Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced a 48% increase in aircraft deliveries for 2018 as well as a 38% increase in total aircraft billings. Piper’s segment leading growth was distributed across both primary product lines, Trainer and M-Class aircraft. Global Piper trainer demand increased more than 50% YOY. Sales of the robust single engine Archer grew […]
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South Grand Lake Regional Airport Selects EPIC Fuels
South Grand Lake Regional Airport has selected EPIC Fuels as its new fuel supplier for its expanding facilities at 1K8 in Ketchum OK. The airport selected EPIC Fuels as its new avgas 100 LL and jet fuel supplier after an extensive review of suppliers revealed EPIC is best suited to meet the needs of the […]
Vermont Wing of Civil Air Patrol Helps Educate Local Students on Aviation Careers & Ops at Burlington International Airport
More than 40 fifth and sixth graders from the Orange Center School near Barre, Vermont, enjoyed an extensive introduction to aviation careers and the workings of their local international airport last week. The tour, organized under by the aerospace education program of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP)Â here, afforded the excited […]
Salina Kansas Airport Snares National Aerobatic Contest
Local promoters are doing loop de loops over news that Salina Regional Airport will play host to the 2019 U.S. Aerobatic Championships in late September. The seven-day event is expected to bring nearly 100 pilots to Salina, injecting the city with nearly $250,000 in direct economic impact. “We are ecstatic,” said Sylvia Rice, director of […]
Duncan Aviation’s Marika Brack Joins Avionics Installations Sales Team
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Marika Brack has joined the Avionics Installations Sales Team at its full-service facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. In her five years with the company, Brack has moved from Wellness Coordinator to the Benefits & Wellness Team Lead to Avionics Install Sales. Personally and professionally, Brack believes you have to […]
Aaron Aljets Joins C&S’s Great Lakes Aviation Practice
C&S welcomes Aaron Aljets, P.E., as a managing engineer in our Livonia, MI, office. Aaron joins our growing regional and national aviation practice, bringing 20 years of experience in the industry. He is focused on civil and airfield engineering, leading and coordinating design teams and designing airport projects for facilities ranging from large hub to […]
BRS Aerospace Develops Whole Aircraft Parachute Rescue System for Van’s RV-10
BRS Aerospace has developed a whole aircraft parachute rescue system on Van’s RV-10 homebuilt aircraft. The company is accepting orders for the system, which is priced at $25,990, plus shipping. The BRS ballistic powered parachute system can be retrofitted on flying aircraft or incorporated during the home building process. BRS Aerospace also offers the installation […]
Silver Air Adds Global Express with World-Wide Charter Service
Silver Air’s expanding fleet under PURE Jet Management continues to increase charter availability from the company’s various operations bases in the U.S. Adding a Global Express to its managed fleet in early 2019 adds to its growing collection of long-range heavy jets. A 360-view of the Global Express’s interior can be seen from here: https://goo.gl/Ra3duw. […]
AOPA Announces 2019 Partnership with Great Lakes Drone Company
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced its new partnership with the Great Lakes Drone Company, allowing AOPA to bring one-of-a-kind light shows to all three 2019 AOPA Regional Fly-In events. Each light show presentation will include more than 80 specialized drone aircraft taking to the sky for an amazing and entertaining light […]
My Home Away from Home is also a Winter Wonderland
by Andrew Stevens My home away from home is Oshkosh, Wisconsin where every year I travel to the world’s greatest aviation celebration, EAA’s Oshkosh AirVenture. It’s an experience unlike any other, a week-long event that, in short, highlights the newest and greatest in aviation and creates one of the most joyful experiences ever. It’s magical. […]
