Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has launched its Select Pre-Owned Program, designed to limit the cost of operation for buyers of qualifying pre-owned aircraft during the first year or initial 150 hours of service. “Through this program, buyers will not have to worry about any unexpected maintenance costs during that first year,” said Mike Ellis, HBC vice […]
Flashlight for leak detection debuts
Spectronics Corp. has unveiled the Spectroline OPTIMAX 365 — a cordless, rechargeable, UV LED flashlight for identifying leaks in fuel, lubrication and hydraulic aviation systems. The OPTIMAX 365 features an ultra-high intensity UV LED, which makes all leak detection dyes glow brightly, according to company officials, who note it is four times brighter than other […]
Reaching beyond the airport
A flight school in Norwood, Mass., Norwood Flight Academy, is exploring a new way to promote aviation among non-pilots. The flight school, in conjunction with Brookline Adult Education, one of the oldest non-credit, public education programs in Massachusetts, is offering a three-day course titled “Introduction to Aviation.” The course is designed to help non-pilots understand […]
TIG Torch Package debuts
To provide welding operators with the flexibility to weld on a variety of applications and angles without the cost or downtime to purchase or change torches, Weldcraft offers its WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Package. The WP-225 Modular Flex-Neck Torch Packages come standard with WP-9 and WP-17 series 70° heads (9-70 and 1726), a handle, and […]
Carter signs $4 million incentive agreement
Carter Aviation Technologies, LLC (Carter) of Wichita Falls, Texas, has completed negotiations with the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation (WFEDC) on a $4 million job incentive program. The agreement provides $4 million of operating capital in the form of a loan to Carter to facilitate increased development activity and corporate expansion. The no-interest loan provides […]
MX Advantage Maintenance Training Program debuts
Cessna Aircraft Co. has teamed with FlightSafety International to offer MX Advantage, a maintenance training program that will augment classroom training with hands-on training at a new facility in Wichita, Kan. The new MX Advantage program is designed to satisfy most international training requirements, in particular those of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and […]
FAA Safety Briefing focuses on NextGen
The May/June 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and how NextGen will bring more efficient navigation, more effective communications, and greatly improved surveillance capabilities. Articles address ADS-B, performance-based navigation, the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems, and more. You can read the online edition here. FAA Safety […]
FlightSafety to offer Falcon 7X training in Dallas
FlightSafety International will offer training for the Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center, beginning in January, 2011. The new Falcon 7X aircraft simulator will be qualified to Level D and will offer Enhanced Flight Visual System, Heads Up Guidance System, Emergency Vision Assurance System and Electronic Flight Bag. It will […]
New burdensome regulations could force flight schools to leave California
National Air Transportation Association President (NATA) James Coyne addressed California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this week in a letter asking that the state reconsider its inclusion of flight training providers in regulations issued by the Bureau of Private Post Secondary Education. These regulations are designed to ensure that students attending private colleges and trade schools are […]