AeroPremier Jet Center at New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport (NEW) has become the newest dealer to join the network of Avfuel branded dealers. AeroPremier Jet Center, founded in 2008, is the largest FBO complex in the New Orleans area, according to company officials. The full-service aviation company caters to all sizes of aircraft, offering hangar space […]
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StandardAero awarded DOA
StandardAero has received Design Organization Approval (DOA) for engine and auxiliary power unit design and repair from the FAA. In December, the FAA awarded StandardAero Maryville in Maryville, Tennessee, Major Repair Organization Design Authorization (MRA-ODA) approval. This approval authorizes Maryville to approve major repairs to Rolls Royce AE3007 and AE2100, Pratt & Whitney PT6A, PW100, […]
Beechcraft flight control cables and chains now available from McFarlane
McFarlane Aviation Products now has FAA-PMA approved flight control cables and chains for most Beechcraft aircraft. Approved and ready for delivery, the product line includes 180 part numbers for the Musketeer, Sport, Sierra, Bonanza, Debonair, Baron, King Air, Queen Air, Duke, Duchess, T-34 and the Model 1900 airliner. In addition to the cables and chains […]
‘While You Were Out’ Star Evan Farmer completes Sportsman
Evan Farmer, star of MTV’s “2GE+HER” as well as The Learning Channel’s series “While Your Were Out,” recently built his own Sportsman 2+2 as part of Glasair’s Two Weeks to Taxi program. Farmer documented the process on video and recently posted it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmPZbfYWNT0). “When I was ready to buy a plane, I looked […]
King Air 350i debuts
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has unveiled the Beechcraft King Air 350i. The King Air 350i highlights four areas of interior upgrades: An advanced infotainment system, the Rockwell Collins Venue integrated Cabin Management System (CMS), which features video screens, iPod connectivity and more; a redesigned cabin; a multi-step noise reduction process that drops sound levels by 4 […]
PlaneSense expands in Bahamas
PlaneSense, Alpha Flying, Inc.’s fractional aircraft ownership program, has added seven new airports to its primary operating area in the Bahamas. This makes 19 Bahamian airports accessible to PlaneSense share owners without the need for re-positioning fees. New airports included in the expansion are: Chub Cay (Berry Islands), Congo Town (Andros), Great Harbor Cay (Berry […]
Maintenance management system debuts
Making its debut is WinAir Essentials, an integrated inventory and maintenance management system to help maintenance departments stay in compliance with government regulations, report on maintenance costs, and track and control inventory. Features include: Inventory tracking and purchasing; aircraft invoicing; component repair tracking; master part definitions which include unlimited notes; unlimited alternate part numbers for […]
CubCrafters begins shipping Carbon Cub kits
CubCrafters recently shipped the first three Carbon Cub wing kits and the first Carbon Cub fuselage kit. CubCrafters is producing the kits at a rate of two per month, according to company officials. “The first builder has the wings complete and is working on the fuselage kit,” said Mitch Travis, kit program manager. Officials also […]
Embry-Riddle launches new program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has launched a new program designed to stimulate collaborative innovation across the aviation and aerospace industry. Called the i2i Program, the program offers a different way for firms to share innovative solutions to common problems in the industry. The i2i Program consists of three parts. The first includes a series of forums, […]