Sennheiser is supporting the upcoming Think Global Flight with a donation made up of both product and cash to support the around the world flight promoting STEM education, aviation and aerospace. Sennheiser Aviation will provide the Think Global Flight crew with its S1 Digital active noise canceling headsets for the worldwide trip in the Cirrus […]
Bruce’s Custom Covers donates auction items to support Young Eagles
During AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, the Experimental Aircraft Association will be raising funds in support of the Young Eagles program with its online auction. The auction is now live online. The auction ends July 20 at 12 p.m. CDT. Among the many items up for auction is a custom-fitted aircraft covering system from Bruce’s Custom Covers. […]
Tailwheels Etc. flight school moves
The Tailwheels Etc. Flight School has moved to new facilities at the Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Lakeland Florida. This move, which had been contemplated for awhile, was accomplished during the month of June while instructors were still teaching and passing flight students at the original Winter Haven location, officials noted. The move to has […]
Baron Mobile Link updated
Baron Services’s Mobile Link device now provides up to four mobile devices with the ability to simultaneously connect to and receive XM WX graphical weather data. This upgrade is the main feature in the free Firmware 2.2 update, which is available immediately for current subscribers. The Mobile Link allows XM WX Satellite Weather subscribers to […]
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics adds controller
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics announces the addition of Lindsay Koster, CPA, as controller. Koster will be responsible for the company’s financial reporting and management of the accounting department. Koster holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from Kansas State University. Additionally, she is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State […]
Hawker Beechcraft seeks green light for Chinese deal
Hawker Beechcraft has filed a motion asking the bankruptcy court for approval to spend up to 45 days exclusively negotiating a deal to sell all but its defense business to Superior Aviation Beijing of China. According to a report in The Wichita Eagle, in exchange for the exclusivity agreement, Superior will pay Hawker Beechcraft up […]
SOaR Summer Camp takes first flight
This summer, through a grant given by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC) for aviation education, the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) has partnered with the Celebrate Freedom Foundation to provide an aviation and aerospace educational opportunity to 50 young adults from South Carolina. From July 15-20, 2012, SOaR Aviation Aerospace Summer Camp scholarship winners […]
Aviat puts Pitts back into production
Aviat Aircraft is putting the legendary Pitts Special S-1S back into production — at least for a limited time, according to a report at AOPA.org. The report quotes Bill Finagin, a Pitts dealer based in Annapolis, Md: “We’re going to test the waters and see what demand is like. We’re going to offer five new […]
AOPA chief named chairman of RTCA
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Craig Fuller has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of RTCA, Inc., the corporation that is charged with developing consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management system issues for the FAA. Fuller takes over from Agam Sinha, a senior vice president of The […]