TARBES, France – DAHER-SOCATA delivered 51 new TBM 900s in 2014, representing a 27% increase from 2013. With an order intake for 64 aircraft in 2014, it was the best year ever in terms of TBM sales volume, and the second best year for the company’s aircraft program since 1990, according to company officials. The used aircraft market has […]
Sabreliner Aviation introduces four-year paint warranty
Sabreliner Aviation has introduced a four-year warranty for all aircraft painted at the Sabreliner Aviation center in Perryville, Mo. Sabreliner Aviation has the capability to design and paint traditional and exotic paint schemes for customers of aircraft the size of a Falcon 7x and smaller, according to company officials. The cost of painting an aircraft varies […]
AEA unveils dates for regional meetings
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — The Aircraft Electronics Association has unveiled the dates and locations for its 2015 regional meetings. They are: May 4-6 Europe (Barcelona, Spain) Aug. 18-19 Latin America (Bogota, Colombia) Sept. 10-11 U.S. Central (Kansas City, Missouri) Sept. 21-22 U.S. West (Reno, Nevada) Oct. 1-2 Canada (Toronto, Ontario) Oct. 12-13 U.S. East (Tampa, Florida) Nov. […]
Hard landing leads to gear failure
During an instructional flight in a Cessna 172RG over Redmond, Ore., the CFI and student were unable to fully extend or retract the left main landing gear. They made several attempts to fix the problem, but were unsuccessful, so they made a gear-up landing. The post-accident examination revealed that the pivot assembly for the left main landing […]
Picture of the day: Coming home
Attorney Dennis Haber sent in this photo, taken after, what he says, was a long day. “I had a hearing in Orlando on an FAA violation matter. The photo was taken after my flight from Miami to Orlando and return after work at sunset.”
Say again
A long time ago it was decided by people much smarter than I am that only one language should be the language of aviation. That language was to be English, regardless of a pilot’s nation of origin. Those same people decided that a specific lexicon should be created within English to reduce any confusion spawned […]
Sebring crash victims identified
Sheriff’s deputies have identified the two people who died in the crash of an Aero Adventure amphibious LSA near the main runway at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida, site of the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. According to a report at AVweb, pilot Dennis Day, of Groveland, Florida, and Jason Spinks, 44, of Orlando, were killed […]
Free NextGen seminars slated
Duncan Aviation’s Regional Avionics Sales Manager, Mark Francetic, is hosting a series of free, day-long NextGen Seminars around the country throughout 2015. Designed to focus on the mandates for ADS-B and FANS 1A, Francetic and Duncan Aviation’s partners, including Cobham, Universal, Safran Engineering Services, GoGo Business Aviation, ICG, Honeywell and L-3, will present information about […]
New hangar in the works for Voyager Jet Center
Voyager Jet Center at Allegheny County Airport (AGC) near Pittsburgh expects construction of a new 18,000-square-foot hangar to be completed during spring 2015. The airport is the primary FAA-designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport, according to officials. The new eco-friendly hangar will feature skylights for natural lighting, LED lighting, advanced fire suppression and direct […]