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  AOPA CALLS FOR NTSB INTERNAL REVIEW OVER SUSPECTED SPECULATION IN ACCIDENT REPORT CONCLUSIONS FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct an internal review to examine why the independent safety agency has approved “speculative probable cause reports related to general aviation accidents” despite […]

  OLATHE, Kan. /March 29, 2017/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced a new addition to the G3X Touch glass flight display family, the 7-inch G3X Touch portrait display. For first generation G3X customers, the new 7-inch portrait display offers an easy upgrade path as the existing […]

OLATHE, Kan. /March 29, 2017/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the GMA 345 and GMA 342 all-digital audio panels designed for fixed-wing aircraft. The GMA 345 features Bluetooth® audio connectivity and a front-mounted USB charging port, while the GMA 342 contains a dedicated 3.5mm audio jack […]

OLATHE, Kan. /March 29, 2017/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the addition of new capabilities and enhancements for the popular GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators. New GTN features include visual approach guidance, control and display of the GTX 3000 transponder and GTS 8000 Traffic Alert and Collision […]

Austin, Texas, March 28, 2017 – Bearhawk Aircraft announced today its Bearhawk line of utility, transport and recreational aircraft are now flying on five continents. The Barrows Bearhawk was originally conceived and first built in the mid-90s in Virginia, USA. Bearhawk aircraft are now operating globally through an expansive network of builders. Three models are […]

Mobile (AL, USA), March 27th, 2017—Continental Motors Group® Ltd (CMG), an AVIC International Holding Corporation® company, announced it has chosen the city of Mobile, Alabama, USA for the first step of a 3-year global investment plan to take its manufacturing, customer service and engineering infrastructure to the next level. This first step will build a […]

March 21, 2017 (PRIEST RIVER,ID) World-leading aerospace design, product development and manufacturing company Aerocet™ is pleased to announce that Ace Aviation, Inc. of Renton Washington (KRNT) has signed on as an Aerocet authorized product dealer and service center. “Matching world class service with impeccable integrity and professionalism made Ace Aviation a natural choice for supporting […]

Piqua, Ohio, March 27, 2017 - Hartzell Propeller and its customers are poised to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary of designing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting propellers for tens of thousands of aircraft customers through the decades.   "'Built on Honor' has been our mantra for a century," said Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown, "and we […]

  Garmin is pleased to announce it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of the GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one ADS-B transponders in fixed-wing general aviation aircraft and helicopters. The GTX 345/335 include Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B Out with options for built-in WAAS, as well as dual-link ADS-B In. The GTX 345/335 […]

Shaw Aerox® LLC Will Exhibit Aviation Oxygen Systems and Provide a Free Oxygen Boost during Sun n Fun 2017   Limington, ME. & Lakeland, FL, March 6, 2017 Shaw Aerox® Aviation Oxygen Systems will be exhibiting the latest aviation oxygen system products and technologies during the Sun n Fun Show in Lakeland, FL April 4 […]