“The Story of the Boeing Company,” by Bill Yenne, is a massive book, nearly a foot square and weighing an impressive four pounds, which tells the story not only of Boeing itself, but of the many other firms that have combined to become the world’s largest aerospace company. Its 35 chapters are supplemented by helpful […]
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PartsBase introduces silent online aircraft parts auctions
PartsBase, Inc. introduces its online “e-Silent auction.” The e-Silent auctions provide the opportunity to sell large aviation surplus inventories via a closed email bidding system on the PartsBase.com website. The first of several planned auctions, held in late June, featured a large lot of Boeing, McDonnell and V2500 engine parts, airframe, rotables and expendables from […]
Raisbeck Engineering expands dealer network
Raisbeck Engineering has appointed four new installation centers as authorized Raisbeck King Air dealers: Hillaero Modification Center in Lincoln, Neb.; Superior Aircraft Maintenance in Medford, Ore.; Professional Aircraft Maintenance in Bakersfield, Calif.; and MCA Aviation in England. For more information:
“Wings of Paradise”
“Wings of Paradise, Hawaii’s Incomparable Airlines,” by Peter N. Forman is a fascinating tale of the human courage, underhanded plots, dirty politics, brilliant imagination, chicanery and other intriguing elements that went into the formation and operation of the airlines serving the Hawaiian Islands. Most of the book is devoted to airlines that were born, grew […]
AirShares Elite expands
AirShares Elite New England, part of the leading shared aircraft ownership program, has expanded operations to T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence, R.I. AirShares Elite Providence is located at Horizon Aviation at the northwest ramp. The GA fractional ownership program features Cirrus SR22 planes. For more information:
Hillsboro Aviation to complete Bell JetRanger for Chicago police
Hillsboro Aviation, Inc., was recently awarded a contract by the City of Chicago Police Department to complete a new Bell 206-B3 JetRanger Helicopter. The JetRanger will complement an existing LongRanger IV that was acquired from the Chicago Fire Department earlier this year and is currently being retrofitted by Hillsboro Aviation. The JetRanger completion, scheduled to […]
A Field Guide to Airplanes
You are on the grounds at AirVenture — or any other air show — and trying to impress your traveling companion with your aircraft knowledge. Your companion points to a particular aircraft and asks what it is. You have no idea. You can avoid this particularly nasty form of aviation embarrassment by carrying “A Field […]
Aviat offers high lift wing tips for all Husky models
Aviat Aircraft now offers a new composite wing tip with a trailing edge that turns upward, reducing drag and increasing cruise speed. The change follows a recent redesign of the ailerons, which eliminated the need for spades through mass balancing. The reconfigured wing tips have added 6 mph to the cruise speed of new Huskys […]
Avidyne and Heads Upadd options for in-flight entertainment
Avidyne Corp. and Heads Up Technologies, Inc., now offer a new option to add XM music, news, sports and entertainment audio programming to both new and existing Avidyne EX500 multi-function displays (MFDs) with XM WX Satellite Weather datalink. Featuring Heads Up Technologies’ XMC050 Bluetooth wireless remote control and display, the XM audio option lets pilots […]