Melissa Rudinger has been named vice president and assistant to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Craig Fuller. Rudinger has worked for AOPA for more than 18 years, spending most of that time in the Government Affairs Division, where she was most recently the vice president of regulatory affairs, overseeing a staff that dealt with […]
Havasu Air Center joins Avfuel network
Havasu Air Center at Arizona’s Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) has joined the Avfuel-branded dealer network. The family-owned FBO is equipped with a new weather awning, a 5,500-square-foot terminal and a 100,000-square-foot executive hangar. Amenities include a private pilot lounge, snooze rooms, conference room, and movie theater. Havasu Air Center will offer an introductory AVTRIP […]
Duncan develops shell kit for Falcon 50EX
Duncan Aviation‘s interior completions team has developed a Duncan Design Shell Kit for the Falcon 50EX. This refurbishment option follows in the footsteps of Duncan Aviation’s shell kit for the Falcon 50, of which 17 have been installed. The Falcon 50EX shell kit is exclusive to Duncan Aviation and features a 1¼ -inch increase in […]
Fuselage donated to Broward College
CRS Jet Spares has donated a Raytheon Premier fuselage to the Broward College Aviation Maintenance Technology program in Florida. The fuselage is a composite structure with a honeycomb core made from such materials as fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fibers. Repairs require special expertise to isolate damage, remove the damage properly and use different techniques for […]
Eclipse furloughs employees pending financing
Although a bankruptcy court approved the sale of Eclipse Aviation to EclipseJet International on January 20, the financing to complete the sale has yet to be finalized, reported the Aviation International News on-line newsletter on Feb. 19. The Eclipse Aviation board of directors voted to furlough most of the remaining 800 employees “to make the […]
Last Dealer-Sold Bonanza goes to Cutter Aviation
Marking the end of a 63-year relationship as a leading Beechcraft dealer, Cutter Aviation at Phoenix accepted delivery of the last dealer-sold Beechcraft G36 Bonanza from the Hawker Beechcraft Company on Feb. 3. The delivery heralded the end of the Hawker Beechcraft dealer network era, which was dissolved in January when Hawker Beechcraft decided to […]
Tony Bingelis Scholarship applications open
“The Tony Bingelis Scholarship Fund, formerly The Texas Fly-In, has opened is 2009 scholarship application cycle, the organization said on Feb. 18. Application deadline is June 1. “The excitement and magic of aviation is no longer enough to produce the next generation of aviators,” said Stan Shannon of Fredericksburg, Texas, of the scholarship fund. “We […]
Maintenance seminar for owners set
SunState Aviation Flight School at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) has recently introduced a two-day Aircraft Maintenance Course for aircraft owners and pilots. The course is taught by Jack Mears, a licensed pilot and A&P mechanic who holds an Inspector Authorization (IA). “This course is designed for pilots and aircraft owners wanting to know more […]
Aeronautical wireless voip handset debuts
Thrane & Thrane recently unveiled its VoIP handset. The flexible, specially adapted handset has been designed to enable users to take advantage of a variety of voice services offered by Thrane & Thrane SwiftBroadband products while in the air. Features include cell phone-like user interface; control and status of terminal hardware; seamless integration of phonebook; […]