GMSTEK has launched the X-1FBO System, a cloud-based, mobile and desktop-enabled management and payment processing system focused on FBOs and designed for all of general aviation. X-1FBO is an integrated system designed for the needs of all members of each FBO’s team from the C-suite to the line, according to company officials. As information is created, it […]
Pan Am Academy, Airline Ground Schools offer FAA Dispatcher Certification
Pan Am International Flight Academy, in alliance with Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools (AGS), is now offering FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certification training to Pan Am students, while Pan Am is providing simulator and other training to Airline Ground Schools. Airline Ground Schools was established in 1967 and boasts nearly 55,000 graduates. Its global campus is […]
Instructional cross-country flight ends fatally
The student pilot had planned the instructional cross-country flight from his home base airport to another airport about 100 miles away with an intermediate stop to practice landings. However, just before departure, the flight instructor changed the destination to a different airport that was located further away and in mountainous terrain. However he did not […]
Picture of the day: New hangar for an antique airplane
Frequent photo contributor Mike Kincaid sent in this photo with a brief note: “With the final inspection for a seven-unit hangar complex at the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho airport approved, new hangar owners were given the green light to move their planes in. The first was this beautiful, although a bit dusty from years of […]
3 steps to save your airport
Does anyone not believe a vibrant aviation ecosystem starts at the airport? If our airports cease to exist, aviation ceases to exist. It really is that simple. Like too many airports around the country, Arcadia Airport (X06) in Arcadia, Florida, was struggling after years of neglect. The Arcadia City Council established the Arcadia Airport Advisory […]
Maybelle Fletcher Memorial Fly-In Saturday
A fly-in memorial for Maybelle Fletcher will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at the 1940 Air Museum at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. The fly-in will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aircraft can start arriving at 9 a.m.
Sporty’s introduces GoCheck Preflight Multi-Tool
Now available from Sporty’s is the GoCheck Preflight Multi-tool, which includes a fuel tester with strainer, a stall horn tester, dipstick wiper, red/white flashlight, Phillips/flathead screwdriver, and a checklist reminder card. “With space at a premium in most flight bags, this little tool tackles several preflight chores,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “This tool […]
Swift Fuels highlighted at Deland Showcase
As the first DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase takes off at DeLand Municipal Airport in Florida, Swift Fuels reports its is selling its unleaded UL94 avgas with full service refueling onsite for $3.95 a gallon. Officials with the company are also on track to present two forums during the Nov. 3-5 show. Swift Fuels’ unleaded 94 MON avgas […]
Pratt & Whitney Canada enhances maintenance program
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has enhanced its Eagle Service Plan (ESP) maintenance program tailored to PT6A customers. The ESPplan is a pay-per-hour engine coverage program that ensures a planned and preventative approach to maintenance, according to company officials. Being launched are ESPecially for Your PT6 engine, which provides the first 400 hours of coverage for free to […]