Edwards Jet Center has acquired certain assets of the former FBO Corporate Jet, including the hangar, office and fuel farm at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) in Montana. “We have been focused on serving Billings, along with our predecessor Lynch Flying Service, through our full service FBO operation at BIL since 1948. During that time […]
RANS debuts carbon fiber wing tips
RANS has introduced carbon fiber wing tips for the S-7S and S-7LS. The tips are made of hand-laid carbon fiber and weigh in about an eighth pound less per tip over the ABS thermo-formed plastic tips, according to company officials. The carbon fiber wing tips are offered as standard on the 2012 S-7LS. The wing tips are offered as […]
Butler National issued STC for Learjet autopilot modernization
Butler National Corp. has obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for autopilot modernizations to the J.E.T. FC-110 Autopilot used in most Learjet Model 20 Series airplanes. “Globally, there are more than 400 Lear 20 Series jets that would benefit from the modernization of the autopilot boards in the FC-110 Autopilot. The STC […]
Commander Premier files bankruptcy
Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. and its operating subsidiary, CPAC, Inc., have filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The petitions were filed in the bankruptcy court in Tyler, Texas, the headquarters city for both companies for over two years. The bankruptcy filing is the result of threats by two of the […]
Your chance to race at Reno
Always wanted to race at Reno, but just never had the chance? Now you do — virtually. Breitling has just released a new app for the iPhone and iPad: Breitling Reno Air Races The Game. Best of all? It’s free. Check it out here. Breitling also just posted this video to YouTube based on the […]
Kentucky institute sponsors wing design competition
More than 125 students, faculty and volunteers from across Kentucky recently participated in the 2011 Wing Design Competition sponsored by the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education, NASA Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky College of Engineering at RJ Corman Railroad Group’s Lucas Field in Nicholasville, Ky. The students representing 12 high schools that comprise the […]
SDL now DCA gateway airport
Scottsdale Airport (SDL) is now the only general aviation airport in Arizona with direct access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to a report in the Arizona Republic. GA airplanes now can get on-site security clearances from the TSA needed to fly directly into DCA, which has been under heightened security policies since the […]
‘The Aviators’ selects OSH as official home airport
“The Aviators,” the television show about all things aviation, has selected Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) in Oshkosh, Wis., as the show’s new official home airport. “The Aviators” airs on PBS stations across the United States and on other networks around the world. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the organization’s annual AirVenture, as well as […]
SC governor proclaims GA Appreciation Month
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) has issued a proclamation declaring June “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in the Palmetto State, making it the latest state to publicly recognize the value of general aviation. “Aviation plays a vital role in the economy of South Carolina,” wrote the governor in her proclamation, “providing many thousands of jobs […]