The National Transportation Safety Board, Angel Flight, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will hold a volunteer pilot safety stand down seminar at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va., March 25. The seminar will open at 9 a.m. with a keynote address from NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. Breakout sessions will include: Four […]
Customer Appreciation Day at Hangar63
Hangar63 (Banyan’s Aviation Store) and TropicAero.com located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) will host its fifth annual customer appreciation day, Saturday, April 23, 2010 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. rain or shine. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, special drawings, activities for the kids, special sales, and product demonstrations. Hangar63 offers pilot supplies, a large […]
X Jet joins Paragon Aviation Group
Paragon Aviation Group has added X Jet, located at Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colo., to its FBO network. Paragon represents a group of independent FBOs and small chains. Each FBO joining PAG goes through an audit of facility and services, according to company officials. A base of core standards have been developed for each […]
Oil coolers from Aero Classics Heat Transfer Products
Aero Classics now offers the general aviation community the largest number of FAA-PMA approved oil coolers in the world. Aero Classics offers remote mounted oil coolers for Lycoming engines, as well as engine mounted oil coolers for Continental engines, with full FAA-PMA approval and supporting FAA 8130-3 documentation. Aero’s engine mounted oil coolers for Continental […]
Kids free at Paper Airplane Festival
The San Diego Air & Space Museum will launch its annual Paper Airplane Festival, Saturday, March 19. During the festival, which begins at 11 a.m., people of all ages can engage in hands-on activities, competitions and participate in a mass launch at 3 p.m. at the end of the festival. Attendees can learn to fold […]
Aviation has $1.6 billion impact in North Dakota
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission recently released the results of a study regarding the economic impact of aviation in the state of North Dakota, which determined that aviation-related activity creates nearly 15,500 jobs and produces $1.6 billion in economic activity across the state. In the executive summary, Governor Jack Dalrymple states, “We have been working […]
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Floodwall deployed at STP
With spring flooding of the Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn., all but certain, work crews from the Metropolitan Airports Commission today began deploying temporary sections of floodwall at St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP). “Prior to developing the floodwall in 2009, flooding sometimes caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage and expense and closed […]
LightHawk launches Mission Map online
LightHawk has launched a new mission map powered by Google Maps that provides a never before seen, behind the scenes glimpse of its flight missions. The mission map represents LightHawk’s flight activities across the U.S., Mexico, Central America, and in parts of Canada. Founded in 1979, LightHawk is the largest and oldest volunteer-based environmental aviation […]