Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Ariz., took the “Top Master Award” at the Arizona State Capitol on March 22 during the Arizona Small Business Development Center Awards. This year, the AZSBDC honored 15 top performing Arizona businesses who “collectively created or retained more than 300 jobs; generated more than $4 million in new capital; and increased […]
Sporty’s helps you manage your airplane — for free
Sporty’s has launched a new online service to help aircraft owners manage the details of their airplane. Sporty’s Plane Manager is an online system that tracks scheduling, maintenance, expenses and usage of general aviation aircraft. “We’re proud to offer this powerful program to aircraft owners for free, as a way to make owning an airplane […]
First Idaho Aviation Trade Show slated
Aero Mark, an FBO at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), has teamed up with the Idaho Aviation Association (IAA) to host the Idaho Aviation Trade Show May 20-21. This first annual event is intended to kick off the flying season and meet a variety of other needs, according to organizers. For the IAA, it is […]
ATP Navigator now available for maintenance professionals
Aircraft Technical Publishers’ (ATP) ATP Navigator online service is now available for aviation maintenance professionals. This online service is a single source of maintenance technical publications, regulatory research, compliance tracking and other next-generation technologies supporting aviation maintenance processes, according to company officials. The ATP Navigator technology supporting this new service also broadens ATP’s potential for […]
GPU updated
Audio Authority Corp. of Lexington, Ky., has introduced its Enhanced Flight Model 2860A Ground Power Unit (GPU). This updated model provides up to 60-amps continuous, 28-volt DC power from an ordinary 120-volt AC wall receptacle, which provides ample ground power for most piston, turboprop, and jet aircraft up to 12,500 lbs., according to company officials. […]
ATC Command Center opens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA’s new David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center, located in Warrenton, Va., is now fully operational. “If you think of our national airspace system as an orchestra, the Command Center’s the conductor,” said Deputy Secretary John Porcari. “It’s a 24/7 operation where the traffic flow is set for […]
Airport plans celebration
The folks at Oceano Airport (L52) in California are having a celebration May 14th and put the invitation on YouTube. The airport has been in danger of being closed after a developer decided a better use for the land was homes, not airplanes.
Bankrupt SJ30 manufacturer sold
Emivest Aerospace Corp., formerly Sino Swearingen, won approval from a bankruptcy court Thursday, April 7, to sell its assets to MT LLC at a deep discount, leaving the future of the struggling SJ30 business jet program temporarily in question, according to a report from AVWeb, which notes that speculation is high that the new owner […]
New website launches to help aircraft owners
Enhanced Aircraft Systems (EAS) has launched its new website, EnhancedAircraft.com, which features a search engine that allows airplane owners to search for improvement products such as STCs and PMAs for their specific aircraft or engine. Visitors can research a multitude of products, many sold by EAS and some that are endorsed but not sold by […]