New hangar will span 51,982 square feet.
Picture of the Day: A Mountain Air morning
David Hayes submitted this photo and note: “Early morning at the highest airfield east of the Mississippi, Mountain Air Airport (2NC0) in Burnsville, North Carolina. At 4,432 feet field elevation, with a runway that’s 2,900 feet long at 50 feet wide, it is a special place!”
Book about flight jackets named Fashion Book of the Year
Photographer John Slemp’s book, “Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art,” has been named “Fashion Book of the Year” by the Ivy Style blog.
Two win Hayward Air Rally scholarships
The Hayward Air rally awards two scholarships to help college students achieve their aviation dreams.
Sporty’s introduces Pull-Down Tie-Down Kit
Designed to accommodate both high- and low-wing aircraft, the Flight Gear Pull-Down Tie-Down Kit includes two ropes, measuring 10 feet each, and one rope, measuring 6 feet, for the aircraft tail. All ropes are 3/8-inches in diameter, “providing ample strength for a secure hold, even in gusty conditions,” Sporty’s officials said.
Picture of the Day: East Bay Sunrise
William Spencer submitted this photo and note: “I was flying my Vashon Ranger in the East Bay of San Francisco in early February 2024. The rains were expected later that day so I went up early. When I noticed the beautiful sunrise I held up my phone and snapped one picture then put the phone back down. After landing I checked the photo, and wish I had taken more. (That’s a GoPro mounted on the tie-down).”
Mixed results for airplane deliveries in first quarter 2024
During the first three months of 2024, deliveries were flat for piston airplanes and piston helicopters, down for turboprops and turbine helicopters, and up for business jets, according to the First Quarter 2024 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). However, total aircraft billings were up 3.2% to $4.7 billion.
Partnership created to streamline aircraft maintenance and pre-buy inspections
Wingform, a digital platform for aircraft transaction management, has partnered with MRO Insider, a network for aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services.
New owner for FBO chain
Luxaviation Group, a business aircraft and helicopter operator headquartered in Luxembourg, has acquired FBO network Paragon Aviation Group.