Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), in Morgantown, W.Va., has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. Recognized as one of the “best small cities in the country,” Morgantown is home to West Virginia University as well as a growing infrastructure of healthcare, recreation, and commerce. In addition, Morgantown serves as a gateway to Washington, D.C. With daily […]
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New twist on trouble lights
Snap-on has a new twist on second generation trouble lights: It’s new horizontal-shaped swivel light features 30 bright-white LED lights that provide up to 100,000 hours or 11.4 years of continuous service. The horizontal head pivots -5° to 90° and rotates 300° . The swivel light is extremely useful in providing light where it’s needed, […]
FirstSupportAOG.com launches
Dallas Airmotive has unveiled a dedicated website for its F1RST SUPPORT command center. The website – FirstSupportAOG.com – gives visitors an overview of First Support capabilities, locations, contact information, downloads and video tour of the operation. The new website provides customers with a look at how F1RST SUPPORT operates and provides several options for contacting […]
Tanis opens Twin Cities office
Tanis Aircraft Products has opened an administrative offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, located 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Tanis has operated its aircraft preheat systems manufacturing business in Glenwood, Minnesota, for more than 30 years and will continue to produce its line of aircraft products there. The new offices at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) […]
Duncan Aviation publishes ADS-B Straight Talk Book
Duncan Aviation has published a new book in its online Straight Talk series, Straight Talk About ADS-B. Available at DuncanAviation.aero/straighttalk, the book provides insight regarding the upcoming Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate, which allows an aircraft to transmit information to Air Traffic Control ground stations and to other properly equipped aircraft. “The retrofit of business […]
LSA flight school exceeds 10,000 hours
Chesapeake Sport Pilot in Stevensville, Md., has become the first light sport flight school in the nation to exceed 10,000 flight hours on its fleet of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). Started in early 2007 as a one plane operation, Chesapeake Sport Pilot has grown to seven airplanes, more than a dozen instructors, and approximately 60 […]
Mid-Continent Instruments-West gets FAA nod
Mid-Continent Instruments’ shop in Van Nuys, Calif., has earned FAA Full Class 1, 2, 3 Radio and Class 3 Accessory repair certification from the FAA. Full Class 1, 2, 3 Radio and Class 3 Accessory certification enables Mid-Continent Instruments’ west coast facility to add additional avionics and accessory types to its current service offerings without […]
Veracity launches remote Internet-based NDI technology
Veracity Technology Solutions has introduced its proprietary, remotely operated Ultrasonic Tomographic Imaging System, a non-destructive inspection (NDI) capability. Veracity’s system allows technicians to detect anomalies on both production and in-service composite and metal components from a remote location, according to company officials. Using this method, companies can reduce costs and assembly time by eliminating the […]
Greenwich AeroGroup forms MRO sales organization
Greenwich AeroGroup recently completed the formation of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sales organization aimed at supporting general and business aviation aircraft operators. The new organization is led by Colleen Back, vice-president of MRO Sales, and encompasses a team of eight Regional Sales Managers. Under Back’s leadership, Greenwich AeroGroup’s Regional Sales Managers will […]