As part of the Night For Flight benefit dinner to be held during the AOPA Aviation Summit, the AOPA Foundation, charitable arm of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has launched an online auction. Bidding is now underway and will continue until Saturday, Nov. 13. “Every item up for bid has been donated, and we […]
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Elliott Aviation earns Class IV Repair Station Certification
Elliott Aviation’s headquarters facility at Quad City International Airport (MLI) has received Class IV Repair Station certification from the FAA, which enables the company to pass along tax relief savings to owners who have work performed at the Moline, Ill., facility. “This certification enables us to provide aircraft owners with maintenance, repair and inspection work […]
Duncan Aviation-Provo named Bombardier service center
Duncan Aviation’s Authorized Service Center agreement with Bombardier Aerospace has been extended to include Duncan Aviation’s newest maintenance facility in Provo, Utah. Duncan Aviation-Provo joins Duncan Aviation’s full-service facilities in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., as a Bombardier Authorized Service Center, providing scheduled and unscheduled warranty and maintenance work for the Learjet 40, Learjet […]
Cessna launches online M&O sessions
Cessna Aircraft Co. will offer its annual Citation maintenance and overhaul (M&O) sessions normally held during the National Business Aviation Association meeting and convention several weeks earlier via global webcast as part of its ongoing thrust to change the way business jet support is offered to operators around the world. Instead of using the NBAA […]
EKY FBO joins Avfuel network
The newly renovated FBO at Bessemer Airport (EKY) in Alabama has joined the Avfuel network of branded dealers. The FBO, which is under a new management team, awards participating pilots with AVTRIP points on fuel purchases, and also offers the Avfuel Contract Fuel program for significant jet fuel savings. With minimal air congestion, and proximity […]
Online composite course begins Oct. 24
An online Composites Maintenance Technology course, offered through the National Center for Aviation Training, will begin Oct. 24. The course, offered in conjunction with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, will conclude Dec. 5. Discussions about real-world situations are an essential part of the course and involve experts in the field of composites […]
Planes on Poles… really!
From the press release, “Don’t roll your eyes when you hear I have yet another app. This one is so stupid you have to love it!” Okay, maybe that part is from the pre-roll to the release, but AircraftMerchants president and nascent iPhone/iPad app-creator Todd Huvard has done it again. This time with Planes on […]
FAR/AIM 2011 released
Don’t get caught in the air with an out-of-date edition of FAR/AIM, the complete aeronautical information manual from the Federal Aviation Administration. FAR/AIM 2011, with nearly 1,000 pages of current FAA data and dozens of instructional illustrations, is now available. Inside you’ll find: Updated federal aviation regulations Rules and procedures for general aviation and sports […]
GE Aviation slates M601 training course
GE Aviation is holding a M601 Line Maintenance Training course at its Customer Technical Education Center (CTEC) on Oct. 25-26. This is the second time GE has held an M601 line maintenance course, following the launch of the course in March. CTEC is located near GE Aviation’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio and will serve as […]