Lycoming Engines will release Service Instruction SI-1070S in the fall, which will add 20 engines to the list of models approved for use on UL 91 unleaded avgas and bringing the total number approved to 55. With the move, Lycoming officials continue to call for UL100 as a fleetwide solution to replacing 100LL. The new […]
New MyGoFlight iPad Checklist free at Oshkosh
Going to AirVenture? MyGoFlight, a company focused on the iPad In Motion for aviators, will make its new MyGoFlight iPad Checklist available for free at Oshkosh. The iPad Checklist can be obtained from the company at one of its two booths, at one of the two seminars company officials are presenting at the show titled […]
Zenith slates ‘engine day’ at Oshkosh
Zenith Aircraft Co. will host its first-ever “Engine Day” next Thursday, July 26, at the company’s exhibit at AirVenture in Oshkosh. The company will have a number of Zenith aircraft with different powerplants on display, as well as representatives from a number of engine manufacturers. “As airframe designers and builders, we have direct influence on […]
Aviation lubricants emergency hotline goes live
ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants has a new telephone hotline to provide guidance to customers in the event of aviation lubricant-related technical emergencies. The hotline number is 609-737-4411. Trained professionals staff the Technical Emergency Hotline around-the-clock, every day of the week, company officials said. “Offering our aviation customers an easy, uncomplicated way of doing business is a […]
Wings Club to honor Gen. Jack Dailey
The Wings Club of New York will honor General John R. “Jack” Dailey (USMC Ret.), director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, with the 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award. Acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation, The Wings Club will present the award on Friday, Oct. 26, at its 70th Annual Awards Gala […]
New leadership for Greenville Airport Commission
Harold Carey, Jr. has been elected chairman and Jonathon Giles has been elected vice chairman of the Greenville Airport Commission (GAC), owner and operator of the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina. The airport is home to more than 25 aviation-related businesses creating 453 jobs that annually contribute more […]
Hearing will review FAA’s Contract Tower Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 18, to review the FAA’s Contract Tower Program and the Department of Transportation Inspector General’s (DOT IG) ongoing audit of the program. Under the Contract Tower Program, the FAA contracts with private entities to […]
New CEO for Swift Fuels
A seasoned professional with experience in the global oil and gas industry has been named CEO of Swift Fuels, a recently reorganized chemical research firm that is actively developing a commercial replacement for leaded general aviation gasoline. The appointment of Chris D’Acosta, who has been an oil industry consulting executive and previously held management positions […]
UAV Navigation to sponsor Reno racer
UAV Navigation, a vendor of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, will sponsor a plane in Reno’s National Championship Air Races and Air Show in September. Guillermo Parodi, UAV Navigation’s CEO and co-founder, will fly the aircraft as a pilot. His plane, nº36, dubbed “N-A-RUSH”, is a Cassutt Special III, a single-seat racing jet […]