Cirrus Aircraft has announced that new customer aircraft deliveries for the company’s best-selling SR Series showed steady growth and reached 380 aircraft in 2018, an increase of seven percent over 2017. The company also announced acceleration of production and delivery of the Vision JetTM – the world’s first single-engine Personal JetTM – with 63 aircraft […]
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Drone Light Show Returns to Night Sky at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
The dazzling drone light show that made its debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh last year is returning in 2019, with more than 100 lighted drones taking flight during the night air shows on July 24 and 27 during the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” The 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 22-28 at […]
HondaJet Most Delivered Aircraft in its Class for Second Consecutive Year
Photo above – The HondaJet Elite, original HondaJet and HondaJet APMG pictured at Honda Aircraft Company’s headquarters in Greensboro, NC. Honda Aircraft Company announced that the HondaJet was the most delivered aircraft in its class in 2018, based on numbers provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Last year, 37 HondaJets were delivered around […]
Oklahoma Aviation & Aerospace Awareness Day Set for March 19
The “AERO Oklahoma” Aviation & Aerospace Awareness Day at the State Capitol is set for Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. The purpose of Aviation & Aerospace Day is to recognize Oklahoma’s aviation and aerospace industry as a vital economic engine for our state. Due to an overwhelming response, booth registration […]
Oklahoma Announces 2019 State Aviation Art Contest Winners
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of twelve students that placed in the Oklahoma 2019 International Aviation Art Contest. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based on the year’s chosen theme. This year’s contest […]
Aviation Legend Commits to Major Gift at Colorado’s Exploration of Flight
Clay Lacy has piloted aircraft for over 55,000 hours, possibly more than any other human being in history. Now his legendary achievements as a pilot in commercial, business, military, racing and test flights will inspire a new generation of aerospace leaders at Wings Over the Rockies’ (Wings) Exploration of Flight Campus at Centennial Airport in […]
Young Aviators from Florida, California Receive EAA’s Initial Ray Aviation Scholarships
Nicole Blount of Lake Placid, Florida, and Max Davidson of Jurupa Valley, California, have received the initial Ray Aviation Scholarships of up to $10,000 from the Experimental Aircraft Association, allowing these young people to take flight training in their local regions and pursue their dreams of flight. The Ray Foundation has provided $1 million to […]
AOPA Welcomes Industry Veteran to Aviation Finance Team
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently welcomed Pamela Cooksey to the AOPA Aviation Finance team as an outside sales representative, where she will be taking on the role of Senior Account Executive. Cooksey brings with her 30 years of experience and was notably featured in American Banker Magazine in 1996, as one of […]
Hartzell Engine Technologies Breaks Ground on Addition to its Montgomery, Alabama Headquarters
Keith Bagley, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET), has announced that the company has held the official ground breaking of the 10,000 square foot addition to its headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama. When completed, the expansion will increase the total size of the HET campus to 86,000 square feet. “Hartzell Engine Technologies came to Montgomery in […]
Andy Richards Named Executive VP & COO of Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek Facility
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Andy Richards, a 22-year veteran of the company, has been named the new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its full-service facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. As Vice President of Modifications & Completions for the last seven years, Richards will be stepping into his new […]
