Approach Systems Corp., the developer of APIC, Approach’s Glass Cockpit S/W, APIC Geo Synchronized Approach plates, and stand- alone Approach Plate application, has unveiled a new pricing model where customers no longer have to pay for a yearly subscription. Don’t fly in the winter? Just buy a new APIC Map update in the spring for […]
Versace ‘Limited Edition’ interiors available
StandardAero has inked an agreement with TAG Aircraft Interiors Ltd (TAG-AI) to offer “Limited Edition” interior completions at its Springfield, Ill., facility. Through this agreement StandardAero is able to offer up to full interior completions in exclusive designs by the House of Versace. Versace Interior Design Atelier is responsible for content, design and style, while […]
Comlux Completion USA named Bombardier line maintenance facility
Comlux Completion USA has been designated a Bombardier AOG/ Line Maintenance Facility (AOG/ LMF) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The agreement authorizes Comlux Completion USA to perform work on Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global business aircraft. The process for being designated a Bombardier AOG/LMF for business aircraft is stringent and requires an investment in technician training, special […]
Oklahoma CareerTech selects Professional Certification Program
Oklahoma CareerTech has chosen the SAE Institute/Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) Professional Certification Program to provide advanced credentials for its aviation maintenance students. Oklahoma CareerTech will begin by implementing the SAE Institute/PAMA Aviation Maintenance Specialist/Aviation Maintenance Engineer Knowledge Assessments and certification exams. Aviation maintenance instructors at several of its schools will be the first to […]
K-State adds regional jet simulator
Kansas State University has added a new Paradigm CRJ 200 flight training simulator to enhance the learning experience for K-State students in the professional pilot and aviation maintenance programs. The new sim will be integrated into the crew resource management class. Future plans call for the development of a class specifically on the CRJ 200 […]
IAOPA makes the case for GA worldwide
General aviation serves the world. That was the simple, and yet remarkably complex, message that the president of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations delivered at Montreal on May 13 at a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The biggest single threat facing general aviation worldwide, IAOPA President Craig L. Fuller […]
Europe’s bizav show ‘defies economic gravity’
The change in mood within the business aviation industry since the EBACE show last year “truly beggars belief,” said an Aviation International News report on May 15. EBACE is the annual business aviation expo put on by the European Business Aviation Association. Since September, the financial crisis, which hurt some of the industry’s best customers, […]
Santa Monica jet ban unjustly discriminates, FAA finds
A controversial ordinance banning private jets with fast landing speeds at the Santa Monica Airport violates the city’s legal obligations, because the restriction “unjustly and unreasonably” discriminates against specific aircraft, according to a Federal Aviation Administration decision released May 14. Based on evidence presented during a four-day hearing in March, Anthony N. Palladino, a senior […]
Are 35 mile presidential TFRs to be standard?
On April 29, a notice to airmen was issued for President Obama’s visit to St Louis, Missouri, but the Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration threw aviators a curve ball when the “standard” 30-nautical mile temporary flight restriction (TFR) was expanded to 35 nautical miles. When EAA inquired about the expanded radius, a spokesperson replied, […]