ATP officials report initial industry reaction to its next-generation, cloud-based service, the ATP Aviation Hub, has exceeded expectations, with more than 2,800 registered users since its introduction in late January. ATP Aviation Hub is a new application framework delivering the aviation industry’s first and only single source, cloud-based solution for compliance and safety knowledge services […]
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Defending general aviation by the numbers
Guest Editorial: By René Banglesdorf The private aviation industry is an often misunderstood and under-valued resource of the American economy. Without it, many of the best companies in the country wouldn’t be half as productive as they are. It was all over the news when the Big Three car manufacturers were lambasted for flying private […]
General aviation shipments, billings flat in 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The general aviation aircraft market worldwide was mixed in 2011 with a slight decline of shipments, but an increase is billings. The expected resurgence did not take place. Manufacturers shipped 1,865 planes, a decline of 3.5% from 2010, while billings increased 0.4% to $19.1 billion. Not included in the data released Feb. […]
Cessna Leadership Scholarship recipients named
Two Kansas State University Aviation students have been selected to receive the Cessna Leadership Scholarship. The students will use the $3,000 awards to obtain flight ratings. The selected students are Carol Cooper, senior in professional pilot, Hutchinson, Kan.; and Megan Henderson, junior in professional pilot, Topeka, Kan. The scholarships are made possible by a gift […]
New general aviation seminar to debut at ‘Crash Course’
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will hold its Crash Course Monday, March 5, which will include an expanded 45-minute review of regional accidents, followed by the debut of AOPA Air Safety Institute’s newest safety seminar: Wanted: Alive! Reining in the Fatal Accident Rate. Latest statistics show the general aviation accident rate is not […]
Eclipse releases iPad app
Eclipse Aerospace has released the Eclipse Quick Reference Application (Eclipse QRA) for the Apple iPad, available exclusively for owners of the Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet. The app gives pilots the ability to use an iPad as a flight-planning tool and for inflight reference documentation. The Eclipse QRA includes a weight and balance flight planning tool, interactive […]
Taxiway B at Donaldson Field now open
Taxiway B at South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center’s (SCTAC) Donaldson Field is now open. The completion of this taxiway will significantly impact operations, especially those of Lockheed Martin, contributing to a $1.4 billion impact to local and state-wide economy, according to airport officials. The taxiway was funded with a $1.35 million grant from the […]
Business Jet Center Oakland joins Phillips 66 network
Business Jet Center Oakland at California’s Oakland International Airport (OAK) has become a Phillips 66 Aviation-branded dealer. Business Jet Center Oakland joins its sister operation Business Jet Center Dallas, which has been with Phillips 66 Aviation since 1997. Phillips 66 Aviation is the nation’s largest branded aviation dealer network, featuring 866 FBOs coast-to-coast, company officials […]
Trident Aircraft signs on as Remos dealer
Remos Aircraft has authorized Trident Aircraft to function as a Remos Dealer and Service Center. Trident Aircraft is the creation of John Galdieri, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. In 2006, after nine years in the Navy, he began offering flight instruction as a hobby and soon turned his ambitions into a […]