WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA and the aviation community sent a plan to Congress last week to show how the FAA will accelerate the benefits of key NextGen initiatives over the next three years. The agreement is the result of several months of collaboration between the agency and the NextGen Advisory Committee, which includes officials from […]
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EXPparts opens for business
BOISE, Idaho — EXPparts has opened its virtual doors online with its new, experimental aircraft parts store. EXPparts, which can be found at www.EXPparts.Com, is a parts supplier for the experimental aircraft and recreational aviation community. It is dedicated to a mission of supplying the antique, replica builder with quality supplemental parts, according to company officials. “Over the […]
Denver jetCenter joins Air Elite Network
At the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition (NBAA 2014), World Fuel Services announced that Denver jetCenter, located at Centennial Airport (KAPA) in Englewood, Colo., has joined the growing Air Elite Network. Denver jetCenter has recently become an Ascent fuel branded member of the World Fuel Services Network and is now an Air Elite […]
Legacy Flight Training to open second training facility
Legacy Flight Training will open a second training facility on the Scottsdale airport (KSDL), in Scottsdale, Arizona. Following an extensive search process, Legacy Flight Training selected the Air Commerce Center on the Scottsdale Airport to house its west coast facility to cater to Piper PA-46 owners, with plans to open in the first quarter of […]
Quest receives approval for TKS tank installation
Quest Aircraft Co. has received FAA approval for a TKS Tank installation in the KODIAK cargo pod. This optional TKS tank will be available for production KODIAKs after the first of the year. A retrofit installation for KODIAKs in the field will also be available. “The Flight Into Known Ice (FIKI) TKS ice protection system […]
How one of our readers makes her living in GA
One of our regular regulars, Brittany Kerr, responded immediately to our call for readers who make their living in general aviation: “As soon as I got to the airport this morning, I started my day off by reading today’s The Pulse of Aviation from General Aviation News (which has become my daily routine). When I […]
Fargo Jet Center appointed Cirrus service center
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Jet Center has been designated as an authorized service center by Cirrus Aircraft Corporation. “The designation from Cirrus expands our service offerings and gives the regionally based owners and operators access to quality authorized services,” says Darren Hall, Vice President of Marketing for Fargo Jet Center. “We continue to see an […]
Performance upgrades to King Air unveiled
Beechcraft Corporation announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014, the latest model of the King Air C90GTx will offer new standard features that deliver shorter takeoff and landing distances and better handling characteristics. “This is the latest in a long series of continuous […]
Eclipse 550 Copilot Package free at NBAA14
Eclipse Aerospace is offering a free Eclipse Copilot Package to pilots who buy an Eclipse 550 jet at the National Business Aviation Association Convention this week. With the Eclipse Copilot Package, you will receive two Eclipse 550 type rating training courses at SimCom in Orlando, Florida. You will also receive upgrades to the new Eclipse […]