X-Air LSA has reached an agreement with Aero Credit Corp to provide financing for the purchase of a new X-Air aircraft. With approved credit, the X-Air, which sells for $59,995, can be purchased for $12,000 down, followed by five years of monthly payments at $409 a month. At the end of the five years there […]
Women in Aviation scholarships available
Women in Aviation, International (WAI) is offering dozens of sponsored scholarships. “Let’s debunk two big misunderstandings about our scholarships,” said WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. “Contrary to what people may think, you do not have to be a student to qualify; the second is you don’t have to be a woman. Over the years, we’ve […]
NBAA, NATA coordinate efforts
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) plan to coordinate NATA’s 2010 FBO Leadership Conference, taking place Jan. 25-26, 2010, with NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, on Jan. 26-29, 2010. Both are taking place in San Antonio, Texas. The synchronization of these two events in a single city, with […]
Control tower topped off at new Florida airport
The Panama City–Bay County International Airport Authority is celebrating the successful topping-out of the new airport’s 147-foot Air Traffic Control Tower. The new airport, slated to open in May 2010, will be called the Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport. Using two cranes, workers placed the 100,000-pound, pre-fabricated, steel-framed cab section atop the concrete tower structure. […]
Welcome home
Hawaiian Airlines recently held a homecoming ceremony to welcome back the airplane that started it all for the company 80 years ago — a 1929 Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker. Earlier this year, the airline acquired the Bellanca, which had been grounded since 2000, from an aviation enthusiast in Oregon. The airline then initiated an ambitious restoration […]
Bizav market shows signs of stabilization
The worldwide inventory of used business jets for sale decreased from 18% to 17.2% of the fleet in September, according to a market update report released by AMSTAT, a provider of corporate aviation fleet and operator information. According to Tom Benson, Executive Vice President of AMSTAT, “When we examine the past several months worth of […]
‘Women’s Wing’ at AOPA Summit
Women in Aviation, International (WAI) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) have partnered to create “Women’s Wing,” a section of AOPA Summit devoted to highlighting the accomplishments of and opportunities for women within the aviation community. AOPA Summit will be held from Nov. 5- 7, in Tampa, Florida. Rooms 11 and 12 of […]
New name for NC airport
North Carolina’s Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport has been renamed Raleigh Exec: The Raleigh Executive Jetport@Sanford-Lee County. According to a story from the Triangle Business Journal, the name change reflects the airport’s growing role as a gateway for private flights into North Carolina’s Research Triangle region.
Heads Up Technologies develops satellite radio receivers
Heads Up Technologies, Inc. has developed a new series of Sirius XM Satellite Radio receivers, enabling attachment to a digital Ethernet bus. The new receivers will integrate with Honeywell’s Ovation Select system, which will provide more than 170 audio channels of news, sports, weather and music within the contiguous United States to the aircraft cabin […]