All eight of Cessna’s domestic Citation Service Centers have earned the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Employer Diamond Award of Excellence from the FAA. This is the sixth consecutive year Cessna has received the award for all its U.S.-based service centers, company officials note. In 2009 the FAA increased the requirements to receive the Award of […]
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What do Final Four, Masters Golf Tournament and Kentucky Derby have in common?
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) will deploy its Quick Response Teams to support Hawker Beechcraft owners and operators at the NCAA Men’s Final Four from April 3-5 in Indianapolis; the Masters Golf Tournament from April 5-11 in Augusta, Ga.; and the Kentucky Derby on May 1 in Louisville, Ky. Launched earlier this year, the Quick Response […]
RAM debuts loyalty rewards
RAM Aircraft, LP now offers Owner Loyalty Rewards for returning RAM customers with a Cessna 340, 340A, 414, 414A, 421C, or Baron 58P/TC with a RAM engine. RAM officials want qualifying airplanes with RAM STCs and engines to stay in the family and keep their value high when overhaul time comes around. To help make […]
Powder Puff Pilot teams with Oregon Aero
What happens when you cross women pilots with one of the nation’s foremost suppliers of aviation products? Pink pilot gear! That’s just what happened when Denver-based Powder Puff Pilot, a web retailer that specializes in pilot gear and accessories for women, approached Oregon Aero, Inc., designer and manufacturer of aviation products. That meeting resulted in […]
Fantasy of Flight adds nightFlight tours
Unidentifiable noises and voices, drastic temperature changes, strange mists and shadows…these unexplained phenomena are drawing an eager crowd at Fantasy of Flight, where the Florida attraction’s first-ever nightFlight paranormal tours have sold out in a matter of weeks. Demand for the four-hour, limited-attendance nighttime tours, guided by Florida’s Apollo Paranormal Investigations (API), a non-profit team […]
Eclipse taps SimCom for training
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. has chosen SimCom Training Centers to provide pilot training for EA-500 owners and operators. Eclipse will relocate two EA-500 Level D simulators to SimCom’s training center in Orlando, Fla. The training devices will be used to provide initial and recurrent pilot training. Simulator training is scheduled to be available in the third […]
Power Flow Tuned Exhaust now available for R22
Power Flow Systems, Inc. is in the final stages of STC approval to bolt-on its high performance exhaust system to a Lycoming O-320 powered-Robinson R22. This product, Power Flow’s first on a rotorcraft, was designed in cooperation with Performance Aviation in New Zealand, where it has already received CAA approval. The Power Flow Systems’ kit […]
Miller debuts new series of welding helmets
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced its line of Arc Armor Titanium Series welding helmets. The series is built upon a shell design that is lightweight for extended wear, provides skin coverage, reflects radiant heat and features a quick-release front cover lens to reduce welder downtime, according to company officials. For more information: MillerWelds.com
Lycoming unveils loyalty program, cuts prices on factory-rebuilt engines
Lycoming Engines has kicked off a new program that provides discounts with the return of a select engine core. The company also is offering airplane owners up to $5,000 off a zero-time factory-rebuilt Lycoming engine when customers return a first-run core. “We have many customers who have flown behind Lycoming Engines their entire flying careers,” […]