Garmin has expanded its Connext ecosystem, which broadens compatibility to include the Garmin aera 796/795 aviation portable GPS, ForeFlight Mobile and Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck. With compatible Garmin avionics, customers can wirelessly receive ADS-B weather and traffic, as well as display precise GPS position data and back-up attitude information. “We’re excited to have ForeFlight’s and Jeppesen’s flagship […]
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Air Force secretary to keynote IAWA conference
Secretary of the US Air Force Deborah Lee James will be the keynote speaker at the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) conference, slated for Nov. 10-12 in Dubai. James is the 23rd secretary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping […]
Professional Aviation Association named exclusive Airvan parts distributor
Mahindra Aerospace has named Professional Aviation Associates (PAA) as the exclusive distributor of Airvan 8 and Airvan 10 factory parts for North America, Central America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. PAA will stock the inventory in its facility adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
Best of the Best winners revealed
John Purner of www.100dollarhamburger.com just sent us the results of the “Best of the Best” Fly-In Restaurants for 2015. He notes that, “all tastes are served and every imagination fulfilled; some are very, very impressive high dollar white tablecloth uptown style cafes, others are downhome spots. Each is special. Every region of the country is represented. All […]
GA fires back at ALPA for attacking medical reform
The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups have fired back at an inflammatory letter sent by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to all U.S. senators that “made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims regarding the efforts to expand freedoms in general aviation and reform aeromedical certification,” according to EAA officials. The letter urged the […]
Daher partners with SAMI for high-altitude training
A realistic high-altitude chamber program for pilots of high-performance aircraft is now available through a partnership of Daher and the Southern AeroMedical Institute (SAMI). By equipping SAMI’s automated hyper/hypobaric chamber in Melbourne, Florida, with a fixed-based TBM 850 cockpit simulator, this new program will help pilots better understand the dangers of hypoxia – or altitude […]
FreeFlight now compatible with Garmin GPS navigators
FreeFlight Systems reports that its line of RANGR ADS-B systems now interface with Garmin’s GNS 430W/530W GPS navigators. This compatibility increases equipage flexibility, as well as provide cost savings for aircraft equipped with 430W/530W navigators. FreeFlight’s certified Blue Box transceiver system, the FDL-978-XVR, is available for purchase without an internal GPS, allowing aircraft owners to utilize their existing […]
EPIC Aviation expands network
Fuel supplier EPIC Aviation has added six FBOs to the company’s growing EPIC Card Network. The new locations are: Landmark Aviation at Boeing Field/King County International airport (KBFI), Seattle, Washington; Gwinnett Aero at Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia; Pensacola Aviation at Pensacola International airport, Pensacola, Florida (KPNS); Jet Center at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAN), Santa Fe, […]
FlightSafety to add Warriors and Arrows to training fleet
Piper Aircraft reported at last week’s AirVenture that FlightSafety International has signed an agreement to purchase 20 single-engine Piper Warrior and six single-engine Piper Arrow aircraft. The new aircraft will begin to enter service at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, later this year. This initial order for the trainer aircraft is part of a fleet replenishment […]