TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Aircraft Engine Services, Inc. has inked a deal to open a new distribution center for piston aircraft engines at Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX). “We needed a distribution site with a port,” said Luc de Gaspe Beaubien, Aircraft Engine Services director of sales, marketing, and service. “Another important advantage offered by the […]
Employees take over Muncie Aviation Co.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The employees of Muncie Aviation Co. have purchased the company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The Delaware County Airport FBO, which has 60 employees, is one of the oldest distributors of Piper aircraft. It is also a Socata distributor. 800-289-7141.
Wilson Air Center adds Charlotte location
MEMPHIS — Wilson Air Center is set to open a second location at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT). Wilson Air will operate from the former Signature location on the field. In an agreement between Charlotte/Douglas International Airport and Wilson Air Center, the airport retains ownership of the facilities, but Wilson Air Center will run the day-to-day […]
Atlantic Aviation takes over two California FBOs
DALLAS — Atlantic Aviation has acquired FBOs at two California airports: John Wayne Airport in Orange County and Palm Springs International Airport. Atlantic now has 12 locations, including FBOs in New Orleans, Long island, Teterboro, Houston and Philadelphia.
Premier Air Center acquires West Star Aviation and Avionics
EAST ALTON, Ill. — Premier Air Center at St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN) has acquired West Star Aviation, an FBO in Grand Junction, Colo., and West Star Avionics of Hiawatha, Iowa. 800-922-2421.
WASP Marianne Beard Nutt dies at 84
Marianne Beard Nutt, a member of the WASP class of 1943, died Jan. 16. She was 84. Born in 1920, Nutt developed a passion for aviation at the tender age of 7 after seeing Amelia Earhart in her Beech. Although her family did not have the money for flying lessons and she was told girls […]
Garmin unveils the first ready-to-fly PDA
Garmin International Inc. has released its IQue3600a, the first Palm Powered aviation device that is ready to navigate right out of the box. The iQue 3600a package includes a yoke-mounted cradle, as well as built-in basemap, terrain, obstacle and Jeppesen databases. The device features all of the automotive turn-by-turn capabilities and personal information management applications […]
New door seal for your Cherokee unveiled
A door seal that keeps water, cold, wind and noise out of your Cherokee, with versions soon to follow for Cessna, Mooney and Beech aircraft, has been unveiled by Aero-PMA-Parts Co. The seals are made from a material that has “micro-memory fibers” to allow a perfect fit. The Aero-PMA-Parts arrangement is larger than the Piper […]
Environmental Tectonics releases ProTrainer
Environmental Tectonics Corp. has released its latest flight training products, ProTrainer Personal Computer Airplane Training Device (PCATD) and ProTrainer Desktop. The new training products include a variety of training aircraft, from the fixed-prop, single engine Skyhawk through the multi-engine Seminole and Baron light-twins. ProTrainer’s integrated training suite includes approach visualization with 3D playback, customizable flight […]