XCOM Avionics of Australia has teamed with Narco Avionics Inc. to manufacture, support and service XCOM products in the U.S. and Canada. XCOM Avionics’ 2-1/4-inch VHF 760 has been manufactured by Narco Avionics in Fort Washington, Pa., for several months now, according to company officials, who note the products will be “completely supported and services […]
Here’s a twist: D-JET delays welcome
Diamond Aircraft has reported that many customers welcome delays in the development of its D-JET – now scheduled to receive FAA and Transport Canada certification in the first half of 2010 – because it buys them time to ride out the economic downturn. For full story: FlightGlobal.com/articles/2009/03/11/323588/d-jet-delays-give-customers-breathing-space.html
Improve situational awareness
Elbit Systems Ltd. introduces Cpnet (Common Picture Network), which provides its users with shared situational awareness because all network members – airborne, naval and ground – are shown on a digital map. Additional information, such as mission plan and target information, also is shown. In its basic configuration, Cpnet requires no permanent installations or modifications. […]
Retired major general offers to manage SPA – for free
A retired major general with the Army National Guard and former president of a global chemical company will voluntarily devote more than 60 hours a week to leading operations at South Carolina’s Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA). Darwin Simpson, an avid aviator and Spartanburg resident, has offered his services and business expertise – free-of-charge – […]
Soloy celebrates 40 years
Soloy Aviation Solutions of Olympia, Wash., is celebrating 40 years with a landmark turbine engine delivery and a third-party STC enhancement for one of its many products. Soloy shipped its 97th Honeywell LTS101 engine conversion for the AS350 to Heliswiss this week. Soloy worked alongside Honeywell to certify the Honeywell LTS101-600A3-A engine installation into the […]
Want to learn how to detail a plane?
Leading Edge Technology has opened the Leading Edge Aviation Institute at the Collin County Regional Airport (TKI) in McKinney, Texas. The school will provide a certification program for those interested learning the correct procedures for detailing piston, turbine and jet aircraft. For more information: 972-943-9903 or LeadingEdgeInstitute.com.
Turbulence erupts at ROC
A pricing war between competing FBOs at Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) in New York helped GA flourish. But that war ended in January when USAirports took over the operations of Landmark Aviation. The surviving FBO is now considering rent increases, which could force some businesses out. For the full story: DemocratAndChronicle.com/article/20090312/BUSINESS/903120344/1001
New $1 million terminal opens at LRO
Dignitaries waxed poetic about South Carolina’s Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (LRO) and general aviation before cutting a royal blue ribbon on the facility’s new $1 million terminal March 12. For full story: Charleston.net/news/2009/mar/13/ribbon_cut_on_airports_new_m_terminal74859/
Homebuilt sim lands in Guiness Book of World Records
Matthew Sheil has built what could easily be one of the most elaborate big boy’s toys in the world, and his efforts have earned him a Guinness world record, according to a recent report in “The Sydney Morning Herald.” The homebuilt sim, almost identical to the cockpit of a Boeing 747-700, is described by Guinness […]