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Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR), manufacturer of the Epic LT turboprop, will build a 100,000-square-foot facility at Springbank Airport in Calgary, Alberta, making it the first American aircraft company to take advantage of the new Canadian Center for Aircraft Certification (CCAC) instead of the traditional certification process in the United States. Moving the company’s entire certified […]

Erik Lindbergh, a grandson of Charles Lindbergh who recreated his historic trans-Atlantic flight, has launched a new venture called iFly, an aero club that gives GA pilots access to a fleet of Columbia 350s. The company will begin at six Southern California airports: Van Nuys (VNY), Santa Monica (SMO), Torrance (TOA), Long Beach (LGB), Orange […]

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) has selected the Op Technologies avionics package for its Javelin jet. The avionics package includes an Integrated Display System (IDS) that consists of three units in both the forward and aft cockpits, which function as a primary flight display (PFD), a multifunction display (MFD) and an engine instrument and crew alerting […]

FAA Washington Center has issued a Letter to Airmen, titled “Facility Identification and Radio/Interphone Message Format,” modifying the facility’s identification to “Wash Center” instead of “Washington Center.” The change is an attempt to reduce “excess verbiage” and expedite traffic, FAA officials say.

Avemco Insurance Co. has teamed with Cessna to expand the insurance company’s Safety Rewards Program. Students who enroll at a Cessna Pilot Center will qualify for a 5% flight training premium credit. Once they receive their private pilot certificates, students will be eligible for another year of 5% savings on their Avemco policy premiums. Completing […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is undertaking a major expansion and restructuring of its global educational activities through its Worldwide Campus, formerly known as the Extended Campus. Embry-Riddle Worldwide, with more than 45,000 alumni, is one of the largest off-campus colleges in the U.S. Initial targets for new students are China, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Canada, and the […]

The NTSB has ruled the crash that killed air show performer Eric Beard was caused by pilot error. Beard, 47, died Jan. 6, 2006, while executing the NDB approach at Skagit-Bayview Regional Airport (BVS) in Burlington, Wash. Beard, an ATP, was flying a Seneca for Airpac Airlines, Inc., a cargo company based in Seattle. He […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association recently hosted a three-day workshop to establish educational standards for avionics technicians. The workshop, attended by officials from Duncan, Executive Beechcraft, Garmin, Higginsville Avionics Lab and Spirit Avionics, along with representatives from Eclipse Aviation, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, Delta, American Airlines, the University of Alaska, NASA and the […]

Could your airplane save your life? Long-time test pilot Jim Stewart is convinced the design of the prototype Sport-Jet, a composite and aluminum four-place single-engine jet, saved his life. The prototype crashed June 22 on takeoff from Colorado Springs Airport. Preliminary reports from the NTSB point to wake turbulence as the cause of the accident. […]