Vero Beach, Fla., Feb. 21, 2012 – Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2011 with increased revenue from new aircraft sales of $131.2 million, up more than nine percent from $120.2 million a year ago. The increase was fueled primarily by a favorable mix of Piper’s flagship single-engine Meridian turboprop deliveries in 2011. Piper delivered 32 new […]
Direct Air to offer flights from Lakeland to Biloxi
Direct Air, a scheduled indirect air service with a base operating in Lakeland, FL and corporate headquarters located in Myrtle Beach, SC announced last week the introduction of year-round air service between Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida and Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, Mississippi. Tourism and Casino officials applauded the decision. The nonstop ninety-minute flight service will […]
AOPA Launches MyFlightTraining Website
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has launched the new MyFlightTraining website, designed to be a powerful tool for student pilots to help them through flight training and track their progress. MyFlightTraining takes the content of Flight Training magazine and personalizes it for students anywhere in their flight training curriculum. “Learning to fly is always […]
CHILDREN’S BOOK EDUCATES ABOUT AVIATION WITH LAUGHTER AND FUN
Hop on board the aircraft, fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Join Red Redmond and his mischievous dog Pilot as they sneak their way into the underbelly of an airplane. Along the way, they learn plenty about the way an airport and a plane works, finding and naming all […]
Able Engineering Breaks Ground for MRO at Arizona’s Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for what will be the largest facility and private employer to-date at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona. The City of Mesa and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority recently reached agreement with Able Engineering to operate the facility as an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business. Mayor Scott […]
Piper Adds South American Dealer in Chile
Vero Beach, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 – Piper Aircraft, Inc. has named a distributor for its new airplane sales in Chile. Eagle South America S.A., located near Santiago at the Aérodromo de Chicureo and headed by General Manager Martin Andrés Busquets, will handle Piper sales in the South American country. "With more than 350 airports […]
DOT selects SeaPort for 4-year EAS contract
TheDepartment of Transportation announced its re-selection of SeaPort Airlines to continue essential air service to the Salina area for another four years. Although typical EAS contracts are awarded for two years, SeaPort proposed an option for a four-year term providing three daily flights, six days a week for an annual subsidy of $1,490,479. Letters recieved […]
FAA Rescinds Certification of Potomac AWOS
In the on-again off-again saga of, is it certified or is it not, the FAA has apparently, de-certified Potomac Aviation Technology Corporation’s (PATC) AWOS A and A/V. Although a request to the FAA for verification and comment wasn’t received prior to our publishing deadline, it appears the FAA released a letter to PATC in late […]
GENERAL AVIATION AWARDS LLC ANNOUNCED
The General Aviation Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the group has recently formed General Aviation Awards LLC. The seven member board of directors is made up volunteers who have agreed to take on the work of the awards program. Industry groups and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partner each year to recognize outstanding […]
Kansas Aviation Director Named Secretary in NASAO Special Election
Ed Young, director of the Kansas Division of Aviation has been elected Secretary of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in a special election held recently. Young, who has been the Kansas director since 2005, has been active in the association chairing the NASAO Land Use and Communication Committees. "NASAO plays a […]
