DENVER — The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) reports it has collected the required number of petition signatures for the state of Colorado to issue a “Special Group” License Plate. As of Dec. 1, 2016, CABA had 3,071 unique signatures, surpassing the required number of 3,000. Designed by artist Chris Glaser, the plate depicts a runway […]
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Florida credit union launches We Fly
MARGATE, Florida — We Florida Financial has introduced We Fly, a new aviation program offering loans to its credit union members or to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) members nationwide. According to the AOPA, Florida is home to 21,220 aircraft and 51,671 certified pilots, including 10,917 student pilots. Florida is home to 857 public and private airports. […]
Duncan Aviation opens San Diego avionics location
Duncan Aviation has opened a new San Diego, California, avionics work-away location. With a dispatch office at the McClellan-Palomar Airport, Joe Vittling, Satellite Crew Lead, and Christian Ramirez, Satellite Avionics Technician, will travel to owner’s aircraft and hangars at McClellan-Palomar, as well as other area airports, including San Diego International, Montgomery Field, Brown Field Municipal, Gillespie, Long […]
Jackson Jet Center expands service
BOISE, Idaho — Jackson Jet Center at Boise Airport has been named an authorized service facility for the Beechcraft King Air 90, 200/250, 300/350 and Cessna Caravan turboprops, as well as the Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza piston aircraft. Jackson Jet Center has been a Cessna authorized single engine piston service facility since 2015.
OpenAirplane opens 100th location
OpenAirplane recently added 10 new locations, taking its total locations to rent airplanes to a new milestone: 100. “We’re excited to announce the OpenAirplane network is now 100 operators strong, with no sign of slowing down,” said OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic. “With over 360 airplanes to choose from, OpenAirplane has never been more useful for pilots.” […]
Belite introduces quicker and easier build for UltraCub
WICHITA — Belite has made changes to its UltraCub cabin design, making it quicker and easier to build and also less expensive, according to company officials. The side and bottom panels that form the major outline of the cabin are now CNC cut from single pieces of aluminum. This makes it easier for the builder to […]
FAA revokes Atlanta Technical College certificate
ATLANTA – The FAA has issued an emergency order revoking the maintenance technician school certificate of Atlanta Technical College (ATC). The FAA alleges that ATC failed to maintain approved grade, attendance, and make-up reports for students in numerous courses in its Aviation Maintenance Technology (AVMT) program. Student grade records were either not maintained or incomplete […]
Air Racing from the Cockpit: Looking back on the season
Dispatch from my kitchen table: It’s a bright clear day. I could be flying. But I’m tired. It’s been a long season. Instead, I’m sipping French roast coffee with my feet propped up on a chair, staring out my back door at the distant mesas. My flight journal lies open in my lap and I’m treating […]
New video provides a ‘pilot’s-eye’ view of TBM ferry flights
TARBES, France — From takeoff in southwestern France to touchdown in the Florida, the experience of ferrying Daher’s TBM very fast turboprop aircraft over the North Atlantic Ocean for customer deliveries is highlighted in a new video available on YouTube. With the Americas accounting for nearly 80% of all TBMs ordered, ferry flights of new […]