Signature Flight Support Corp. has appointed Maria Sastre Chief Operating Officer for its worldwide network of FBOs. Sastre joins Signature from the non-profit organization Take Stock in Children where she served as president and CEO. Prior to leading the non-profit, she was with Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD, where she held the positions of Vice President, […]
How will the iPad change the GA cockpit?
The versatility of the iPad is creating a lot of excitement among GA pilots, who see a variety of potential uses for Apple’s latest product, according to a recent story by Sarah Brown on AOPA.org, which notes that aviation products in the iPad app store range from a digital E6B to fully integrated flight planning […]
Top 5 tips to prepare for AirVenture judging
Every year at AirVenture Oshkosh, more than 10,000 aircraft are flown into Wittman Regional Airport, and typically about 2,500 of them are categorized as showplanes — those inspected by judges during the week for awards in separate categories, including homebuilt, vintage, warbird, ultralight, seaplane, aerobatic, and rotorcraft categories. Want to increase your chances of winning […]
GlobalAir.com adds more fuel locations
Pilots, dispatchers and flight schedulers can get more detailed information on airport fuel prices than ever before as the list of the most-affordable fuel locations at airports nationwide in Max-Trax, a fuel-route-mapping application powered by GlobalAir.com, has gotten larger. An agreement with Landmark Aviation adds its dozens of facilities to the large list of sponsored […]
Runway Cafe to open at GMU
Slated to open this summer at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina is the Runway Cafe. “The Runway Cafe will serve a variety of food, as well as beer and wine. The aviation themed venue will be family friendly, affordable and feature a main dining area, outside seating, rooms for private groups and a […]
WingX for Android debuts
Hilton Software LLC has introduced WingX for Android, which includes a searchable A/FD, integrated AOPA Directory, zoomable NACO Charts, color-coded METARs, TAFs, Route Planning with route weather, animated RADAR images, an E6B, a comprehensive set of documents including the FARs, and more. All the charts and other information is stored on the phone and is […]
Miracle on Hudson’s Skiles to speak at Atlanta Aero Club
Jeff Skiles, the US Airways Pilot best known as Sully Sullenberger’s first officer in the Miracle on the Hudson, is the featured guest speaker for the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club May 20. Skiles has logged more than 20,000 hours during his flying career, which spans three decades including 24 years with […]
AeroTrack launches
Aero Tec Software Solutions Inc. has introduced “AeroTrack Online,” which electronically tracks flight, duty and rest times. AeroTrack Online is secure, user friendly and accessible from any web browser and some mobile enabled devices, according to company officials. The program has features to ensure that crewmembers remain legal to fly by providing company defined warnings […]
Aviation maintenance industry is major employer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the national jobless rate front page news, the aviation maintenance industry continues to be a major employer around the country and an important economic contributor in many states. For the first time, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has provided a snapshot of the industry’s state-by-state footprint. The study, prepared by […]