PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska — Colville, Inc. has joined the Avfuel FBO network. Founded in the 1950s by pioneer bush pilot, Bud Helmericks, to serve Alaska’s unique needs, Colville is a part of the state’s rich, fascinating history. Colville’s Flight Operations Center now offers AVTRIP points and Avfuel Contract Fuel to participating customers. “We are pleased to […]
FltPlan launches free Android app
FltPlan has launched its free Android Go app designed as an alternative to the iPad which, until now, has been the primary device available for inflight usage. FltPlan’s new redesigned FltPlan Go for Android is the mirror image of its iPad Go app, introduced earlier this year. The company points out that if you are […]
Lighten up in a pilot T-shirt
Sporty’s has added to its line of humorous T-shirts with two new options: Cool Pilot: Wear this shirt and help prove what pilots already know: Being a pilot doesn’t make you cool, but if you’re cool, you’re probably a pilot. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: You might not want to go before the judge with this T-shirt […]
Doctors vote to fight driver’s license medical
From a pilot’s perspective, the enemy of positive change is self-interest and bureaucracy, and both were well represented during the recent meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago. According to a blog post from Flying Magazine’s Robert Goyer, an AMA committee voted to oppose the FAA’s proposed driver’s license medical by directing lobbying efforts […]
Gulfstream donates G100 to Savannah Tech
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently donated a Gulfstream G100 aircraft and several other items to Savannah Technical College. The aircraft, which was retired from the company fleet in May 2013, will be used as a training tool in the college’s aviation programs. “We are proud to contribute to the growth of Savannah Tech […]
New FBO opens at ILM
WILMINGTON, N.C. — AviatMall has opened its FBO at Wilmington International Airport (ILM). Fuel and related services will be supplied by Avfuel. Various welcome events and promotions will take place in the coming weeks, according to FBO officials. Andy Mansoor, president of Brixtel Group, AviatMall’s holding company, said that customers visiting the new FBO in the coming […]
Window World surpasses $1 million to Veterans Airlift Command
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Window World, a replacement window and home remodeling company, has surpassed $1 million in donations and in-kind contributions to the Veterans Airlift Command (VAC), bringing free, private air transportation to wounded veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes. For more than five years, Window World has partnered with the VAC in its mission to […]
Pegasus Elite Aviation donates engine to school
VAN NUYS, Calif. — Students at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s North Valley Occupational Center – Aviation (NVOC – Aviation) have a new tool to gain insight into the functioning of turbine engines, thanks to a donation of a Rolls-Royce Spey Engine – valued at $120,000 – by Pegasus Elite Aviation. Pegasus Elite Aviation, an […]
FreeFlight Oshkosh drawing includes ADS-B transceiver
FreeFlight Systems has launched the “Wrangle A RANGR” promotion for U.S.-registered aircraft owners, offering a grand prize of RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) at no charge, a $3,000 installation credit, and an iPad Mini. The drawing also includes a second prize of a $399 iPad Mini or a third prize of a $249 Pebble […]