Florida’s Space Transition and Revitalization Network has launched its online information hub. Representing the formal coming together of the aerospace industry, including economic development, workforce and related sector leaders, Florida STARnet provides a single online repository for information from all aerospace companies, partners and stakeholders. Via the online channel, FloridaStarNet.org and a range of collaborative […]
Crownair receives Cirrus Platinum status
Crownair Aviation has achieved the distinction of Cirrus Platinum Partner. This honor is reserved for partners who exhibit and consistently maintain the highest quality customer service and training standards, company officials said. As part of Crownair Aviation’s efforts towards achieving Platinum Partner status, Crownair is running all of their airframe technicians through the Cirrus Initial […]
Plane Exchange Network expands to S.C.
The Plane Exchange Network continues to grow as aircraft broker Jesse Cannady of Aviation Concepts, LLC, in Summerville, S.C., joins the aircraft brokerage network. Cannady has been selling airplanes for several years in addition to being an FAA certified Advanced Ground Instructor, Instrument Ground Instructor and an aircraft owner. “We are very excited to have […]
California school takes delivery of Tecnam twin
Ocean Air Flight Services, a Tecnam Flight Center located at the Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) in California, has taken delivery of its first Rotax-powered P2006T. The Rotax 912S engines in the Italian-made P2006T have a combined fuel burn of around nine gallons an hour, providing a significant savings in fuel cost, school officials note, adding […]
Phoenix East Aviation orders DA42 NG
Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. of Daytona Beach, Florida, has selected the Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG for its multi-engine training fleet. With an initial order of two DA42 NGs, Phoenix East Aviation also plans to upgrade its existing DA42 TDIs with Austro Engine AE 300 powerplants and will eventually migrate its entire multi-engine fleet to the […]
Young Eagles take flight in NASCAR race
The EAA Young Eagles program will reach a whole new audience this weekend as a featured sponsor on Joe Nemechek’s NEMCO Motorsports race cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Homestead Motor Speedway near Miami. The sponsorship was donated by Nemechek for the annual “Gathering of Eagles” fundraiser auction at AirVenture […]
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation awards grants
In April, the newly formed Lightspeed Aviation Foundation revealed the 20 aviation-related charities that had been nominated to receive grants during 2010, with all funds coming from the Lightspeed Aviation Corp. Since then, more than 20,000 pilots have cast votes for their favorites. The first five winners are Angel Flight Southeast/Mercy Flight Southeast, JAARS, the […]
CubCrafters adds Certified Build Centers
CubCrafters has added two Certified Build Centers: Zero Gravity Builders Studio, of Richland, Washington, and The CubWorks, of Lewistown, Montana, to its Certified Build Center network. These facilities provide workspace, tools and assistance to individuals involved in building CubCrafter’s Carbon Cub EX experimental aircraft kit. Zero Gravity Builders Studio boasts a modern 14,000-square-foot facility. In […]
Air Plains Services joins forces with Petersen Aviation
Air Plains Services, of Wellington, Kan., and Petersen Aviation Inc., of Minden, Neb., have agreed to partner on an Anti-Detonation Injection System (ADI), which will allow GA engines to run on low-octane fuels. In the early 1990s Petersen Aviation certified ADI Systems on Cessna 188s, 210s and Barons, which allowed operation of these aircraft using […]