The new FBO is expected to begin offering services in 2022.
Briefings
New flying club in the works at KLEE
The new flying club, a spin-off from EAA Chapter 534 at Leesburg International Airport in Florida, will start with a Cessna 150.
Air Plains tapped for SureFly electronic ignitions
Air Plains Services, which specializes in general aviation engine and avionics upgrades, has been approved by SureFly as an installation specialist for all SureFly electronic ignition modules.
New name for Carpenter Avionics
The company, which is based at Smyrna Rutherford County Airport in Tennessee, is now called Forge Flightworks.
Tecnam diesel P2010 certified
The four-seat aircraft is powered by a 170-hp Continental engine that burns diesel and JetA1.
Phase One testing of bullet-shaped airplane concludes
After 55 successful test flights, Otto Aviation has concluded its Phase One testing of the Celera 500L, which is expected to be available by 2025.
Earn and learn
A new program gives people interested in becoming an aviation maintenance technician the chance to work full-time while going through training. Tuition reimbursement is included, along with $1,000 to people willing to relocate to Wichita.
Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation merge
Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation have merged, creating a new company that employs more than 380 people based in Indiana.
CubCrafters founder flies west
Both Jim Richmond and the company he founded, CubCrafters, are names that are synonymous with backcountry aviation.