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Solar-lighted windsock debuts
Airport Windsock Corp. has introduced its new solar-lighted windsock. The self-contained solar-powered windsocks, which come complete and ready to install, are a solution for a lighted windsock at remote locations or where electrical power is not practical to supply, said company officials. The high output solar panels supply and maintain power to the AGM deep […]
GA again pounds TSA on LASP
The Transportation Security Administration has held the last of four public hearings into its increasingly-controversial Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) in Chicago, where TSA representatives heard a lot more of what they already had heard from the General Aviation community at three prior sessions. If the TSA thought of the hearings as an opportunity to […]
2009 Sun ‘n Fun poster available
Sun ‘n Fun‘s 2009 event poster is now available. The poster, sporting this year’s theme, “Spring Break for Pilots,” was a co-design by Sun ‘n Fun staffers Melissa Rankin and Elisa Stillinger. The poster is available for free at the fly-in’s main office at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida, or you can order it from […]
Liberty completes US sales expansion
Liberty Aerospace, Inc. has completion the expansion of its US Sales and Marketing team. Liberty’s U.S. dealer, Liberty Aircraft USA, Inc., now has 10 regional sales managers representing the Liberty XL2 in all 50 states. Regional sales managers are in strategic locations across the country, including Tampa, Fla., Greensboro, N.C., St.Louis, Canandaigua, N.Y., Fort Worth, […]
New roles for Sikorsky top execs
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has tapped three senior level executives for new roles to help the company expand its global operations. Stephen Estill was named to the newly created position of vice president, strategic partnerships. He will develop, negotiate and implement strategic partnerships globally, according to company officials. Carey Bond was appointed vice president and chief […]
PlaneSmart! adds PC-12 to line-up
PlaneSmart! Aviation is adding the Pilatus PC-12 NG to its fleet of aircraft available to customers. The first of the new line-up of turboprops is scheduled to arrive in the second quarter of 2009. PlaneSmart! will manage the new Pilatus and make equity shares available in increments as small as one quarter. The company will […]
Avion Flight Centre joins Avfuel network
Avion Flight Centre at Midland International Airport (MAF) in Texas has joined the Avfuel-branded network of FBOs. The FBO now honors Avfuel’s refueling rewards incentive program, AVTRIP. Avion Flight Centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The airport boasts a 9,600-foot runway, advanced security and emergency services, onsite U.S. Customs, courtesy […]
Reid aide wants top job at FAA
Long-time Senate aide Robert T. Herbert, who wants the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration, appears to be making headway against rival Duane Woerth, who is backed by Washington’s labor establishment, according to a Jan. 26 Washington Post story by Sholnn Freeman. Herbert advises Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on transportation, defense and […]