Night Flight Concepts has made purchasing equipment, training and training aides easier through the launch of its new online store.
“The new online store makes it easy for busy flight and maintenance personnel to purchase equipment, parts, training and training aides,” states Adam Aldous, Night Flight Concepts president & CEO. “The ability to manage these transactions online gives them the flexibility to order the equipment and training they need based on their schedule.”
D.O.M. News
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Aviation Online Learning (www.aviationonlinelearning.com) announces FAA Acceptance of its new online Inspection Authorization Renewal Seminar. It is the first of its type available for complete Inspection Authorization renewal. Aviation Online Learning’s IA renewal program is completely interactive, and successful completion satisfies the 8-hour requirement under FAR 65.93(a)(4).
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The engineering and design teams at Ford Motor Company have produced a unique U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT. This car will be donated by Ford to be sold at the Gathering of Eagles charity event on Thursday, Aug. 1 during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 – the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.
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West Star Aviation announces two significant promotions within its organization. Rodger Renaud has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) and Eric Kujawa to general manager of West Star’s East Alton, IL (ALN) location. Both changes were effective as of July 1, 2013.
Rodger first joined the West Star team in April 2012, as general manager of the ALN facility.
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West Star Aviation recently launched a new and improved version of their “Experience on Call” app. Specifically designed for iPhone and iPad users, the free app is now available and can be downloaded from the iTunes Store.
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Peerless Electronics Inc. has joined Aeroxchange (www.aeroxchange.com), a business-to-business Internet marketplace.
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ICON Aircraft announces that it raised its fourth and final round of equity funding in May. The round, which totals over $60 million, included investors from North America, Europe, and Asia. The company will use the funds to complete production preparations, demonstrate regulatory compliance, ramp up full-scale aircraft production, and perform R&D to expand its model line.
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Tanis Aircraft Products announces a Supplemental Type Certificate for the AgustaWestland AW119 for installation of Tanis Preheat System. AgustaWestland has already placed an order for 15 STC Preheat Systems; Part Number TSHAW119-2862-115; for its customer Life Flight Network.
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Baker Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, recently received FAA Ops Specs approval to maintain Falcon 10, 20, 50, 900 and 2000 series aircraft.
07/01/2013 - 12:00
Is it an aircraft? Is it a car? The correct answer is ... “Yes!”
See the dream of travelers for more than a century — the innovative combination of a vehicle capable of being flown or driven — take another step closer to reality when the Terrafugia Transition® roadable aircraft takes to the roads leading to and the skies over EAA AirVenture Oshkosh!
07/01/2013 - 12:00
In cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Aircraft Electronics Association played host to more than 50 attendees at its AML-STC Avionics Product Certification Workshop, which took place June 25-26 in the Dan Derby Center for Professional Development at the AEA’s international headquarters in Lee’s Summit, MO.
The workshop was predicated on a discussion for a “case for safety” for general aviation aircraft retrofit avionics.
Attendees discussed a variety of issues and offered recommendations to address the workshop’s agenda, which included:
07/01/2013 - 12:00
Duncan Aviation announces an agreement with Safran Power UK & Safran Power USA naming Duncan Aviation as the exclusive worldwide distributor of Safran Power UK & Safran Power USA’s replacement starter generator specifically designed for the Learjet 60 aircraft. As the global resource, Duncan Aviation will house unit inventories on-site at its Lincoln, NE, facility and is ready to send shipments worldwide.
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The Small Business Administration has certified Aero Products Component Services, Inc. as a HUBZone small business concern effective May 6, 2013. The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small HUBZone certified businesses. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff that live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a “principal office” in one of these specially designated areas.
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed the confirmation of Anthony R. Foxx as the nation’s 17th secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Foxx, who on April 29 was nominated for the post by President Obama, most recently has been serving as mayor of Charlotte, NC. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 27.
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Vibration Solutions North (VSN), a subsidiary of Moscow Mills, Inc., has been awarded US Patent No. 8,429,968 for the application of kinematic locating principles in the design and manufacturing of the critical interface tooling used in mounting jet engine rotors on balancing machines.
07/01/2013 - 12:00
Greenwich AeroGroup announces that Atlantic Aero in Greensboro, NC, and Western Aircraft in Boise, ID, have both received AS9110 quality system certifications. Now all three Greenwich AeroGroup maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service centers are AS certified.
The internationally recognized AS9110 Standard focuses on MRO services and is an offshoot of the AS9100 Standard that addresses the aviation industry.
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Avotek announces its new book, Structural Composites: Advanced Composites in Aviation, is now available. This guide to composite materials and processes presents in-depth explanations of the construction and repair methods used in modern aircraft composite structures.
07/01/2013 - 12:00
DART Aerospace now offers a complete field maintenance kit carefully designed for the R66 aircraft. The kit is packaged in a sturdy Pelican case and features every tool mechanics will need to perform routine field maintenance on the R66. Every tool is encapsulated in a foam liner to ensure proper order of tools and safe transport.
Tools Included in the Kit:
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One of the most frustrating aspects of working “Inside the Beltway” is watching the government’s bureaucratic machine do so little. Too often the few things that move within Congress or by the administration are politically driven; they are not economically sound nor do they ensure safety.