahles; David Seastead, Director of Maintenance for Texas. Premier Aircraft Sales has been selected as the exclusive Diamond Aircraft dealer for territories in the Northeast, Southeast […]
Aeronautical Decision-Making
By Captain Judy Rice Early in 2020, our lives changed when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Governors and state agencies issued emergency orders for the temporary closures of businesses and organizations in an effort to reduce the spread of this virus. All segments of the aviation industry have felt the impact. Transportation […]
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Adds 22 New Aircraft as Demand for Graduates Grow
Piper Aircraft and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (“Spartan”) announced an order for its first tranche of 22 factory-new training aircraft. To date, Spartan has taken delivery of 10 Piper Archers and 2 Piper Seminoles, with 10 additional Piper Archers expected to be delivered in Q4 2020. According to Beau Schrader, Spartan’s Chief Pilot […]
Aerospace Center for Excellence Awards $110,000 in College Scholarships
The Aerospace Center for Excellence, Inc. (ACE), home of the annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, awarded $110,000 in college scholarships to eight (8) top performing Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) graduates from the Class of 2020 at the Ceremony of Success event held June 11th at the Florida Air Museum. The Central Florida Aerospace […]
FAA to Hold Virtual Public Workshops on Florida Metroplex
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold 12 Virtual Public Workshops from June 3 to June 12 on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex project, the agency’s plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state. Residents can view the schedule and register to […]
Piper Aircraft HALO Safety System Certified on M600/SLS – First Garmin Autoland Equipped Aircraft to Receive Type Certification
Piper Aircraft announced that the company’s newest flagship, the Piper M600/SLS, has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its new HALO safety system -making it the first Garmin Autoland equipped aircraft in the world to receive certification. Deliveries begin immediately. Piper Aircraft, Inc. made the announcement today at the company’s headquarters […]
