Bahamas Habitat’s Fly-In & Help Out mission flight to Eleuthera in the Bahamas is scheduled for Oct. 21- 24th. All interested aircraft owners and pilots are invited to join in the mission group flight, which serves as a starting point for being involved with Bahamas Habitat and its various mission flying opportunities and disaster relief […]
RECMAR Products acquires Galietti line
RECMAR Products and Galietti Company have agreed to transition the complete Galietti product line to RECMAR Products, effective immediately. Al Galietti, the president of Galietti Company, passed away in late May, following a prolonged illness. The Galietti line of products includes a wide range of aluminum and vinyl headliner retainers, panel retainers, retainer caps, curtain […]
Centurion 2.0 upgraded
Centurion Aircraft Engines AG & Co. KG, based in Lichtenstein, Germany, is now offering an upgrade program for its piston aircraft engine Centurion 1.7. Owners can take advantage of a money-back offer for unused flight hours if they choose to upgrade to the next-generation Centurion 2.0 by Aug. 31. The Centurion 2.0 also delivers 135 […]
30th anniversary Glasair Fly-In slated
Glasair Aviation and Flabob Airport will co-host the Glasair Fly-In marking the 30th anniversary of the debut of the Glasair design. Officials at Glasair are anticipating at least 50 Glasairs and 30 Glastars and Sportsman for the fly-in, slated for Sept. 10-13. Friday night there will be a wine and cheese welcome party for all […]
Hawker Beechcraft offers factory paint capabilities in Indy
Hawker Beechcraft Services’ Indianapolis service center now offers full paint capabilities. The recently completed state-of-the-art facility can accommodate any aircraft ranging from the high-performance single-engine piston, the Beechcraft Bonanza, to the company’s flagship mid-sized jet, the Hawker 4000. The facility offers full strip and paint services, including factory or custom paint designs. In addition to […]
Aerospace celebration expands
Following the success of the first-ever National Aerospace Day last year, the Aerospace Industries Association is expanding the activities this year during National Aerospace Week, Sept. 12-18. The aerospace and defense industry employs 817,000 workers directly, supporting more than 2 million middle-class jobs in related fields. There are also 30,000 suppliers to the industry across […]
iCub takes off
SportairUSA has been named the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub, the Light Sport Aircraft bush plane manufactured by Zlin Aviation. The iCub evolved from Zlin’s Savage Cruiser and Classic taildraggers. It is built to ASTM LSA standards and fitted with the iPad aviation information center as standard equipment. SportairUSA will debut the iCub […]
Shopping for bargains
We all know last year was a disastrous one for aircraft manufacturers, as well as owners, who felt the pain as the value of used aircraft plummeted as well. Less visible, however, was the fact that some bargain shoppers snapped up deals on highly discounted aircraft. In a story recently posted at AOPA.org, Dave Hirschman […]
Cobalt Aircraft Industries to unveil CO50 at Airventure
Cobalt Aircraft Industries will unveil its C050 prototype at the year’s EAA Airventure, slated for July 26-Aug. 1 in Oshkosh. The company, based in Toussus-le-Noble, France, has designed the concept aircraft and will become its Original Equipment Manufacturer. CEO David Loury said: “We’re very excited to introduce ourselves and the Co50 at EAA Airventure. The […]