Miller Electric Mfg. Co. introduces the new FILTAIR SWX-series of wall-mount welding fume extractors, featuring Miller’s nanofiber filter technology. Available in either the self-cleaning SWX-S model or the disposable filter SWX-D model, the SWX-series allows companies to improve air quality and protect employees without cluttering their shop floors, Miller officials said. Like the mobile FILTAIR […]
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WACO ‘D’ model gets FAA nod
WACO Classic Aircraft Corp. of Battle Creek, Michigan, has received FAA approval of the new WACO YMF 5-D model, featuring 300-hp Engine; MT elliptical tip propeller; standard JPI EDM-930 Color engine analyzer; Garmin glass panel IFR instrument packages; upgraded landing gear design; new inner cowl vents; new circuit breaker location and panel; new instrument panel […]
B&S Aircraft celebrates 45th anniversary
B&S Aircraft Parts & Accessories, an AMETEK company, celebrates 45 years of providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft accessories, parts and components. The list of aircraft flying with B&S overhauled components includes virtually every type from the legacy Cessna 100-series up to the B-1 Lancer bomber, according to officials with the Wichita-based […]
English-language China Aviation Directory available
An English-language China Aviation Directory is now available to the business public. The 321-page directory provides a listing of all major aviation organizations and companies throughout China, including government agencies, societies and associations, airlines, airports, national corporations, aircraft and component manufacturers, engine and component manufacturers, airborne equipment manufacturers, tool and machinery manufacturers, aeronautical research institutes […]
Skykits opens new facility in Tennessee
Skykits Corp. has opened a new $2.5 million manufacturing facility at Henry County Airport (PHT) in Paris, Tennessee. Skykits began selling kits and manufacturing ready-to-fly airplanes in Canada in 2004 from designs produced by an Italian company, ICP Srl. “After several expansions in Canada, a move to the U.S. was the next logical step because […]
eBook bundle introduced
In the spirit of International Learn to Fly Day, ASA’s new eBook bundle is an introduction to the world of flying and flight training for prospective pilots. The bundle includes eBook editions of “You Can Fly!” by authors Greg Brown and Laurel Lippert, and the FAA’s Student Pilot Guide. The books are a complementary duo […]
Get a new interior — RightNow
Cessna Aircraft Co. has launched a program to reduce lead times required for interior refurbishments of classic Citations. Under the new RightNow Interiors program, Cessna’s Citation Service Centers will stock pre-selected, certified interior design materials, eliminating long-lead times – typically eight to 12 weeks – traditionally necessary to order materials for interior refurbishments. “This program […]
Red Canoe launches 2010 catalog
Red Canoe-National Heritage Brands has released its 2010 catalog. Founder and Creative Director Dax Wilkinson says, “We seek inspiration in both landscape and history – whether it be aviation, bush flying or iconic Canadian institutions.” New in the Aviation category is the Boeing Collection, the first and only licensing partnership involving all of the American […]
CubCrafters slates Carbon Cub Demo Days
CubCrafters’ network of Certified Sales Centers will host Carbon Cub Demo Days throughout the month of June. A variety of events will take place at a wide range of locations across America, including private demo flights, fly-ins, pancake breakfasts, even a weekend getaway at a lake resort where you can stay in a cabin and […]