LOUISVILLE, Colo. — The Beechcraft King Air 350 now features the AirCell ST 3100 Satellite Telecommunications System as standard equipment. The system also is a factory option on the King Air B200. In addition to its telephone capability, the ST 3100 system acts as a global communications link, providing in-flight services such as graphical weather, […]
Former gang members open restoration shop
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – What began as an experiment has turned into a profitable venture for four former gang members who were introduced to aviation through the Wathen Foundation and Polyfiber. Two years ago, as the result of a Federal Youth Opportunity Grant administered by the Wathen Foundation, the four were part of an original group […]
Liberty opens first regional sales office
Liberty Aerospace, manufacturer of the new generation XL2 single-engine aircraft, has opened a sales office on the Santa Monica Municipal Airport in Southern California. An aircraft is available for demonstration flights at the new location. “This will be the first of several regional sales offices we plan to open around the U.S. in the next […]
Corona Airport open, but still threatened by high water
Airport officials and business owners at Corona Municipal Airport (AJO) near Los Angeles continue to play a cat and mouse game with floodwaters. Forecasts of more rain could mean more high water. A flood devastated the airport in January. The water reached the roof of several hangars and came up so fast that tenants, especially […]
Missouri voters reject chance to control airport improvements
Voters in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, have rejected an amendment that would have changed the city’s charter to require a vote of the people before any improvements could be made at Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport (LXT). Supporters of the measure touted it as a way for voters to have more say in how their tax money […]
Happy 40th Aircraft Spruce
Celebrating a milestone anniversary this year — its 40th — is Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. The company started by Flo Irwin with a mimeographed sheet of products now boasts a 644-page catalog that includes more than 31,000 products. Nearly 20,000 packages are shipped each month from the company’s facilities in Corona, Calif., and Peachtree City, […]
Sen. Pearce calls for long-term hangar leases
Congressman Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) has introduced legislation that would guarantee long-term leases for those who build hangars. The bill would require a minimum lease of 75 years. The legislation also would require the airport to compensate those who lease hangars if the airport’s development plan requires the hangar to be destroyed or moved. Pearce introduced […]
GA accidents hit all-time low
GA accidents last year were the lowest since record keeping began in 1938. According to NTSB statistics, GA accidents in 2004 dropped 8.4% compared to 2003, while the number of fatal accidents declined 11.4%.
SJ30 completes static testing
Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. recently finalized all required static testing for FAA certification of its new twinjet airframe, including pressurization, ultimate wing loads, up and down bending and landing gear drop testing. The company is on track for certification of its SJ30-2 jet by the second half of this year, says Dr. Carl L. Chen, […]