Baker Aviation Announces a new Limited Time Introductory offer of $18,500* for Hawker Inspections. The rate includes 12, 24, or 48 month inspection programs. According to Ray Goyco, COO of Baker Aviation, "we have recently added new management, new hangar space, and have instituted a renewed emphasis on customer satisfaction. We want Hawker operators to experience our upgrades and changes and so are offering this unbeatable rate for a limited time." Call Baker Aviation at 972-248-0457 and ask for Joe Wehrle, or email at joe@baker-aviation.com.
D.O.M. News
03/26/2013 - 22:07
Atlanta - Greenwich AeroGroup announces the hiring of Brian Dannewitz as the president of Professional Aviation Associates. Dannewitz began his aviation career serving in the Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve in various aircraft maintenance positions. In the course of the last 25 years, has held leadership positions with companies such as United Technologies Corp – Pratt & Whitney, Northwest Airlines, Midway Airlines and AAR Defense Systems.
03/26/2013 - 22:05
Wichita, KS - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, recently rolled out the 400th production unit of the company's CJ3 business jet from its production facility in Wichita. The CJ3 is categorized as a light business jet and is in its ninth year of service. The event was marked with a rollout celebration and a photo opportunity for Cessna employees from the CJ3 assembly line.
03/26/2013 - 22:04
Lincoln, NE - Duncan Aviation recently opened an avionics satellite shop at the Portland International Airport (PDX) in Portland, OR, to meet the demands of the business jet and turbo prop market in the Pacific Northwest. The Portland shop is located within a Flightcraft facility and is supported by Duncan Aviation’s two full-service business aviation MRO facilities in Lincoln, NE, and Battle Creek, MI.
For more information, visit www.duncanaviation.aero.
03/26/2013 - 22:02
East Alton, IL - West Star Aviation announces that it has completed the first-ever installation of Rockwell Collins’ Skybox in a Gulfstream G550. The installation was completed at West Star’s East Alton (ALN) location and was delivered on time at the beginning of March 2013.
The Skybox enables users to take full advantage of an onboard Apple iTunes library to share movies, TV shows and music wirelessly and on demand.
West Star installed the Skybox AMSU-5100, the larger capacity of the two available units, into the Gulfstream G550.
03/25/2013 - 14:29
For 50 years, the General Aviation Awards program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized aviation professionals for their contributions to general aviation in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics and safety.
03/18/2013 - 12:50
Tdata announces the addition of the Avantext® line of Airworthiness Directive libraries to Tdata’s line of products and services. Tdata and Avantext customers will now have more choices in the products they use for FAA Airworthiness publications.
Tdata will continue to offer its popular IApproach™ Regulatory library in addition to the Avantext AD libraries so that all customers will continue to receive the same product that they have been using.
03/12/2013 - 16:11
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today approved the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company's certification plan for the redesigned 787 battery system, after thoroughly reviewing Boeing’s proposed modifications and the company’s plan to demonstrate that the system will meet FAA requirements. The certification plan is the first step in the process to evaluate the 787’s return to flight and requires Boeing to conduct extensive testing and analysis to demonstrate compliance with the applicable safety regulations and special conditions.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
LoPresti Aviation announces the FAA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the BoomBeam™ High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting Systems for the Cessna Citation 680 and 750.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
From February 11-13, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) Redstone Chapter, with sponsorship from HAI, hosted a Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Airworthiness, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), and Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. announces the GRA 5500, a high-performance, all-digital radar altimeter for transport category, helicopter, business and general aviation aircraft. Using patent-pending digital signal processing technology, the GRA 5500 works to provide smooth altitude tracking resulting in a consistent and highly accurate altitude above ground indication, even over the most challenging environments like rough terrain, tree canopies, sand and choppy water.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
Jet Professionals, a full-service global aviation staffing company, is celebrating its 30th year in business.
As the only global aviation staffing company offering an extensive scope of services for direct, contract and temporary placements, Jet Professionals has cultivated solid partnerships within the business aviation community over the past 30 years and is recognized as an outstanding provider of staffing solutions worldwide.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded an $83.7 million contract for engines to power 19 V-22 aircraft operated by the US Marine Corps and Air Force.
The contract, a modification of a prior agreement, includes a total of 38 Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engines manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract was awarded through the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
Boeing and Elbit Systems Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that supports the growth of both companies through the joint pursuit of opportunities for self-defense solutions for Boeing military aircraft in international markets.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G280 aircraft has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The certification recognizes that the super mid-sized aircraft demonstrates compliance with EASA airworthiness and environmental requirements. It is one of the final steps required for the G280 to be registered in a European Union country.
03/01/2013 - 12:00
HAI is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Salute to Excellence Awards.
A dinner honoring the awardees will be held on Wed., March 6 during HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas.
The winners are as follows:
Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award
Gary Dennis Rogers
Maintenance Controller PNG, Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Sikorsky Humanitarian Service Award
AST1 O’Brien Starr-Hollow and AST3 Tyler J. Gaenzle
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River
03/01/2013 - 12:00
As I write this column, it is two weeks after the Super Bowl. These days, the Super Bowl isn’t just a football game to decide the NFL championship. It has become a spectacle of big dollars — not only in the expenses forked out for flashy pre-game festivities and half time shows, but also with the commercials that appear during breaks in play.