The FAA has selected a team headed by Lockheed Martin to provide services now offered by the agency’s Automated Flight Service Stations. The five-year contract, with an option for five more years, is estimated at $1.9 billion. FAA officials say turning AFSS duties over to Lockheed Martin will save $2.2 billion over the next 10 […]
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Need a coach to see you through buying an airplane?
Purchasing an airplane can be a complicated process, one that drives away many prospective buyers. That’s why AvCoach was formed. Based in Oxford, Conn., AvCoach is a consulting/coaching firm that helps guide potential airplane owners through a potentially intimidating process. “Our goal is to find out what the client’s expectations are and then match those […]
Aircraft Engine Services to open distribution center at Space Coast Regional
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Aircraft Engine Services, Inc. has inked a deal to open a new distribution center for piston aircraft engines at Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX). “We needed a distribution site with a port,” said Luc de Gaspe Beaubien, Aircraft Engine Services director of sales, marketing, and service. “Another important advantage offered by the […]
Employees take over Muncie Aviation Co.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The employees of Muncie Aviation Co. have purchased the company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The Delaware County Airport FBO, which has 60 employees, is one of the oldest distributors of Piper aircraft. It is also a Socata distributor. 800-289-7141.
Wilson Air Center adds Charlotte location
MEMPHIS — Wilson Air Center is set to open a second location at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT). Wilson Air will operate from the former Signature location on the field. In an agreement between Charlotte/Douglas International Airport and Wilson Air Center, the airport retains ownership of the facilities, but Wilson Air Center will run the day-to-day […]
WASP Marianne Beard Nutt dies at 84
Marianne Beard Nutt, a member of the WASP class of 1943, died Jan. 16. Nutt developed a passion for aviation when she was 7, after seeing Amelia Earhart. She did not have the money for flying lessons and was told girls could not be pilots. Nevertheless, she learned to fly, working odd jobs at an […]
Reach out and touch — your airplane
You live in the South, so icing isn’t a problem, right? Wrong, as this winter’s Arctic blasts demonstrate. Wing icing has been in the news a lot, lately, and pilots should be paying attention regardless of where they live. On Dec. 29, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an Alert to Pilots concerning ice accumulation […]
North Carolina airport woos GA with new hangars
Aircraft won’t be the only thing taking off at Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) in Jacksonville, North Carolina, this spring. Airport officials say they’re almost finished with the infrastructure work that will support new general aviation hangars. “The hangars will be built by corporations or private individuals, we’re just putting in the infrastructure,” explains airport […]
Commander Aircraft to be liquidated
Troubled times continue at Commander Aircraft Co., as the Bethany, Okla.-based company is set to be liquidated. After two failed attempts to find saviors for the bankrupt company, Commander’s December 2002 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has been converted to a Chapter 7 filing by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. All operations at the company […]