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Aircraft Propeller Repair Station Service Manager MT- Propeller • Deland, Florida, USA Position Type: Permanent APPLY Job Description: Reports to: Company Vice President/General Manager MT-Propeller is one of the largest manufactures of aircraft propellers worldwide, having over twenty thousand composite propellers in the field, all the while continuing to manufacture propellers for aviation market place, for […]

Trade-A-Plane had the privilege to be part of the Concorde IA Renewal Series on February 23, 2019. This was an FAA approved IA refresher training event and offered for free to those who attended. You can find similar events on their website. As there is continuous talk in the aviation industry regarding pilot shortages, there […]

Could Meigs Field make a comeback? Longshot mayoral candidate supports reopening the Chicago aiport. It’s alive! Or at least it might be, should Chicagoans elect mayoral candidate Willie Wilson in the city’s upcoming 2019 election. Reopening one of the most iconic general aviation airports in the country, formerly known as Meigs Field, is on the […]

Hartzell Engine Technologies Celebrate the Ground Breaking of an Addition to its Montgomery. Alabama Headquarters   Montgomery, AL (February 12, 2019) — Keith Bagley, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET), announced today that the company has held the official ground breaking of the 10,000 square foot addition to its headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama. When completed, […]

Garmin® announces availability of the G1000 NXi upgrade for the Citation Mustang OLATHE, Kan. /February 7, 2019/Business Wire — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the certification and availability of the G1000® NXi integrated flight deck upgrade for the Cessna Citation Mustang. The G1000 NXi offers a number of […]

Agtegra Coop award-winning aerial spray hangar sports 70-foot drive-thru hydraulic doors from Schweiss   FAIRFAX, Minn., February 5, 2019 – Agtegra Cooperative has expanded its service area to reach rural customers in 60 communities throughout North and South Dakota. One of those communities is Harrold, S.D., home of the Harrold Municipal Airport, site of Agtegra’s […]

Mike Goulian and Team "Kiss the Bricks" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Where They Won in 2018   Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2019 -- Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller […]

  Whelen and LoPresti announce an alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change within the industry. Chester, Connecticut – February 1, 2019 - Whelen Engineering Company announced today that it completed an acquisition and spin-off of its Aviation Division with LoPresti Aviation. Whelen’s Aviation Division […]

FLIGHT DESIGN BACK UP TO SPEED EUROPEAN MODEL INTRODUCED TO NORTH AMERICA January 31, 2019 | By Jim Moore Flight Design has left its financial troubles behind, bringing a speedy model popular in Europe to the American market with plans to announce details of a long-awaited four-seater in April. Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA […]