PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies business has resumed its rebuilding service for Beechcraft King Air windshields. Rebuilt windshields provide operators with the best value, according to Jim Romano, PPG global sales director for commercial aftermarket transparencies. “Windshields are rebuilt to the same quality and performance standards as new parts but are less expensive, and we incorporate […]
beyerdynamic introduces new headset
beyerdynamic will introduce at Sun ‘n Fun its 2009 HS 600 Digital Adaptive Noise Reduction (ANR) headset, available as a standard model and as a Manufaktur model (Build Your Own version). The 2009 model includes improvements in the ANR technology as well as several upgrades, according to Alan Feckanin, business unit manager for beyerdynamic Aviation […]
Stewart Systems goes ‘down under’
The newest distributor for Stewart Systems is Mark Rollinson of Hunter Hills Aviation in New Zealand. Rollinson recently completed training at Stewart Systems’ Cashmere, Wash.-based facility. His territory covers New Zealand and Australia. He currently has a stock of Stewart Systems water-based and waterborne eco-friendly products. For more information: [email protected] or StewartSystems.aero.
Honeywell working on PC-12 avionics fix
Honeywell said on April 14 that it expects to have a fix in place by the end of the third quarter that will remove temporary restrictions placed on Primus-Apex-equipped Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft earlier in April. The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive against the integrated avionics suite on April 3, alerting operators […]
Hawker Beechcraft says more layoffs coming
Hawker Beechcraft‘s new chief executive told employees on April 14 that more layoffs are in store as the company responds to increasing marketplace uncertainty and a decline in orders for its aircraft, according to a Salina (Kansas) Journal report. Bill Boisture, who took over as CEO last month, said in a memo that work force […]
NTSB chairman: ‘Your industry is safe’
Mark Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, spoke on April 14 at the Wichita Aero Club‘s monthly luncheon. In animated and upbeat fashion, Rosenker told the audience that the general aviation is a vital piece of the nation’s economic puzzle, according to a Wichita Journal report of the speech. But in a dose […]
Crosswind takes toll on training flight
The instructor’s inadequate remedial action following the student pilot’s loss of control during the crosswind landing and the instructor’s failure to compensate for the wind conditions.
MotoArt on CNN.com
MotoArt was recently featured on CNN International. The 3+ minute segment takes a quick look at sawing into the side of a junkyard aircraft through polishing the any and all parts to a high shine. Enjoy. Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a>
Business aviation taps Twitter
Business aviation companies and organizations increasingly are using Twitter microblogging to reach out to customers, to network and to promote the industry, reports Aviation Week and Space Technology. Twitter is a Web site that allows participants to communicate with fellow “followers” using “tweets,” which are posts of 140 or fewer characters. The National Business Aviation […]