OSHKOSH — BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG, the Austrian company that produces the Rotax engine, signed a long-term contract at last week’s AirVenture with TL elektronic of the Czech Republic to supply its glass cockpit Engine Monitoring System for the new Rotax 912 iS engine. The monitoring system will be distributed via the Rotax Aircraft […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Quest unveils new interiors for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft Co. unveiled new interiors — Tundra and Timberline — for the Kodiak at last week’s AirVenture. The interiors will be available on 2013 models. Development work has also progressed on the Summit executive interior, which will be available in mid-2013, company officials said. “We have replaced the current Kydex panels with composite panels, […]
Piper launches Seneca V demo tour
Last week’s AirVenture was the launch site for a multi-state demonstration tour for the Piper Seneca V, a twin-engine turbocharged aircraft. After displaying the new Seneca V at the show, the plane headed out on a six-state tour of the Midwest and Far West United States involving Piper’s aircraft dealer organization with stops at the […]
‘Aviation Week’ proclaimed in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proclaimed July 23 to 29 “Aviation Week” in the state, noting the value of aviation in providing safe, efficient transportation for businesses in the state, and the important role all aviation, including business aviation, plays in Wisconsin’s economy. According to a report at NBAA.org, Walker noted that aviation and airports generate […]
Women in Aviation to reprise ‘Daughter Day’ at next year’s conference
Women in Aviation, International will repeat “Take Your Daughter to the Conference Day” at its 2013 International Women in Aviation Conference, scheduled for Nashville on March 14-16. The first “Daughter Day” took place in Dallas at the 2012 conference where the daughters, nieces, granddaughters and friends of WAI members participated, along with local Dallas area […]
Piper’s deliveries, revenues continue to rise
OSHKOSH — Piper Aircraft continued to increase new aircraft deliveries and grow revenues during the first half of 2012, sustaining an upward performance trajectory for the past two and a half years, company officials noted at last week’s AirVenture. During the second quarter of 2012, ended June 30, Piper delivered 39 new aircraft contributing $37,423,010 […]
Oshkosh Express to return next year
OSHKOSH — The Oshkosh Express will make a return to Oshkosh in 2013, when a Boeing 777 will deliver over 340 aviation enthusiasts from Australia and New Zealand to AirVenture. The Air New Zealand “All Black” 777 will make the 13,000 kilometre journey with a planned stopover to allow the charter group to visit the […]
A ‘very solid’ AirVenture
OSHKOSH — On closing day of the big show, EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower reported a “very solid” AirVenture that established a new standard for the Experimental Aircraft Association, according to a report at EAA.org. The report notes that more than 2,500 showplanes registeredm including nearly 1,000 homebuilts and close to 1,000 antiques, Hightower said, adding, […]
Aeronca donated to EAA Museum
OSHKOSH — An Aeronca restored by 35 students at the Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy and other schools in Riverside, Calif., was donated to the EAA Museum last week during AirVenture. The “Aeronca Project” was sponsored by the Thomas Wathen Center. Over a period of 5.5 years, under the supervision of Roger Farnes, the students transformed […]