Spirit Airlines celebrated its growing Fit Fleet with a huge surprise for customers travelling on three different flights recently. Spirit’s new Airbus A321 took flight this morning as the airline’s 100th aircraft, joining the youngest, most fuel-efficient fleet in the U.S. In honor of the big addition, Spirit gave away $100 future flight credits, new […]
Raytheon completes modernization of the Nation’s busiest Air Traffic Control facility ahead of schedule
Raytheon Company has completed the modernization of the United States’ busiest terminal air traffic control facility six months ahead of schedule. Under the Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement program, known as TAMR, Raytheon replaced the software and hardware and more than 100 automation systems with the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System to support the increased […]
IDOT Announces 2017 Airport of the Year Recipients
Six airports have been selected as winners of the 2017 Airport of the Year award presented by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The awards were presented during the Illinois Aviation Conference in Champaign last week. Honored this year were Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois in Marion, Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, Macomb Municipal Airport in […]
U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect State, Local Authority on Drones
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) recently introduced the Drone Federalism Act, a bill to establish a process for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together to manage the use of recreational and commercial drones. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) anticipates there will be up […]
Piper Says M600 European Demo Tour a Huge Success
Piper Aircraft announced that the M600 demo tour, which began 6 weeks ago following Aero Friedrichshafen, has far exceeded the team’s expectations. The aircraft has proven its reliability and efficiency while completing 55 demo flights and nearly 100 hours. The market’s reaction has been nothing short of amazing, since the aircraft’s European debut at Aero […]
Airflite Named Newest Piper Dealer
Piper Aircraft and Airflite Pty Ltd announced today that they have signed an agreement for Airflite to become the exclusive Piper Dealer for Australia and New Zealand. Airflite currently owns 18 Piper Seminoles and Senecas. As a lessor, owner, operator, maintainer and parts supplier, Airflite is uniquely positioned to guide and support current and future […]
Piper M600 Achieves EASA Certification
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its top-of-the-line, single-engine turboprop, the M600. “This is the fifth certification the M600 has received in less than a year from aviation authorities around the world,” said Piper Aircraft CEO, Simon Caldecott. “The European certification is […]
GAMA/Build A Plane 2017 Aviation Design Challenge Winner Announced
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane today announced that Olney High School in Olney, Texas, is the winner of the fifth GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge. The challenge, created in 2013, promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) knowledge among U.S. high school students. As the prize, four students, one […]
Duncan Aviation’s Flight Department Earns Significant Safety Rating
After an audit by the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) earlier this year, Duncan Aviation’s Flight Department received its Stage III Safety Management System (SMS) Certification in April 2017. “The significance of this certification to Duncan Aviation is the independent recognition and verification that our SMS is not just operational but mature,” says […]
JSSI and Royal Jet Expand Relationship with Service Agreement MOU
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading independent provider of maintenance programs to the business aviation industry, and Royal Jet, an international luxury flight services provider headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have agreed to develop a maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) service center agreement at this week’s European Business Aviation Association Conference and […]
