Business Jet Center has added a new hangar to its Oakland International Airport (OAK) facility. The 42,000-square-foot structure, which more than doubles Business Jet Center’s current hangar space, adds capacity at an airport that is growing in popularity in the busy Northern California business aircraft corridor. The expansive hangar, which is the largest facility of […]
International Communications Group introduces new cordless phone system
International Communications Group (ICG) is upgrading its aircraft satcom offerings with a new ergonomic and cordless phone handset. The new cordless phones have been modified for compliance with requirements for fire retardency and emissions on aircraft. The installation includes a custom-designed cradle that provides charging current and latches the handset firmly in place, and a […]
Hartzell debuts second generation composite propeller
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received FAA certification for its new ASC-II second generation Advanced Structural Composite propeller system. Hartzell’s ASC-II is the first FAA-certified advanced structural composite propeller developed specifically for the general aviation market. The ASC-II is an optimized design mated to a proprietary, Hartzell-developed manufacturing process. The result is an advanced structural composite […]
Alpha Aviation’s seat belt/harness kits get FAA nod
Alpha Aviation Inc. of Burnsville, Minn., has received FAA approval for the installation of its TSO-C114 seat belt/shoulder harness kits in Piper PA-23 series aircraft. The approval covers all PA-23 150/160/235/250 Apache and Aztec aircraft, not factory equipped with shoulder restraints. With the addition of the Piper PA-23 approval, Alpha Aviation’s seat belt/shoulder restraint offerings […]
Carmanah releases next generation in solar-powered LED airfield lighting
Carmanah has released Model A704-5, the next generation in solar-powered LED airfield lighting for permanent, temporary and emergency applications. As the latest generation in Carmanah’s line of aviation lighting fixtures, the A704-5 offers a range of new features and capabilities, including: Significant improvement in performance, functionality and application for permanent, portable and emergency airfield lighting […]
Aerosim releases Cirrus avionics systems trainer
Aerosim Technologies has released its interactive, scenario-based training software package for Cirrus SR20/22 aircraft. The software features a series of guided lessons integrated with simulation to create a fully interactive training environment. The lessons, developed by Cirrus instructors, cover cockpit overview, single pilot resource management, systems training (PFD, MFD, GPS, autopilot, transponder, audio), and malfunctions training. […]
Flower Aviation celebrates grand opening at Salina Airport in Kansas
Salina Airport’s newest customer service facility has formally opened with a ribbon cutting at Flower Aviation’s new executive FBO terminal. The new $850,000 FBO terminal is a state-of-the-art aircraft service building with many amenities, including a lounge with fireplace, conference room, wireless or Ethernet high-speed Internet access, flight planning center, WSI weather computer, in-house catering […]
Augusta Aviation, Flying Tigers take delivery of ELITE RC-1 Advanced ATD
ELITE Simulation Solutions has delivered its RC-1 Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) to Augusta Aviation, Inc. in Augusta, Ga. The ELITE RC-1 is a full-featured Advanced Aviation Training Device with life-size, high-resolution instruments, cockpit enclosure, and external visual system with a large-screen display as standard equipment. The RC-1 includes simple, complex, and twin-engine aircraft modules […]
Yingling Aviation completes first RVSM installation on Conquest II
Yingling Aviation has completed its first RVSM-compliant modification of a Cessna turboprop on a 1979 Conquest II, equipped with the Sperry 1000 Integrated Flight Control System owned by Lyddon Aero of Liberal, Kansas. The equipment installation will allow the airplane, which has a service ceiling of 35,000 feet, to operate in Revised Vertical Separation Minimums […]