D.O.M. News
09/01/2012 - 12:00
3M removable gel tape RGT145FR and RGT245FR help prevent corrosion damage to floor beams in aircraft interiors. This lightweight tape is easy to handle and install, and removes cleanly after use to help reduce maintenance time and costs.
09/01/2012 - 12:00
Guardian Avionics (by CO Guardian LLC) indroduces the Aero 454. The Aero 454 receives data from an aircraft’s Garmin GPS units (430, 530, 650, 750, G900, G1000) and re-transmits it simultaneously to as many as three iPad/tablet devices held by pilots or passengers. It can now also transmit standby frequencies on the SL30/SL40 from a Flight Guide IEFB app Airport Pages.
09/01/2012 - 12:00
AvFab is FAA approved to repair and overhaul heated liquid containers within five working days after receipt of unit. Services are performed by certified airframe mechanics who have learned many techniques that are unique to the unit types. Exchange units are available for most models, and AOG service is available if a faster turn time is needed. AvFab warrants each unit for one year.
For more information, visit www.avfab.com or call Chuck Koch at (660) 885-8317.
09/01/2012 - 12:00
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
08/27/2012 - 20:28
Aviall's customer service center in Amsterdam, Holland, now stocks jet fuel biocide Biobor JF.
"We are very excited about this new agreement, which will give our customers in the European Union quicker access to Biobor JF with fast direct shipping," says Rick Richardson, aviation sales manager at Hammonds Fuel Additives. "Aviall's facility is located 20 to 30 minutes north of the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The sales staff in Amsterdam is multi-lingual and ready to service various needs of the international marketplace."
08/27/2012 - 20:20
Broomfield, CO - JETTECH announces the issuance of an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for installing the new touch screen Garmin GTN 650/750 GPS/NAV/COM on Cessna Citation 500 series aircraft to include models 500, 501, 550, 551, S550 and 560.
The STC is for a fully-integrated GPS/NAV/COMM and also covers the installation of the Garmin GTX 33’s transponders, remote GMA35 audio panels, and GA35/37 antennas.
08/27/2012 - 20:13
Moline, IL - Elliott Aviation announces the promotion of Conrad Theisen to avionics sales manager and Mike Warren to maintenance sales manager, at its Moline, Ill., headquarters.
Theisen joined Elliott Aviation as an avionics technician in 1996 and has most recently served as senior project manager. He has also served as avionics modification manager and assistant avionics manager. Theisen will assist Mark Wilken, avionics sales director.
08/27/2012 - 20:07
Kenosha, WI - The new Snap-on Industrial catalog has more than 800 pages and includes performance and specifications on all Snap-on Industrial tools and equipment. The catalog is available in bound (BNDCAT1200i) or three-hole (3CAT1200i) format for ease of use.
08/15/2012 - 20:07
La Guardia Airport, N.Y. - FlightSafety International announces that it has elevated Tom Eff to senior vice president, general counsel and secretary; Scott Fera to senior vice president, marketing; Greg McGowan to senior vice president, operations; and Ken Motschwiller to senior vice president and CFO.
08/15/2012 - 19:52
Sao Paolo, Brazil - Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS), a joint venture of Embraer and CAE, announces the launch of Phenom aircraft pilot and maintenance technician training in Brazil at CAE's training center near Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo. This is the third ECTS training location; other locations include Dallas and Burgess Hill, U.K., and the fourth Phenom full-flight simulator (FFS). The Phenom FFS is the first advanced technology flight simulator for business aircraft in South America.
08/15/2012 - 19:45
Albuquerque, NM - Aspen Avionics announces STC approval of Connected Pilot, the first in the series of the company’s Connected Panel product line that provides a wireless link between certified instrument panel avionics and portable smart devices. Connected Pilot is available to operators and owners of more than 900 aircraft makes and models of aircraft.
08/15/2012 - 19:38
Fort Worth, Texas - Baker Aviation recently completed the Aviation Research Group/U.S. (ARG/U.S.) two-day audit for its Part 135 Air Carrier Operation. The successful completion of the audit resulted in Baker Aviation being awarded the platinum safety rating from ARG/U.S., which is the highest rating a 135 Charter Operator can receive. Out of the nearly 2,500 nationwide Part 135 operators, only four percent have achieved a platinum rating.
08/12/2012 - 20:33
Wichita, Kan. - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announces the renaming its newest single engine product. The jet-fuel burning turbo aircraft announced at the EAA/AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., as the Turbo Skylane NXT will now be called the Turbo Skylane JT-ATM.
08/12/2012 - 20:30
Tempe, Ariz. - StandardAero has delivered its 6,000th auxiliary power unit (APU) since the program’s inception in 1995. The milestone took place at StandardAero’s Maryville, Tenn., facility and was a Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300, delivered to a commercial customer.