Brent Hornbeck has joined Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, as manager of the company’s Regional Turbine Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Hornbeck has more the 25 years of experience in the aviation industry as a maintenance manager and technician. Most recently he was Customer Project Manager at Hawker Beechcraft […]
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Jet Source new home for Cutter Piper sales
Jet Source has extended its services as a business aviation center by leasing approximately 2,450 square feet of office space to Cutter Piper Sales, a newly appointed Piper dealer, at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbard, Calif. The new dealership is responsible for new Piper sales in Southern California and Hawaii. Sales offices are located at 2036 […]
Flashlight for leak detection unveiled
Spectronics Corporation has unveiled the Spectroline OPTIMAX 365 — a cordless, rechargeable, true UV-A LED flashlight for identifying leaks in fuel, lubrication and hydraulic aviation systems. The OPTIMAX 365 features an ultra-high intensity UV-A LED, which makes all leak detection dyes glow brightly, according to company officials, who say it is four times brighter than […]
Air Ledger debuts
Aero Management Solutions has released Air Ledger version 1.0, a proprietary web-based program that enables owners to review aircraft-related expense data in real time. Air Ledger facilitates secure financial transparency and communication between aircraft owners and their aviation managers, according to company officials. Because it is “cloud-based,” owners and managers can review expense data and […]
Air Zoo to offer free airplane rides to veterans
This summer, veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War will have the chance to take flight, for free at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich. Beginning June 21, veterans will be able to fly in a Boeing-Stearman N2S-5 Kaydet, courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. The Kaydet is […]
Northeast Aviation Technologies becomes UNIFLIGHT West Penn
Following the acquisition of NorthEast Aviation Technologies by private equity investor Hawke Aerospace Group, the company will now be known as UNIFLIGHT West Penn. Located at the Rostraver Airport in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, UNIFLIGHT West Penn will continue to perform fixed and rotary wing maintenance, repair and overhaul. The FAR Part 145 repair station specializes […]
Landmark Aviation GSO hosts open house
Landmark Aviation at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., recently hosted an open house to showcase its newly remodeled facility. More than 50 supporters of the location attended the catered event, including Greensboro Mayor William Knight, TSA representatives, airport authority representatives and numerous base customers. The $2 million project required major renovations that […]
Decoursey promoted at FlightSafety
FlightSafety International has promoted Timothy Decoursey to Assistant Manager of its Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. He joined FlightSafety at the Columbus Center in 2002 as a Cessna Citation Ultra instructor. He has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility since then, including Assistant Program Manager for the Citation X and Program Manager for […]
Regional Jet Center extends contract as Phillips 66 dealer
Regional Jet Center at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Bentonville has renewed its fuel contract as a branded Phillips 66 Aviation FBO for five years. Regional Jet Center is a Phillips 66 Partners-Into-Plane participant and handles fuel for the airport’s direct commercial flights on Allegiant Air, Continental, Delta, US Air, United and American Airlines. […]