Hartzell Propeller Inc. has translated key propeller owner manuals into Mandarin, the official spoken language of the People’s Republic of China. The propeller manuals cover a number of aircraft approved for flight in China by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). “This latest initiative by Hartzell Propeller demonstrates that the company is committed to […]
NEW GOODYEAR AIRSHIP ‘WINGFOOT ONE’ TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2015
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest airship, “Wingfoot One,” will continue a long tradition of Oshkosh Goodyear appearances with its inaugural visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 63rd annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in, is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. “Wingfoot One” is […]
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER INSTALLS BELFORT AWOS
Belfort Instrument Company has announced the installation of their AWOS at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (8OH9), Cincinnati, Ohio. Metro Aviation, Inc. is the aviation services provider for the medical center. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) provides pilots with FAA certified Altimeter Setting, visibility measurements as well as advisory wind and temperature […]
Zenith Hosts Cub Scouts
The week brought well over a hundred Cub Scouts to the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri, where the 7-10 year olds were able to get a good look at what goes into building and flying small airplanes. “It was a learning experience that was perfectly disguised as fun,” said Zenith President Sebastien Heintz. “They […]
ICON A5 Successfully Completes FAA Audit
On 11 June, FAA officials completed a comprehensive compliance audit at ICON Aircraft’s Tehachapi, California, facility. This allowed them to issue the first S-LSA airworthiness certificate for ICON’s A5 Light Sport amphibian. With this major milestone complete, ICON will now begin customer deliveries for its eagerly anticipated aircraft, which has a backlog of more than […]
Shutter Pilots Awarded FAA Exemption for Aerial Imagery
Last month Shutter Pilots was granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemption to operate drones for the use of aerial imaging and computer animation. Shutter Pilots was founded in 2014 by Mike Mabin, Ed Sargeant and Alexander Mabin. Shutter Pilots joins a small field of companies to have received an FAA exemption, as just over […]
AAAE’s Hauptli Honored for Innovation Efforts
AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli has been selected as one of Washington’s “Trending Association Leaders” by Bisnow Ventures. The group of association and non-profit leaders selected were chosen by distinguishing themselves in the past year by “driving growth, spurring innovation and advancing the missions of their organizations in extraordinary ways.” AAAE Chairman Jeff Mulder […]
QUEBEC AIRPORT AND SITA INTRODUCE WORLD’S FIRST AIRPORT WORKFORCE USE OF APPLE WATCH
Air transport IT specialist, SITA, and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) unveiled the world’s first use of the Apple Watch™ for an airport workforce. This is another in a series of world “firsts” for SITA Lab, SITA’s research and development team, which continues to pioneer new technology for the air transport community. The […]
Cirrus Aircraft Celebrates Delivery of 6,000th Airplane
Cirrus Aircraft announced its latest significant milestone: the customer delivery of its 6,000th new airplane. The accomplishment comes just 16 years after the company delivered its first production aircraft and on the heels of a strong 2014 performance where the SR-series of aircraft maintained its position as the best-selling four/five-place aircraft in the world for […]
Benjamin Dow Joins the Team at Jet Quest
Jet Quest announced that Benjamin Dow has joined the team as Director of Large Cabin Citation Sales and Acquisitions. Ben is a second generation aviation professional and was formerly the Director of Aircraft Sales at FirstFlight in Horseheads, NY. He has extensive experience in large cabin airplanes and brings that expertise to the team. Dow […]
