In advance of the annual MMOPA Convention, Hartzell Propeller released special pricing for the company’s five-blade composite propeller designed specifically for the Piper Aircraft Meridian and Piper’s new M500. The Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) convention begins here Oct. 5-9. The $49,000 list price includes the new five-blade Raptor™ light weight hub, ASCII Carbon […]
EAA Surpasses 200,000 Members
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the recreational aviation organization that began in 1953 as a group of individuals dedicated to grassroots aviation, has surpassed 200,000 members for the first time. “We reached this milestone by building on the legacy established by our founder, Paul Poberezny, who more than 60 years ago stated that all who […]
EAA’s Tom Poberezny Inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame
Tom Poberezny, a two-time former aerobatic champion and air show performer who later served as President, Chairman and CEO of the EAA and established the EAA Young Eagles program to encourage youth to become pilots, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame on October 1st along with three others in Dayton, Ohio. EAA […]
Duncan Aviation Aircraft Sales Team Releases Latest Business Jet Model/Market Summary
Duncan Aviation recently compiled and published a new edition of its Business Jet Model/Market Summary. The 3Q 2016 Edition of this quick reference guide is compiled to show the most recent published market pricing/valuation information from 2Q 2016 in an easy-to-use and easy-to-compare format. “We use this tool with our aircraft sales and acquisition clients […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Recognized for Carbon Reduction
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was recognized recently as a newly-accredited airport in the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) Airport Carbon Accreditation program. Airports attain this accreditation by managing and reducing their carbon footprint. In 2014, Phoenix Sky Harbor set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint 10% by 2020. Between 2014 – […]
Duncan Aviation is Named Exclusive US Partner for Integrated Smart Cabin Upgrade
Duncan Aviation has entered into an agreement to be the exclusive US distributor of INAIRVATION’s Integrated Smart Cabin Upgrade for Gulfstream 450 and 550 business aircraft. INAIRVATION, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and F/LIST GmbH, offers pre-engineered retrofit packages to replace factory-installed CMS (Cabin Management System) systems no longer in production. These innovative […]
Bag Fees Reach New High as Airlines Continue to Oppose Modest PFC Update
With the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today reporting more than $3.5 billion in baggage and reservation change fees flowing to airlines in the first half of 2016, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) once again questioned the continued opposition of U.S. airlines to updating an optional local airport user fee known as the […]
Federal Aviation Administration Dedicates New Tucson Control Tower
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today joined federal and local officials in dedicating the new, environmentally friendly air traffic control tower at Tucson International Airport. The new tower is 252 feet tall – about double the height of the old tower, which served the airport for 58 years. It provides air traffic controllers with better airfield […]
Hartzell 5-blade Swept Prop Popular with 30% of TBM Aircraft in Less Than 3 Years
Hartzell Propeller has delivered 230 advanced swept airfoil five-blade props for Daher TBM 700/850/900/930 aircraft, since FAA approval in 2014. The announcement was made in advance of the Annual TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention held recently in Phoenix, AZ. “Hartzell’s high performance structural composite propellers are now flying on roughly 30 percent of the […]
Greater Rochester International Airport Wins $40M Revitalization Award
Steve Baldwin Associates (SBA) announced that their client, the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) was one of two winners in Round 1 of New York State’s “Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization” competition. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement of the $40 million state award in Rochester on September 21 to a […]
