Siemens Financial Services, Inc. (SFS), the U.S. financial services arm of Siemens AG, is increasing its efforts to provide financing options for purchasers of corporate jets and turbine helicopters. As part of this effort, SFS will provide a wide array of financing choices in the corporate aircraft arena, including fixed and floating rate term loans, […]
Avfuel and Signature Flight Support ink deal
Avfuel Corp., the nation’s largest independent supplier of aviation fuels and services, and Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO network, have entered into a new fuel supply agreement. As part of the agreement, the AVTRIP incentive program will be offered at Signature locations in the U.S. With AVTRIP, pilots earn points for each gallon […]
American Airports Corp. acquires FBO at N.Y.’s Stewart International Airport
American Airports Corporation (AAC), operator of Supermarine of Santa Monica, an FBO at Santa Monica Municipal Airport in California, has purchased the assets of Rifton Aviation Services, the largest FBO at Stewart International Airport (SWF) in the lower Mid-Hudson Valley 50 miles north of New York City. The FBO will be renamed Supermarine of Stewart. […]
Enterprise Jet Center acquires FAA Repair Station Certification
Enterprise Jet Center at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston has acquired an FAA Repair Station certificate, which covers maintenance of aircraft operating under 14 CFR parts 91 (general and corporate), 121 (scheduled air carriers), 125 (large private aircraft) and 135 (on demand charter). Enterprise is building a 300,000-square-foot facility, which includes an 85,000-square-foot hangar […]
New SpectraSensors System helps pilots reroute around bad weather
SpectraSensors, Inc., a high technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has successfully completed tests of its WVSS-II, a new Water Vapor Sensing System that will contribute to continuous, more accurate weather forecasting. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Forecast System Laboratory confirmed consistency among soundings from WVSS-II equipped aircraft and sensor data […]
Flight Explorer Pilot Edition: New tool for saving time and improving safety
GA pilots now have a new tool that will save them time and money when they are preparing to fly: Flight Explorer Pilot Edition from Flight Explorer, a provider of Internet-based, real-time global flight tracking information, reporting and display products. The new product allows pilots to see the weather along their planned routes of flight; […]
Lake auction unsuccessful
An attempt to auction the assets of moribund Lake Aircraft was unsuccessful. A first-ever auction during the air show drew a lot of spectators — and about 10 pre-qualified bidders who had to put up $100,000 for the right to bid — but no one actually bid on the company. Look for a full story […]
BRS-6 new LSA parachute
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) introduced its new BRS-6, an airplane parachute for the Light Sport Aircraft market. The new model, which is compliant with ASTM standards for LSA aircraft, has a larger rocket and has been redesigned to fit into more aircraft, according to BRS officials.
Cub Crafters introduces Sport Cub
Cub Crafters introduced its new, ready to fly Sport Cub, which made its maiden flight just a week before the show. That same week the company made the first delivery of its certified Top Cub. The company, which started in 1980 rebuilding Super Cubs, holds numerous STCs and aftermarket kits for the venerable Cub.