The biennial fly-in and air show normally held on odd-numbered years at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) in Burlington, Wash., will not take place this year due to a construction project on the airport’s main runway. The Port of Skagit, which owns and operates the airport, and the Skagit Airport Support Association, which organizes the event, […]
Tempest offers 5-year TBO warranty
Tempest now offers a 5-year TBO warranty on its PowerFlite line of heavy duty starter motors. The Tempest PowerFlite series of aviation engine starters represents a new state-of-the-art energy efficient design providing reduced current draw and long life, according to company officials. The PowerFlite starter mounts directly to existing TCM engines and is available in […]
Dallas Airmotive offers Super Bowl support; hosts parties for pilots
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) will help its company, Dallas Airmotive, support aircraft operators during Super Bowl week with field service technical personnel and mobile response vehicles at key area airports. Dallas Airmotive is OEM-authorized on more than 80% of the turbine engines in operation today on business aircraft. “There are more […]
Training flight turns into life-saving mission
A recent training flight at SunState Aviation at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) turned into a life-saving mission when the student and CFI transported a critically ill woman in need of a lung transplant to Gainesville. The pair helped Angel Flight complete its mission of delivering the woman from Fort Lauderdale to Gainesville Jan. 28. […]
Sikorsky completes investment in Eclipse
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has completed its minority equity investment in Eclipse Aerospace. The companies also entered into an agreement in which Sikorsky will provide global supply chain support and some production restart services, which will aid Eclipse Aerospace in its efforts to reintroduce production of the Eclipse 500 very light twin-engine jet. Located in Albuquerque, […]
FlightMonkeys takes off
GAN blogger Jamie Beckett has launched FlightMonkeys, an online multi-media publication, with a focus on providing exceptional entertainment and information to an ever expanding aviation-centric audience. The FlightMonkeys crew is comprised of dedicated aviation enthusiasts, professional flight instructors, and proud techno-geeks who have joined forces to develop and deliver a highly specific, laser guided primer […]
Bankrupt Emivest asks for more time
Emivest Aerospace, manufacturer of the SJ30 jet, has asked that its court-administered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection be extended through midsummer while it tries to complete the sale of its assets to a company owned by the Chinese government, according to a report from Aviation International News, which notes that Emivest is seeking to have its […]
FAA charters avgas committee
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt signed a charter this week establishing an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) to advise the agency on moving toward an unleaded piston aviation fuel, according to a report at EAA.org.
Washington State airport land-use planning guide updated
Now available is Washington State’s updated Airport and Compatible Land-Use Program Guidebook. The updated guidebook does not change land-use requirements for towns, cities and counties, according to state officials. Instead, it incorporates new, interactive tools and resources for navigating through the sometimes challenging airport land-use-planning process. The guidebook includes new features such as: Graphics and […]