Redbird Flight Simulations has released an updated and specialized version of their desktop flight simulator, the Jay Velocity Edition, to support schools that are investing in STEM education. Redbird created this highly robust simulator for demanding environments like middle and high schools, museums, and public access kiosks. The clean-sheet design prioritizes one thing for the […]
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Maintains Its High Bond Ratings
Moody’s Investors Service maintained Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s bond ratings on the Airport’s senior (Aa3) and junior (A1) liens. Moody’s upgraded the airport’s rental car bonds to ‘A2’ as a result of regular growth in transaction days, and strong bond coverage and liquidity. The ‘A2’ rating on the rental car bonds is the highest […]
European Debut of M600 Begins at AERO Friedrichshafen
Piper Aircraft Inc. and Piper Deutschland are collaborating to display the M600, the company’s flagship product, at the upcoming AERO Friedrichshafen 2017, to be held April 5-8. This will be the first time that an M600 has been on display at an event outside of North America. Following Aero Friedrichshafen, the M600 will embark on […]
Continental Motors Group® Announces New Factory and Global Investment Plan
Continental Motors Group® Ltd (CMG), an AVIC International Holding Corporation® company, announced it has chosen the city of Mobile, Alabama, USA for the first step of a 3-year global investment plan to take its manufacturing, customer service and engineering infrastructure to the next level. This first step will build a new, state of the art […]
Embraer delivers 400th Phenom 300 to Florida Charter Company EliteJets.com
Embraer Executive Jets recently delivered the 400th Phenom 300 to EliteJets.com, an air charter/taxi company, recently established in Naples, Florida. The recent delivery, held during a ceremony at Embraer’s Customer Center, in Melbourne, Florida, completes EliteJets.com’s all-new Embraer aircraft fleet, consisting of one Legacy 500 and four Phenom 300. EliteJets.com has also elected to participate […]
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Doolittle Raid on Tokyo
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the World War II Doolittle Raid with special presentations for youth and the general public by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, author, educator and granddaughter of General Jimmy Doolittle, leader of the famed Doolittle (Tokyo) Raid that took place, April 18, 1942. On April 17, from […]
New York Governor Announces Availability of $20 Million for Airport Infrastructure Improvements
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the availability of $20 million in new state funding to support safety improvements, modernize operations, and enhance the economic competitiveness of New York’s airports. This funding, provided under the Governor’s Airport Capital Grant Program, was included in the new $21.1 billion five-year State Transportation Plan. The Airport Capital Grant […]
Oklahoma Senator Introduces Fairness for Pilots Act
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus; and certified flight instructor with more than 11,000 flight hours, today introduced S. 755, the Fairness for Pilots Act, which broadens protections for general aviation pilots provided by Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of […]
Hartzell Propeller Reveals 100th Anniversary Activities and Air Show Schedule for 2017
Hartzell Propeller and its customers are poised to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary of designing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting propellers for tens of thousands of aircraft customers through the decades. “‘Built on Honor’ has been our mantra for a century,” said Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown, “and we plan to continue setting the industry’s very […]
Todd Green named Colorado Division of Aeronautics Program Manager
The Colorado Division of Aeronautics announced recently that it has selected Aviation Planner Todd Green as the organization’s Program Manager. In his new role as Program Manager, Green will provide direct oversight to the Division’s various programs including the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) Program, Airport Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Web-Based Information Management System (WIMS), […]
