SkyNet Satellite Communications USA has appointed Patrick Bloodworth Aeronautical Business Development Director. His focus will be the growth of SkyNet’s Aeronautical Information System (AIS) across the Americas, expanding SkyNet’s global customer base of private, commercial and government fixed and rotor wing fleet operators. He comes to SkyNet with more than 25 years of new technology […]
New engine for experimental market debuts
Enhanced Aircraft Systems (EAS) has introduced the O-408 and IO-408 engines, which incorporate the use of technology from Formula One auto racing to develop advanced components, such as crankshafts, connecting rods, pistons, and piston pins. These parts can be retrofitted to any existing Lycoming, ECi, or Superior Air Parts 360 CI engine, or can be […]
FAA team evaluates Zenith 650 kit
An FAA five-person National Kit Evaluation Team recently visited kit manufacturer Zenith Aircraft Co. in Mexico, Mo., to determine if the CH 650 aircraft kit will officially allow an amateur builder to meet the 51% rule. While it will be several more weeks before the FAA issues its official determination and the CH 650 kit […]
Beyond the runway…
The Florida Aviation Trades Association will present “Beyond the Runway…Why General Aviation Means Business” June 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota. The breakfast program, slated for 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., is designed to inform non-aviation businesses and the general public about the positive and significant ways general aviation affects their lives on a daily basis, […]
Oshkosh plans Honor Flight
EAA, Southwest Airlines, and Old Glory Honor Flight, have joined together to give World War II Navy veterans the opportunity to visit the Washington, D.C., memorials dedicated in their honor with an Old Glory Honor Flight departing from EAA AirVenture 2011 on Wednesday, July 27, as part of “Navy Day” festivities. The 59th annual fly-in, […]
NBAA Regional Forum slated for White Plains
Opportunities to expand the economy of the White Plains, New York, area thanks to business aviation activity at Westchester County Airport, already estimated at more than $613 million annually for employment alone, will frame discussions at a June 8 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) daylong regional event. The NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum at White […]
Life in the fastest lane
On Saturday, June 4, pilot John Hutchison will talk about flying one of the most exotic airliners ever built — the supersonic Concorde — at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Only 20 Concordes were made, and they were used exclusively by Air France and British Airways from 1976 to 2003. Hutchison is one of […]
FBO partners with sports and golf clubs
Fly High Lexington, a new FBO at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington, N.C., has signed agreements with Wake Forest Sports and Sapona Country Club, a private golf club near the airport. “Fly High Lexington continues to seek new and unique marketing vehicles to attract and service transient customers,” says, Karel Van Der Linden, Owner […]
Personalized oxygen system at Wicks
Wicks Aircraft Supply now offers personalized oxygen systems for high altitude flying. Developed by Essex Industries, the system can use size “D” or “C” cylinders that the company will adorn with the owner’s name or N number. Each system includes a four place regulator, one oxygen mask (additional masks can be ordered), an altitude flow […]