Knots2U, Ltd., of Burlington Wisconsin, has been named an authorized sales representative for Flight Resource LLC’s composite MT Propeller STCs. Knot’s2U has more than 70 STC modifications and more than 30,000 kits installed world-wide. For more information: Flight-Resource.com or Knots2U.com
Klose joins Duncan Aviation
Sharon Klose has joined Duncan Aviation‘s turbine engine service sales team. Klose has 20 years of turbine engine experience, with stints at Airwork Corp., AlliedSignal (Honeywell), and K-C Aviation. For more information: 570-523-1676 office or DuncanAviation.aero
The ‘Power of Plus’ now available
Baldwin Aviation, which developed SMSplus, a web-based safety management and monitoring program for fixed wing and helicopter flight organizations, and CAP Aviation Consulting Group (CAPACG), providers of Flight Data Monitoring (FDM), have teamed to offer the “Power of Plus,” a safety management and flight data monitoring package. “Our SMSplus is an on-line, turnkey program that […]
SCTAC expands
Less than four months after unveiling its new name, strategic direction, and economic development and marketing objectives, the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC) in Greenville, has eight projects underway. Projects at the former Donaldson Center include: 3M just received a certificate of occupancy on recent $150 million expansion; Vetroresina just received a certificate […]
Airline mogul Branson blasts Boeing
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group airline conglomerate, blasted The Boeing Co. at the Feb. 6 rollout of a new V Australia Airline 777-300ER – on Boeing’s own turf. Branson said his newest airline, V Australia, would have initiated service around Christmas, rather than later this month, if not for the strike of […]
CFI loses control in gusty crosswind
The flight instructor’s inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions.
Piper lays off 300 more workers
Piper Aircraft Inc. laid off 300 employees on Feb. 10, according to Vero Beach (Fla.) newspaper and television reports. In a prepared statement, Piper confirmed the layoffs, citing the economic downturn as its reason. “The business is planning to close for one week in April and July to avoid building up unnecessary inventory and to […]
Cessna fights back at negative bizjet perception
“Orders for business jets nose-dived after lawmakers pilloried leaders of Detroit’s Big Three auto makers for flying corporate planes to Washington to seek a government bailout. Now, one jet maker is striking back, reported J. Lynn Lunsford in the Feb. 10 edition of The Wall Street Journal. In a campaign to begin Feb. 11, Cessna […]
Consultant says bizav downturn temporary
Brian Foley Associates president Brian Foley foresees a recovery of the business aviation industry in the middle of next year, but not before unavoidable pain, according to a Feb. 10 AINalerts online newsletter report. He believes the current slowdown will end when financial markets stabilize which, he predicted, will be around the middle of next […]