ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Crowley Fuels recently completed an asset acquisition of the aviation fuels business of Ace Fuels, an FBO at Merrill Fields. The acquisition includes the company’s six, 24-hour self-service aviation fuels pump stations (cardlocks) and associated buildings located at the Merrill Field Strip, Merrill Field Main Airport, Willow Airport, Wasilla Airport, Lake Hood Strip […]
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Hartzell approves Intercontinental Jet as recommended service facility
Hartzell Propeller has appointed Intercontinental Jet Service Corp. as a Recommended Service Facility. Based in Oklahoma at Tulsa International Airport, Intercontinental Jet Service’s Propeller Shop provides overhaul and repair services for the central plains. Intercontinental Jet Service handles major inspections, heavy structural repairs and modifications and avionics upgrades for numerous aircraft makes and models. Intercontinental Jet […]
Pilot to attempt world record to increase awareness of wildlife conservation
On June 6, pilot Faisal Sultan will set off on an attempt to set a new world record circumnavigating the globe in a single engine aircraft within 26 days to raise awareness of international wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts. Faisal’s Flight for Wildlife aims to heighten international awareness of the threat of poachers, and the need […]
Performance Aircraft launches Cirrus market reports
Performance Aircraft, a Lincoln, Neb.-based aircraft sales company, has launched Aircraft Market Reports for pre-owned Cirrus aircraft, including the SR20, SR22, and SR22T models. According to President and Founder Bill Heckathorn, the new reports are part of the company’s strategy to help customers access the information they need to make decisions as they buy and […]
First flight: REMOS GXiS
The REMOS GXiS made its maiden flight May 26 after ground tests were successfully completed and the required permissions were issued by German aviation authorities. “First we did some taxi tests with increasing speed until the nose wheel came up,” company officials reported in a prepared release. “At 11:20 UTC pilot and engineer Christian Majunke took off […]
First Bearhawk LSA deliveries made to South Africa and New Zealand
AUSTIN, Texas – Bearhawk Aircraft has completed the delivery of two Bearhawk LSA aircraft kits to South Africa and New Zealand. The Bearhawk LSA, available as a Quick-Build kit, is a two-place tandem seated aircraft resembling the Piper Super Cub and other high-wing aircraft used for sport, recreation and utility. It differs by its single-strut-braced, all aluminum wings […]
NextGen Straight Talk Book released
Duncan Aviation has released its most recent version of the NextGen Straight Talk book. The book, updated in May 2016 by a team of avionics experts at Duncan Aviation, clarifies the FAA’s avionics upgrades known as the Next Generation (NextGen) initiatives. To find out what you need to know to make sure your aircraft is in […]
Video: First flight of Diamond DART 450
The maiden flight of the Diamond Aircraft DART-450 was held May 17. The DART-450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer) is an all-carbon fiber tandem, two-seat civilian and military trainer with a sidestick and pneumatic ejection seats. The +7/-5G aerobatic airplane has a maximum takeoff power of 500 hp, is equipped with the Ivchenko-Progress/ Motor Sich AI-450S turboprop engine, […]
GA advocates urge Senate committee to oppose VA flight training caps
Ten GA alphabet groups have urged the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs to continue supporting veterans’ use of “their hard-earned benefits for flight training,” by opposing any proposal that would cap those benefits as it considers the Veterans First Act. “This training enables veterans to pursue a well-paying civilian career with good long‐term prospects in either […]