Pentastar Aviation of Oakland County International Airport (PTK) in Pontiac, Mich., has joined the Avfuel-branded network of dealers. As part of the alliance, Pentastar Aviation offers the AVTRIP fueling rewards program and the Avfuel Contract Fuel program for jet fuel savings. Pentastar Aviation’s FBO at the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is also an Avfuel-branded dealer. […]
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Stevens teams with Clifford on engine conversions
Clifford Development and Stevens Aviation have expanded their partnership to jointly market and support Clifford Citation 550 and the S550 engine conversions. The conversions can be enhanced with the optional Rockwell Collins three display ProLine 21 IDS, which is certified in a Dual AHARS/Turbulence Radar configuration, according to company officials. Clifford Development has certified 35 […]
Hangar project in the works for SUS
Aviation Development Group of Denver has unveiled plans to develop a 27-unit, multi-phase hangar complex at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) in Chesterfield, Mo. The $8.5 million project, located at the northeast corner of North Bell and Edison Avenues, will supply a mix of corporate and executive box hangars ranging in size from 1,800 […]
FlightSafety at LaGuardia offers King Air training
FlightSafety International’s Center at New York’s LaGuardia Airport will offer training for the Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft. Installation of FlightSafety’s King Air 200 flight simulator at the LaGuardia Center has been completed. It is expected to be qualified by the FAA in December, and training is scheduled to begin later that month. FlightSafety […]
Chocks feature art work of Bahamian students
General aviation chocks designed by students from the Out Islands of the Bahamas will be featured as a give-away to pilots attending the upcoming Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Aviation Summit in Tampa, Florida, Nov. 5-7th. During the month of September, the Aviation Department of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation teamed up […]
Free career conference slated Nov. 21
Aviation professionals will discuss security, maintenance, administration, air traffic control and piloting during the annual Aviation Career Conference, slated for Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Lewis University’s Harold E. White Aviation Center in Romeoville, Ill. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and continental breakfast will be served. The FAA, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, […]
The pros and cons of automation in aviation
Automated systems make airplanes easier to fly. They can be as simple as an automatic light dimmer or as complex as an autopilot that kicks-in when it “thinks” there is trouble. But can automation be too smart for its own good, leaving humans out of control when the electronic brain makes a bad choice? Boeing […]
San Diego flight school turns 20
San Diego Flight Training International (SDFTI) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since launching, SDFTI has achieved several accomplishments from being the first to provide an AST 300 simulator in San Diego County in 1989 to becoming the first flight school in the USA to be IMAGE qualified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in […]
Centurion Inspection Guidelines released
The Cessna Pilots Association (CPA) has released “Cessna 210 Centurion Inspection Guidelines” to help Cessna 210 owners and their mechanics better inspect their aircraft. According to CPA officials, the impetus for the guideliens came from a discussion CPA Executive Director John Frank had with an NTSB investigator after a crash. Frank asked if the cracks […]