The 2012-13 Missouri Airport Directory is now available. The flight-planning tool that provides facility information to pilots and users of Missouri’s system of public-use airports, is produced by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The directory is provided free-of-charge with funding for this and all state aviation programs coming from aviation fuel taxes and not from […]
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TSA’s Pistole Delivers Keynote at AAAE
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole delivered the keynote address during the AmericanAssociation of Airport Executives (AAAE) awards luncheon on Wednesday in Phoenix. The association wrapped up its four day event with the final banquet that evening. An estimated 2,000 delegates and exhibitors attended the 84th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition. The last […]
Max-Viz Enhanced Vision System Approval Near for Hawker Biz Jets
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30, 2012 – Max-Viz’s Enhanced Vision System for Hawker business jets in the field is on track for Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval within the next two months. Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support’s program for installation of Max-Viz EVS-1500 Infrared Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) on Hawker 750, 800, 850 and 900 series […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER RELEASE LATEST 2012 AIRCRAFT COST EVALUATOR VOLUME I
May 2012 – Orleans, MA — Conklin & de Decker has released the latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator for 2012, delivering the most up-to-date operating, benchmarking and ownership cost data available to the aviation industry. Aircraft Cost Evaluator is the most extensive operating cost database and is part of the family of aircraft operating and acquisition […]
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84th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition Opens in Phoenix
It Comes to 2 Life is the theme of this year’s 84th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition being held in Phoenix, Arizona Sunday April 29th – May 2nd. The conference officially kicked off Sunday evening with the Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Corporate Appreciation reception. New this year are the concurrent educational sessions which are […]
World War II Military Transport Plane, C-47 Dakota, Makes Final Leg of Voyage April 27-28 to New Home at Fantasy of Flight
POLK CITY, Fla. (April 27, 2012) – After a nine-month layover at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a World War II C-47 Dakota, will make the final leg of its voyage this weekend to its new home at Central Florida’s Fantasy of Flight, home to the world’s largest private collection of rare and […]
Eclipse Aerospace Meeting Stated Goals
Albuquerque, NM, April 25, 2012 — Since beginning operations in September 2009, Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) has advanced three corporate goals: returning parts, service, and support to the fleet; upgrading and delivering the originally intended features and capabilities of the aircraft; and returning the aircraft to production. EAI’s commitment to these three goals was further […]
FORTUNE 50 HEALTH CARE COMPANY ADDS BELFORT AWOS TO SUPPORT FLIGHT OPERATIONS
BALTIMORE, MD. – Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at their helipad in New Jersey. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, altimeter, visibility and cloud height on a graphical display, […]
Eclipse Receives Production Certificate from FAA for the Eclipse 550
Albuquerque, NM, April 25, 2012 — Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., manufacturer of the world’s first very-light jet (VLJ), today announced that it has received Production Certificate #550 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for production of the new Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet. Representatives from the FAA presented the production certificate to Cary Winter, […]
Avionics Magazine Names Nan Mattai Woman of the Year
Rockville, MD – April 25, 2012 – Nan Mattai, (shown at right) Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Rockwell Collins, has been named Avionics Magazine’s Woman of the Year. She will be recognized for her contributions to the aviation marketplace during the Women in Technology Awards Luncheon on June 4 in Washington D.C. Nan Mattai […]
