TWG Aviation LTD (TWG), parent of Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), has finalized the purchase of various assets of Vitesse Aviation at Dallas Love Field (DAL). TWG acquired the lease-hold improvements comprised of 7.5 acres with two existing hangars. Vitesse had operated a FBO, as well as an aircraft maintenance and […]
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Aircraft Spruce: Your holiday buying source
Ready to start your holiday shopping? Aircraft Spruce officials note the company has a selection of portable GPS, pilot supplies, headsets, avionics, instruments, wheels, tires, oil, filters, books, DVDs, and aviation software. Within the Pilot Supply section of the company’s website, a gift section is available where products are sorted by price in addition to […]
Gleim introduces free help for Part 141 approval
To demystify the Part 141 approval process, Gleim offers a new, user-friendly online resource that can complete the appropriate paperwork automatically, plus a great deal more. Best of all: It’s free to use. Using FAA Order 8900, Advisory Circular 141-1A, the combined experience of a multitude of pilot schools, and feedback from FAA inspectors who […]
Online jet upset recovery course launches
CAE and APS Emergency Maneuver Training have teamed to create an online computer-based training course designed to improve the ability of business jet pilots to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from loss of control in-flight flight situations. The CAE-APS e-Learning course is based on FAA recommendations contained in the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid […]
Wilson Doors debuts Clear-Max
Wilson Doors has large hangar doorways covered with the introduction of its Clear-Max, which features cold-formed steel tube construction with push-button hydraulic operation. The single panel on the Clear-Max opens in a single arching motion. When the door is fully open and perpendicular with the doorway, the Clear-Max requires only 6 inches of headroom, company […]
Jet Response mobile maintenance takes off
Jet Aviation has launched its new “Jet Response” mobile maintenance service program. One call to 1-877-JET-HELP mobilizes Jet Aviation’s Boston/Bedford, Mass., and Teterboro, N.J., mobile maintenance trucks to assist AOG operators in the Boston, White Plains and Teterboro areas. “In the Boston, White Plains and Teterboro areas, the service is facilitated through response vehicles equipped […]
Ghosts of aviation’s past to haunt Air Zoo
On Oct. 30 the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., will be taken over by dark and eerie spirits during Ghosts of Aviation’s Past — a night full of haunts and howls. From 7-10 p.m., guests will be able to come face-to-face with ghosts from aviation’s past, including Amelia Earhart and the Red Baron. They’ll also […]
ChartBook-S cleared for takeoff
FlightPrep has released its latest Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) platform, the ChartBook-S. An all-in-one portable EFB and TabletPC, the ChartBook-S offers flight planning and in-flight navigation capabilities. A Class I and II EFB, the ChartBook-S allows pilots to replace their paper charts and fly paperless with FlightPrep’s geo-referenced electronic charts – placing Sectionals, TACs, Enroutes, […]
Embry-Riddle acquires advanced trainer to study hypoxia
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University has added a new Mentor Advanced Aircraft Training Device from Frasca at its High-Altitude Lab at its Daytona Beach campus. The Mentor, which is approved by the FAA, replicates the cockpit of a Cessna 172 aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 integrated avionics and a Truvision visual system, the platform used in […]