DAHER-SOCATA has posted video highlights of the air race challenge between its TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft and a World War II P-51 Mustang fighter, which occurred during the 2011 EAA AirVenture aviation event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA The race was held July 29 as part of DAHER-SOCATA’s celebration marking 100 years of continuous […]
ICON Aircraft Receives Record 143 Orders at 2011 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Show
ICON Aircraft announced that it received 143 deposits for its A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft during the weeklong 2011 EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new orders take ICON’s order book to position #694, and represent record levels of interest for sport flying and the ICON A5 specifically. To celebrate EAA AirVenture and support […]
Cutter Flight Management Adds Challenger 604 Long-Range Jet to Air Charter Fleet
Cutter Flight Management today announced the addition of a Bombardier Challenger 604 to its growing air charter fleet in response to client demand for large, long-range aircraft to support air charter flights for non-stop coast-to-coast, transoceanic and International operations. The aircraft, operating under Cutter Flight Management’s FAA Part 135 air carrier operating certificate for air […]
GAMA to Hold Iowa General Aviation Rally
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association will be holding an Iowa General Aviation Rally Wednesday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held at the Rockwell Collins Flight Operations Center at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) in Cedar Rapids and will highlight the importance of the general aviation industry in Iowa. Confirmed speakers include : […]
Washington State awards Foss Waterway $30K grant to study seaplane base
Foss Waterway Development Authority recently received $30,000 for "planning and environmental investigation for a proposed seaplane base," according to a statement released recently by WSDOT officials. Similarly, $5,906 in state funds and $224,413 in federal funds will be directed to Pierce County for "Runway 17/35 rehabilitation and design engineering" at Tacoma Narrows Airport. Twenty-six Washington […]
BRUNSWICK EXECUTIVE ADDS A BELFORT AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM
Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, announced the installation of its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM)), in Brunswick, Maine. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint and altimeter setting, visibility, and cloud height information […]
SSI Receives FDOT Contract Award for Security Training
SSI, a Tucson company specializing in safety and security e-learning tailored to the aviation industry, was awarded the Florida Department of Transportation contract to provide security training to all Florida public-use airports. SSi, Inc was ranked highest of the respondents who were judged in seven categories: Key Personnel, Training Course Content, Web-Based Interactive System, Production […]
Cutter Aviation San Antonio Named Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center
Cutter Aviation announce this week that the company’s San Antonio aircraft technical service facility located at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) in San Antonio, TX, has been named an Authorized Service Center by Cirrus Aircraft to provide service support for owners of all aircraft models produced by Cirrus Aircraft. Cutter Aviation San Antonio is now […]
Pinnacle Aviation adds Falcon 2000 to its charter fleet
Pinnacle Aviation, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has expanded its charter presence to the state of Texas by adding a Dallas based Falcon 2000 to its fleet. This pristine 10 passenger aircraft offers an array of features, including a full entertainment system and unlimited broadband Wi-Fi access at no extra cost. Pinnacle Aviation is one of […]
LaHood, FAA’s Babbitt Visit Shut Down LaGuardia Worksite, Tell Congress Not to Fly Home for August Recess Without Passing an FAA Bill
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt made a demand to Congress on Monday, that they pass an FAA bill before flying home for the August recess. The two joined with local contractors and construction workers at LaGuardia Airport. Since Congress allowed the FAA’s last extension to expire on July […]
