During the Open House celebration of Duncan Aviation’s Newest Maintenance Hangar, Aircell will take to the skies to demonstrate its new Gogo® Text & Talk service.
Gogo Text & Talk is an exclusive new service that lets passengers use their own smartphones and numbers to call and text in the air, just like they would on the ground. No need for two-step dialing routines, call forwarding protocols or pre-programmed extensions.
D.O.M. News
06/23/2014 - 04:31
Rick Wielebski has been announced as the general manager of Landmark Aviation’s Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) location.
“I am pleased to have Rick as part of the Landmark Aviation team,” regional vice president Charlie Ferraro explains. “His industry knowledge and experience make him a key addition, not only to our BFI location, but to the organization as a whole.”
06/23/2014 - 03:55
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently announces it has expanded its worldwide service and support network by opening a parts and materials distribution center near Los Angeles. The 5,000-square-foot/464.5-square-meter facility at Van Nuys Airport primarily serves Gulfstream customers in the western U.S. and Canada, shortening delivery times and minimizing shipping costs.
06/23/2014 - 02:26
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it has redesigned MyGulfstream.com and launched a corresponding iPad app.
“Gulfstream strongly believes that when it comes to communicating with our customers via mobile tools, more is better,” says Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support. “The website and app are designed exclusively for customers and operators and offer greater mobility when it comes to obtaining information from Gulfstream. We see the advantage of being mobile and know that technology will continue to shape how we do business.”
06/03/2014 - 09:03
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announces that seven aerial photo and video production companies have asked for regulatory exemptions that would allow the film and television industry to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with FAA approval for the first time.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
There are no easy jobs in aviation maintenance — all take a tremendous amount of knowledge and fortitude. However, persons that have “quality” in their titles can have the toughest roles. Somehow, the title of director of quality or manager of quality assurance gives the impression that only those individuals are responsible for ensuring proper work is or has been done. Nothing could be further from the truth; every individual and company is responsible for ensuring compliance.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
In regards to the recent ANRPM on drug and alcohol testing, ARSA released the following announcement.
On March 17, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to collect information to draft regulations regarding controlled substance and alcohol testing of part 145 repair station employees located outside the United States.
This development was initially reported by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) when the FAA announced that it would seek comments to the ANPRM on March 13.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
On May 29, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 4718, legislation to make permanent the immediate expensing of 50% of new investments in equipment and software. NATA joined other major associations including the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of the legislation.
The following is a statement by National Air Transportation Association President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks:
06/01/2014 - 12:00
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation will award 11 scholarships in 2014 to help support outstanding student pilots. Ten of the scholarships will provide $5,000 each and an eleventh scholarship will award $12,000 to student pilots pursuing an FAA sport, recreational or private pilot certificate.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
West Star Aviation, Inc. has been named the approved window repair and replacement vendor for the C21 fleet, which consists of Learjet models 35s & 36s being utilized by the United States Air Force.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
DAC International, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that Apple® has approved its GDC64 weather application.
The newly released weather app provides the iPad user a visual display of weather in the United States and Canada when connected to an HUT XM Receiver through DAC International’s GDC64 TAIU. Current display capabilities include U.S. radar, Canadian radar, strikes, shear, tops and satellite imagery.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
AAR’s Nordisk Aviation Products announces it has received orders for more than 1,100 lightweight air cargo containers and pallets from China Southern Airlines. Nordisk’s Unit Load Devices (ULDs), among the lightest-weight in the industry, will provide the airline fuel savings of more than 1,100 tons of fuel a year, reducing carbon emissions by more than 3,500 tons. The containers and pallets will be manufactured at Nordisk’s facility in Kunshan, China, for shorter delivery lead times to the customer.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
Schneider Electric has expanded its agreement with Rockwell Collins to significantly upgrade weather services for the company’s ARINC Direct which provides private jet owners and operators with flight planning, communications, international trip support and fueling solutions.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
Berry Aviation, Inc. (BAI) announces that it has been recognized for exemplary work on projects by Bechtel’s government services business unit at the company’s annual Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure Subcontractor and Supplier Recognition Awards. The event honors outstanding subcontractors and suppliers that supported Bechtel’s government services business unit in work such as environmental clean-up, national security science, construction, facility start-up, and nuclear security and operations during 2013.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
Aristides Ponjuan has been appointed General Manager of Aero Technologies, covering also the MRO Product Line of Air-Pro, two subsidiaries of Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), spearheading the component maintenance business of AFI KLM E&M in the Americas.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
Members of Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), and 12 corporate aviation companies, have generously donated more than $100,000 to WCA’s fall scholarship fund. Aviation professionals are encouraged to apply for training programs before the August 1 deadline.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
The topic of drug and alcohol testing has been at the forefront of discussions since the FAA published its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) titled “Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside the United States” in the Federal Register on March 17. The FAA wanted to get feedback from the industry on the ramifications of expanding drug and alcohol testing requirements to foreign repair stations. The deadline for comments was originally May 16, but on May 1, the FAA announced that the deadline for comments had been extended to July 17.
06/01/2014 - 12:00
Tablets themselves are nice gadgets with an attractive form factor. They are sleek and lightweight, have simple user interfaces and rarely need much technical support (just cycle the power and it typically clears out most issues) — so what is not to love?
06/01/2014 - 12:00
The Link Aviation Trainer device is the center of attraction at the Mayfair miniature golf course in Los Angeles. Such devices would make a valuable adjunct to the multitude of miniature golf courses that now dot the country. – Science and Invention, November 1930
06/01/2014 - 12:00
You know about safety — it has been ingrained in all of us and, in case you forget, you can refer to posters, manuals and systems. You have become situationally object-aware: wipe up spills, move hazardous objects, don’t stand on the top rung of the ladder. There are times you even challenge the age-old adage “but we’ve always done it this way,” or “that’s the way it’s been done in the past and it works, so why change it?”