To say it has been a challenging few years for Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. would be an understatement, begins a feature story on the company in The Montreal Gazette. It continues: Since the market for piston-propelled aircraft went into a freefall, the small, London, Ont.,-based plane maker has witnessed its engine supplier go belly up, […]
Tips to maintain your aircraft’s value
Maintaining your aircraft is a process, not an event, says David Wyndham of Conklin & De Decker, in a blog post at GlobalAir.com. “A well-maintained aircraft will always have a higher residual value than one that is not,” he states, noting that, “Well-maintained in this case refers to an aircraft that is maintained beyond what […]
1,000 RV-7s
Terry Small, of Prescott, Ariz., has become the 1,000th customer to complete and fly an RV-7. His first flight brought the total number of RVs complete and flown to 7,088. About 10 years of off/on construction were interrupted by a year in Afghanistan and five moves. But Small stuck with it and on Dec. 5 […]
Anderson, Speigel chosen to lead CAP’s board
One of the Civil Air Patrol’s long-serving and most active members, former CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Richard L. Anderson of Woodbridge, Va., has been elected chairman of the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization’s Board of Governors. Anderson was elected chairman at the Board of Governors’ fall meeting at CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, […]
South Carolina Safety Council slates fly-in
The South Carolina Aviation Safety Council will hold its inaugural Safety Council Saturday, March 26, at Rock Hill Airport (UZA). The event will feature a briefing by National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Robert Sumwalt. For more information: SCAviationSafety.org
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Aviation Insurance Holdings
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Aviation Insurance Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1977, Aviation Insurance Holdings, trading as Aviation Insurance Services (AIS), is a retail insurance broker offering aviation and aerospace insurance and related risk management services for their clients around the […]
Soret named president of King Aerospace
King Aerospace Commercial Corp. (KACC), an aircraft services provider, has named aviation veteran Ron Soret as president. He will be responsible for directing King’s large aircraft completions and modifications efforts as well as KACC’s overall MRO and depot facilities and programs. Soret, who was most recently Chief Operating Officer for Gore Design Completions in San […]
FlightSafety’s Falcon 7x sim qualified by FAA
FlightSafety International’s new Dassault Falcon 7X full flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by the FAA, the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia, and the European Aviation Safety Agency. Training will begin in January 2011 at FlightSafety’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center. The simulator features the advanced systems of the Falcon 7X […]
Master CFI-Helicopter accreditation available
Master Instructors LLC recently introduced its new Master CFI-Helicopter (MCFI-H) accreditation. Designed to better serve the needs of the nation’s rotorcraft instructors, the MCFI-H designation is the sixth in a line of Master accreditations offered by the company. With input from the FAA, the International Helicopter Safety Team, and the Helicopter Association International, Master Instructors […]