StandardAero Business Aviation has entered into an exclusive agreement with Honeywell for shop level-maintenance of TFE731 Rental Bank engines. The first rental bank engine was recently received at StandardAero’s Los Angeles (LAX) facility. “By maintaining a bank of rental engines, our customers are assured that their downtime will be kept to a minimum and their […]
AvConnect and Hilton Software partner
AvConnect has been integrated with WingX Pro7 for iPad by Hilton Software. “Our WingX Pro7 integration with AvConnect enables pilots to easily review their flights in 3D using Google Earth.” said Dr. Hilton Goldstein, CEO of Hilton Software. “As part of our integration, WingX Pro7 users will be able to easily store and view detailed […]
Largest flight school in China selects SR20
Cirrus Aircraft’s SR20 aircraft has been selected by the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) as an aircraft that will be used to train its pilots. CAFUC is the largest flight university in the world with more than 8,000 full-time students studying civil aviation and related subjects. It is the only full-time regular institution […]
Dallas Airmotive expands mobile service fleet
Dallas Airmotive has added a new mobile service vehicle to its U.S. fleet. Based in St. Louis, the new mobile unit will cover the central United States, including the Chicago area, and offer a range of engine repair services including on-site hot section inspection for Honeywell 36 series auxiliary power units and compressor carbon seal […]
What part of ‘no’ don’t they understand?
One of the joys of being retired is that I get to read more of the newspaper each evening. Now the front page has all of the big stories that are of worldwide importance, like the Kim Kardashian marriage that lasted only 72 days. But if you read the inside pages, you can find some […]
A day in the life of 77S
When longtime photographer Herman Krieger stopped in at Hobby Field Airport (77S) in Creswell, Ore., he captured a moment in time, with scenes familiar to all GA pilots. Click here to see his beautiful photo essay. Photography has long held a fascination for Herman Krieger. He worked in photography during his teens in Detroit in […]
EAA Eagle Flights to introduce adults to flight
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s upcoming aviation orientation program for adults, which is scheduled to launch in spring 2012, now has its official name: EAA Eagle Flights. The program, which is based on the successful EAA Young Eagles flights for youth, will focus on one-to-one flight experiences and pathways that help adults toward discovering more about […]
Young awarded Blériot medal
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, which establishes rules for the control and certification of world aeronautical and astronautical records, awarded the Louis Blériot medal to air racing pilot Richard “Smokey” Young at a ceremony Nov. 17 in Los Angeles. The Blériot medal may be awarded up to three times every year to record setters in speed, […]
Scholarships awarded
Airports Council International-North America’s (ACI-NA) has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to two aviation students: Cameron McGillicuddy, a student at Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation in Battle Creek, Mich., and Andrew Roybal, a student at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. “This scholarship program recognizes the importance of the highly […]