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Siemens Financial Services, Inc. (SFS), the U.S. financial services arm of Siemens AG, is increasing its efforts to provide financing options for purchasers of corporate jets and turbine helicopters. As part of this effort, SFS will provide a wide array of financing choices in the corporate aircraft arena, including fixed and floating rate term loans, […]

At most airports there is a waiting list for hangar space. One way to increase the availability of space and reduce hangar rash caused by close quarters is the installation of Aero-Lifts. Think of them as bunk beds for airplanes, say its designers. One airplane sits on the ground while the other is safely and […]

West Star Aviation recently joined an elite group, becoming one of only six independently owned Cessna Citation Service Centers in the United States. Located in Grand Junction, Colo., this full-service FBO will provide service for Citation operators in the Rocky Mountain area. The owners of Premier Air Center, an authorized Cessna Citation Service Center in […]

Birds and airplanes do not mix. Pest birds create many problems, including dangerous, unsightly and unhealthy conditions, as well as money spent for repairs and cleaning. You can dissuade the birds from hanging around your airport with Spikes Needle Strips from Bird-X. The strips are designed to keep birds from their usual roosting places, such […]

The Wag-Aero Group has acquired the assets of Safe Air Repair, Inc. in Albert Lea, Minn. Safe Air Repair manufactures FAA approved parts for the Aeronca, Champion, Bellanca and Taylorcraft lines of aircraft. The roots of Safe Air Repair stretch back into the mid-1970s when co-founders John and Sandy Roscoe purchased the assets for the […]

Jeppesen recently began adding lightning maps to its full lineup of weather products. The U.S. Precision Lightning Network provides the lightning data. The technology allows the detection of lightning within clouds as well as cloud-to-ground lightning. Jeppesen offers USPLN lightning data as separate maps that are updated every 10-15 minutes, as well as lightning data […]

Elliott Aviation has added a Citation II, King Air 200 and King Air 90 to its charter fleet based at Flying Cloud Airport in the West Twin Cities Metro area of Minnesota. All airplanes are immediately available for charter. For more information: 800-613-3813.

Want to check the price of fuel from 5,000 feet? You can with Control Vision’s System 1.7 for its Anywhere Map. Version 1.7 features airport facilities, radio frequencies, enhanced weather, and even fuel prices, all accessible while airborne. Finger-actuated buttons deliver the information. The unit also provides information to help with situational awareness such as […]

Sporty’s has launched its own series of T-Shirts that are a fun way to show your enthusiasm for aviation. Four new designs are available. The Cessna 172 and Cessna 182 shirts have the Cessna logo on the front and a three-view schematic drawing of the airplane on back. “Remove Before Flight” T-shirt is fashioned after […]