Florida Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed June as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month. “Aviation plays a huge role in Florida’s economy,” said the governor in his proclamation, signed June 7. Governor Scott acknowledged the importance of business flying in the state, citing its “critical role in the lives of our citizens, as well as in […]
IG report warns of cost overruns of controller labor agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT IG) has released a report on the costs associated with the 2009 FAA National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and warn FAA not to repeat costly mistakes of the past. In October 2009, the FAA entered into a CBA […]
Piper convenes Altaire supplier symposium
Piper Aircraft conducted a global PiperJet Altaire Supplier Symposium last week as the company moves forward on certification of the single-engine business jet program that calls for first flights of conforming test articles in 2012. Certification and first deliveries will occur in 2014, according to company officials. Aerospace suppliers represented at the June 16 sessions […]
New installation kits from Kannad Aviation
A range of retro-fit installation kits has been introduced by Kannad Aviation, designed to make retro-fitting the company’s range of Emergency Locator Transmitters in place of 121.5MHz ELTs convenient and cost-effective, according to company officials. The kits are designed for solderless installation of the Kannad Compact ELT and for the new Integra 406 GPS ELT, […]
Eclipse sells out Avio program
Eclipse Aerospace has “sold out” its Avio IFMS completion program. Company officials report that 100 customers have placed firm, non-refundable deposits to participate in the program, which is now sold out through March 2012. This program installs the fully integrated Avio flight management system in the Eclipse Jet. Over a dozen aircraft have already been […]
Texas Jet joins Paragon Aviation Group
Texas Jet at Meacham Airport (FTW) in Fort Worth, Texas, has joined the Paragon Aviation Group’s network of FBOs. Paragon represents a group of independent FBOs and small chains. Each FBO goes through an audit of facility and services offered to ensure the quality of the member base, according to company officials. A base of […]
Aero-Lift introduces new hoist
ARM Aerospace, a provider of aircraft lift technology for private hangars, now offers the “SNER” Series Aero-Lift, a two–ton capacity single fall chain hoist. Available at the same price as the original “EF” Model, the new design was displayed for the first time at the Alaska Airmen’s show in Anchorage. The new SNER Series Aero-Lift […]
ZuluLog.com debuts new software for law enforcement record keeping
ZuluLog.com, a provider of cloud-based aviation record keeping services and software, has released its new online software service for tracking law enforcement and EMS operations. The new service is built specifically for police and emergency response agencies, and allows tracking of all aspects of missions, pilots, aircraft, maintenance, and scheduling, as well as secure document […]
House subcommittees to examine potential GPS interference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees will conduct an oversight hearing to examine potential impacts on U.S. aviation safety in light of pending government action that may affect Global Positioning System (GPS) reliability. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering an application to build out the nationwide broadband internet infrastructure. This plan would […]