True-Lock LLC and Aircraft Spruce have partnered to provide STC’d fastener systems to the aviation community. True-Lock is the only patented aviation wheel fastener system in the world that has been awarded an STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) by the FAA for axle nut technology, according to company officials. True-Lock aviation fastener systems reduce premature wear […]
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Museum celebrates Women’s History Month
On Saturday, March 12, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum will celebrate the achievements of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license, at the museum’s sixth annual free family day. The free event is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking […]
ACONE to present Crash Course
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE), the oldest aero club in the Americas, will hold its annual Crash Course Wednesday, March 9, in Bedford, Mass. Admission is free. The seminar will feature true-life experiences from pilots who learned from their mistakes and lived to tell about them. Stories such as losing a prop in-flight, […]
West Star Aviation debuts in-house window repair
West Star Aviation now offers complete window repair from its in-house team of experts for most corporate aircraft, including Falcon, Hawker, Citation, Challenger, Learjet, Conquest, King Air, Embraer, and Westwind. “We decided to hire some of the most experienced FAA certified window repairmen in the world to best serve our customers,” says Dave Krogman, General […]
Lincoln launches apparel line
Lincoln Electric has launched Red Line Welding Apparel, a line of personal protection clothing for welding. The new Red Line apparel product group includes gloves, jackets, caps and safety glasses. Red Line apparel includes five types of welding gloves — premium leather MIG/stick, traditional MIG/stick, leather TIG, heat-resistant and full leather Steel Worker gloves. Four […]
Aero to feature e-flight-expo
For the third time, the e-flight-expo will feature many new developments as part of AERO, the Global Show for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen, Germany, slated for April 13-16. This year will feature more exhibitors and many new aircraft with electric, fuel cell and hybrid power trains, as well as the first-ever Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize, […]
Burnum joins Business Jet Access
Business Jet Access at Love Field (DAL) in Dallas has named John Burnum, Jr. as Director of Business Development, responsible for growing the company’s maintenance capabilities. He previously was regional sales manager for King Aerospace. A 22-year aviation services veteran, Burnum also held key management positions with Gulfstream Aerospace, including completion sales executive, and has […]
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New book about early mechanics set for release
“Pioneer Mechanics in Aviation,” a new book by Giacinta Bradley Koontz that chronicles the exploits of airplane mechanics up to the start of World War II, is set to be released March 1. Each of the book’s 24 chapters tells the stories of the men and women who kept Wright Flyers, Blériots, Curtiss Pushers, and […]