Cirrus Aircraft has received FAA approval and has begun delivery of new aircraft equipped with its latest safety and pilot assistance features: Perspective Electronic Stability and Protection (Perspective ESP) and Hypoxia Recognition and Automatic Descent Mode. “Just as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System brought the equivalent benefit of automotive airbags to general aviation, Perspective ESP […]
Lycoming wins Shingo Prize
Lycoming Engines has been awarded the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, making it one of only two in history to achieve the honor at the business-wide “enterprise” level. Dubbed the Nobel Prize for manufacturing by Business Week magazine, The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence is awarded annually by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business […]
Aircraft enhancement business wins lawsuit
A Waller County, Texas, district court has determined that D’Shannon Products, Ltd. is the sole and rightful owner of a wide variety of upgrades for Beechcraft piston engine aircraft. The court also awarded D’Shannon and its owners $1,296,908 from prior holders of various Beechcraft upgrade rights for unpaid commissions, expenses and attorneys’ fees. “This judgment […]
$500 million more may be needed for ATC upgrade
The FAA may need to spend $500 million more to complete an air-traffic upgrade by Lockheed Martin Co. that is behind schedule and exceeding costs, according to a report at Bloomberg.com, which quotes the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General Calvin Scovel as saying the En Route Automation Modernization project will take as many as six […]
Youngsters flying high
Even the youngest flying aces can get their official pilot’s license at this year’s Noon Year’s Eve celebration at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, Calif., which will include live stage entertainment, bounce houses, face painting, crafts and access to full-sized aircraft. And, kids can get a photo personalized pilot ID card. “The kids […]
FlightBOX app launches
iApps has released FlightBOX, a free all-in-one flight bag app created for iPhone and iPad that features a customizable logbook for flight data entry. “We found a gap in this niche market; there was a need for an mobile application for pilots that would be useful from training and continue with them through their career,” […]
Soloy expands filter distribution
Soloy Aviation Solutions and Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (now branded as Donaldson), recently agreed to expand Soloy’s distributor agreement to include Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) products. This product line distributor expansion allows Soloy to offer inlet barrier filters to operators of aircraft currently approved with Donaldson IBF products. “Now Soloy can offer its support […]
Lear’s last airplane focus of test pilot’s lecture
On Jan. 1 at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, test pilot Dennis Newton will lecture about the development of entrepreneur Bill Lear’s last project — the radical, Lear Fan 2100 Futura. Newton is the former Chief Test Pilot of Lear Fan Corp., and was at the controls of the Lear Fan prototype during its […]
Wilson to build new FBO at CHA
Wilson Air Centers will partner with the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority to manage a new FBO in Chattanooga. The facilities will include a fueling center; a 9,000-square-foot general aviation terminal, including an office complex for pilot accommodations and business resources; and a 12,000-square-foot state-of-the-art hangar facility, with room for expansion as needed, company officials said. […]