By Scott Malta A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Phoenix Field Office is set to open sometime in December 2012 gand is part of the FAA Airports Division’s geo-balancing effort to both standardize and right-size their field offices across the country. The new Phoenix Office is the only new office to be opened in the […]
GippsAERO names JB Investments as Authorized Airvan Dealer
GippsAERO, the aircraft manufacturing arm of Mahindra Aerospace, has signed an agreement today appointing JB Investments, as the authorized GippsAERO dealer for Poland, Slovenia, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine and Bosnia. (Photo – from Left: Jan Borowski, CEO, JB Investments, Wojciech Jeziorski, Sales Manager, JB Investments and Dr Terry Miles, CEO, GippsAERO). […]
FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Israel complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based on the results of an October FAA review of Israel’s civil aviation authority. Israel is now upgraded to Category 1 from the Category 2 safety rating the country received […]
13th Annual Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Seminar is CAM Approved
Conklin & de Decker will host their 13th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 5-6, 2012 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. This seminar was recently certified by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to be a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) accepted program allowing attendees to receive CAM credit for participating […]
Kansas State Student to Receive 5th Annual Conklin Scholarship at 2012 NBAA
Nicole Lordemann, a senior at Kansas State University in Salina Kansas has been selected to receive the fifth annual Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management scholarship. Conklin & de Decker, in association with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will present the award at the 2012 NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Florida on […]
Phoenix Deputy Aviation Director Wins Prestigious Award
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Deborah Ostreicher, Deputy Aviation Director for Public Relations, is the recipient of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 ATHENA Public Sector Award. The ATHENA Awards recognize women in the public and private sectors for their professional accomplishments, strong commitment to the community and mentorship of women. Ostreicher (shown at […]
Piper 3rd Quarter Revenue, Deliveries Up Again
During the third quarter of 2012, Piper Aircraft’s new aircraft revenue and deliveries continued to increase. Piper’s initiative to level-load factory production is reflected in the company’s steady delivery pace for the first three quarters of 2012. Revenue from new aircraft sales through the end of the 2012 third quarter grew to $106.9 million, compared […]
GippsAERO names Fraction Air as new dealer in Mexico
GippsAERO, a Mahindra Aerospace company, has signed an agreement today appointing Fraction Air S.A. de C.V as a GippsAero authorized dealer for Mexico. Fraction Air will provide new aircraft sales for the GippsAERO GA8 Airvan, an eight-seat utility aircraft that is well suited to the requirements of the Mexican market. “The appointment of Fraction Air […]
AOPA Disputes Brookings Institution Report on Aviation
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) believes that federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for general aviation (GA) airports should be preserved because of the important role these airports play within the national air transportation system. This is in stark contrast with a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution that recommends cutting […]
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Belfort AWOS Installed at Montana’s Deer Lodge City-County Airport
Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, has installed their AWOS AV at the Deer Lodge City-County Airport (38S), Deer Lodge, and Montana. The Belfort Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) provides pilots with Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Gusts, Temperature, Humidity, Dewpoint, Altimeter Setting, Density Altitude, and […]
