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 […]
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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 […]
Sporty’s sets date for annual fly-in
Sporty’s annual Fly-In will be held Saturday, May 19, at the Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport. At this year’s Fly-In, the winner of Sporty’s 2012 Skycatcher Sweepstakes will be unveiled. “We’re going to have fun all day long,” says Sporty’s President Michael Wolf. “Our guests can talk with aviation company representatives in our exhibit hall, eat free […]
Wiggins Airways completes renovation
Wiggins Airways has completed the renovation of the FBO’s lobby located at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire. The renovation was the first for the facility since its opening in 1999. “Customer comfort and technology were the driving forces behind the project design,” said James Thomforde Sr., president and CEO. “We expanded wi-fi […]
New name for Wathen Foundation
The Thomas W. Wathen Foundation has changed its name to The Tom Wathen Center as part of its role as a provider of aviation-related educational programs. The change takes effect immediately. At its home on historic Flabob Airport in Riverside, California, the Tom Wathen Center offers over two dozen educational activities, using the fascination of […]
Exclusive Aviation new SD Cessna sales rep
Exclusive Aviation has been named the new Cessna Authorized Sales Representative for South Dakota. Darren Hall, vice president-marketing for Fargo Jet Center says, “Having represented the Cessna brand in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota for the past 7 years, the opportunity to add South Dakota was one that we were excited to accept.” Matt Dyer, […]
Museum to celebrate Women’s History Month
In 1911 Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license. On Saturday, March 10, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, will celebrate her achievements at the museum’s seventh annual free family day. The event is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. – […]