The Aircraft Electronics Association’s “Pilots Guide to Avionics” has just been released. The guide features several articles aimed at helping pilots make better buying decisions in the field of avionics. The spiral-bound guide also includes a directory of all AEA members, including certified avionics/instrument facilities. Articles in the 2009-2010 Pilot’s Guide Include: New Avionics Products […]
Friends of Aviation takes off
A new organization, Friends of Aviation, has taken off. The group is “all about the people, aircraft and airfields that make up the world of aviation and about the passion and friendliness that exists in the aviation community,” according to organizers. For more information: FriendsOfAviation.org.
XL Insurance expands US aviation team
XL Insurance has expanded its US aviation operations with four new appointments to its New York-based underwriting team. New are underwriters Armand Ferranti Jr., Eileen Mitchell and Charles Koehler, and business analyst Isabel Marin. For more information: www.xlinsurance.com/aviation.
Embry-Riddle slates Career Expo
Looking for a job? Jobseekers can attend Embry-Riddle’s 2009 Industry/Career Expo, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, attracting top employers in aviation, aerospace, business, engineering, and other high-tech fields. The job fair is slated for Nov. 4-5 at the university’s Daytona Beach campus. Employers participating in the event this year include […]
China Aviation Directory published
An English-version China Aviation Directory 2009 has been published and is now available to the business public. The 321-page directory provides a list of all major aviation organizations and companies throughout China, including government agencies, societies and associations, airlines, airports, corporations, aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, tool and machinery manufacturers, aeronautical research institutes and universities, air […]
Green hangars for GEG
TechnoAviation, Inc. is set to build 13 T-hangar units at Spokane International Airport (GEG) in Spokane, Wash. Hangar roofs will be fitted with solar panels that will feed electricity back to the power grid during sunny days. Construction will begin in August. “Putting solar panels on top of the hangars make perfect sense,” said Greg […]
Chickasaw students take off
The number of students enrolled in the Chickasaw Nation Aviation and Space Academy more than doubled this year, as 82 students signed up for the summer camp. The students, aged 10-18, belong to the Chickasaw Nation. During the camp, which is based in Ada, Okla., the future flyers are exposed to everything from launching rockets […]
New owner for Commander Premier Aircraft
Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. (CPAC), based at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in Missouri, has been sold to Aero-Base Inc. of Montreal, Canada. Aero-Base will buy the FAA Type Certificate and production assets for the Commander line of high performance, single-engine aircraft. The agreement requires that Aero-Base also ink a deal for the company’s production facility […]
100 planes to celebrate 100 years
Pilots from across Canada are answering the call to join a record breaking flight planned for July 17, according to a report at SooToday.com, which reports: 91 airplanes and approximately 200 pilots have already signed up for the Cross Canada Century Event, virtually assuring that organizers will reach their 100 airplane target. These 100 airplanes […]