Bellingham Aviation Services (BAS) has opened an aircraft maintenance facility at Bellingham International Airport (KBLI) in Washington State. The FBO provides services for both piston and turbine engine aircraft, including general maintenance, inspections, and major repairs.
OK3 Air named one of Utah’s fastest growing companies
HEBER CITY, Utah — Competing with more than 12,000 applicants, OK3 AIR was ranked number 28 on the list of 100 fastest growing companies in Utah. The list recognizes companies for their significant contributions to the state and its economy. Rankings are based on revenue growth between 1998 and 2002. OK3 AIR is a full […]
In-flight TV systems for bizjets unveiled
ATLANTA — Flight Display Systems (FDS) has unveiled Ellipse Direct, an airborne DIRECTV product. Priced at $99,650, Ellipse Direct can be installed on virtually any business aircraft. The system is undergoing FAA flight testing on a Challenger CL600. Certification is anticipated soon, with product shipments to follow immediately. STCs for other aircraft are in the […]
Raytheon offers King Air RVSM solution
WICHITA, Kan. — Raytheon Aircraft Co. has teamed with Aeromech, Inc. to develop an RVSM solution for most of the Beechcraft King Air fleet. STCs have been approved by the FAA for King Air 200, 300, and 350 (B300) equipped with an APS-65 or APS-80 autopilot and ADC-80 air data computer configuration. This solution will […]
Navajo Nation teams with Utilicraft to bring new aircraft to market
The Navajo Nation has partnered with Utilicraft Aerospace Industries Inc., to produce a newly-designed, specialized feeder freight aircraft called the FF-1080-300. The arrangement calls for establishing three aircraft sub-assembly plants on the Navajo Nation that will create hundreds of jobs and provide millions of dollars to the Navajo economy, according to Joe Shirley Jr., Navajo […]
Ring one up for the ‘Liberty Belle’
The restored B-17G Flying Fortress “Liberty Belle” made her first flight in more than 14 years Dec. 8. Owner Don Brooks and the restoration crew at Tom Reilly’s Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, Fla., had hoped to make the flight Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Day — but electrical problems prevented that. The […]
Chicago claims Meigs was ‘abandoned’
Chicago had no choice but to use funds from O’Hare International and Midway International airports to clean up the “abandoned” Meigs Field. So say city attorneys in a 40-page response to an FAA investigation that Chicago improperly used $1.5 million in airport development funds earmarked for O’Hare and Midway to destroy Meigs Field. If the […]
Eclipse readies for first certification flight
The first Eclipse 500 intended as a certification flight test aircraft rolled out of the factory Dec. 11. Its engines are the Pratt & Whitney Canada 610F turbofans that will power the Albuquerque, N.M.-based company’s production airplanes. As this issue was going to press, Eclipse employees would say only that the plane’s first flight would […]
GAO report praises GA airport security
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes that “the small size, lack of fuel capacity, and minimal destructive power of most general aviation aircraft make them unattractive to terrorists.” Called “General Aviation Security: Increased Federal Oversight is Needed but Continued Partnership with the Private Sector is Critical to Long-Term Success,” the report concludes that […]