LCI Signs Further Contract February 27,2014 Thursday
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce it has signed a further multiyear contract with Lease Corporation International (LCI) for seven AW139 intermediate and one AW189 8-tonne medium class twin engine helicopter. Thes...
ATLAS Air Taxi To Operate AW139s in Brazil February 27,2014 Thursday
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the AW139 will enter service with ATLAS Air Taxi, an offshore operator in Brazil, who are leasing two helicopters that are planned to be delivered in March 2014. The helicop...
AOPA AV8RS program awards scholarships February 27,2014 Thursday
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) AV8RS youth membership program has awarded four scholarships totaling $20,000 to teens who are pursuing flight training in high school and college....
Senator to be inducted into CAP Hall of Honor February 27,2014 Thursday
Before Civil Air Patrol’s Command Council convenes in Washington, D.C., this week for its annual winter meeting, it will gather on Capitol Hill for Legislative Day on Feb. 27 to brief Congress on the U.S. Air Force auxiliary’s missions o...
Yingling Aviation to add Subway to FBO February 27,2014 Thursday
WICHITA — Since 2000 when Lynn Nichols acquired Yingling Aircraft, he has wanted to have a restaurant of some type within the facility. That goal was realized today with the announcement that Yingling has been awarded a Subway Cafe franchi...
Robinson offers glass-cockpit avionics in light helicopters February 26,2014 Wednesday
TORRANCE, Calif., 24 Feb. 2014. Light helicopter expert Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, Calif., is moving away from its traditional simple mechanical helicopter avionics panels with a new line of instrument panels and avionics for the R...
Gama Boosts Traffic at Sharjah FBO February 26,2014 Wednesday
Gama Aviation’s FBO at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessed 70 percent growth in traffic during 2013. During the second quarter of this year, the company expects to complete development of new passenger and crew lounges. It ...
Hartzell TBM prop earns STC February 26,2014 Wednesday
Hartzell Propeller has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its swept airfoil structural composite five-blade propeller to be installed on TBM 700/850 aircraft....
NextGen Air Traffic Control roundtable slated February 26,2014 Wednesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a roundtable policy discussion on Thursday, Feb. 27, on the FAA’s efforts to address the NextGen Advisory Committee’s (NAC) re...
Despite GA Billings Surge, Overall Market Is Unrecovered February 26,2014 Wednesday
[Aviation Today Feb. 20, 2014] Increased demand for large business jets helped worldwide billings for General Aviation (GA) reach $23.4 billion in 2013, an increase of 24 percent from the previous year and the second-largest number recorded ...
An aerobatic team gives performance on the opening day of the first "AOPA-China F...
Aircrafts make aerobatics moves on the opening day of "AOPA-China Fly-In 2012" in...
The Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association of China (AOPA China) will hold their ...