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Piqua, Ohio, March 10, 2014 – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Hartzell Propeller a Supplemental Type Certificate to install the company’s recently type certified high performance Bantam series three-blade propeller on diesel-powered Cessna Skyhawk aircraft. The Hartzell Bantam propeller series are small, lightweight two and three blade propellers with a thin, wide chord and [...]

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OLATHE, Kan. /March 5, 2014/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced new capabilities for G1000-equipped King Air 200/250/300/350 series aircraft. These enhancements provide a number of new features and optional equipment upgrades that offer King Air owners and operators more capability. [...]

TAPtv is pleased to announce the official start of a new season! 2014 marks our fourth year of production and we hope to make it the best season yet. Season 4 offers a format change, with more content and more frequent updates. We're pleased to announce a partnership with aviation filmmaker Aerocinema. This relationship will [...]

The 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held from Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Orlando, FL, USA. This year's Conference will take place at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Participants in the 2014 WAI Conference will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary for successful aviation careers. More [...]

Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2014 – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the company's advanced swept airfoil structural composite five-blade propeller to be installed on TBM 700/850 aircraft. Hartzell already has taken orders for the advanced propellers and deliveries to TBM owners are expected to begin shortly. [...]

Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 11, 2014 – Hartzell Propeller Inc. and Cirrus Aircraft have entered into a five-year extension of an exclusive supplier agreement to provide propeller systems and governors for all of Cirrus Aircraft’s new prop-driven airplanes. The agreement extends a relationship between the companies that began in 1996. It was then that Hartzell began [...]

Although I’m afraid to add up the actual number of years, I sometimes feel like I have spent most of my journalism career—at least the aviation portion of it—writing about economic downturns. An occupational hazard of that is inflating every little clue, no matter how silly, inconsequential or comically irrelevant as evidence of the r-word—recovery. [...]

It’s been an exciting year for Garmin Pilot so far and we’re only 21 days into it! We’re thrilled to kick off the 2014 with a new release on both operating platforms. Version 6.0 for iOS and Version 2.8 for Android mobile devices are available for update today and offer a number of enhancements and integration among several other [...]

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo began in 2004, in cooperation with Sebring Regional Airport Executive Director, Mike Willingham. This year will mark the tenth annual Expo showcasing sport aircraft for Sebring, FL January 16-19.  This event has become a must-go to sport aircraft show for aviation enthusiasts. The event has continued to improve and grow every [...]

January 10, 1911 is said to be the date that Major H. A. 'Jimmie' Erickson took the first photograph taken from a plane while flying over San Diego. His collection can be seen in The Journal of San Diego History Spring-Summer 1998 edition Volume 44, Numbers 2 & 3. This photograph from the Images of [...]

There are plenty of ways to move cargo around the planet, but none is perfect. Planes require long quality runways and a lot of ground infrastructure to support their use. Ships are slow and can't travel far inland. Trucks are small. Now a company from Southern California believes it has a new way of moving cargo [...]

Kansas City, MO & Norwood, MA, January 07, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Aircraft sales company, WildBlue, LLC, and IMC Club announce a joint marketing venture designed to give clients and members of both organizations easier access to world-class information and services. IMC Clubs, the brainchild of Radek Wyrzykowski, is a membership based Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on [...]

The private jet market is growing across the nation, and a recent display in Las Vegas showcases opulent new options The private jet industry is an interesting beast. Private jet sales have been gradually increasing over the past few years and new sales trends have pointed to a change in the buying habits of private [...]

Houston, TX – November 22, 2013) An Open House was held on November 14th to showcase the remodeled Landmark Aviation Norfolk International Airport (ORF) facility. Guests in attendance included current and former Directors and Commissioners of the Norfolk Airport Authority as well as City of Norfolk Councilman Barclay Winn. “The Open House was a culmination [...]

Background Many aircraft engine oil filters incorporate anti-drain-back valves (ADB valves). Most mechanics know about them, but there’s lots of misunderstanding about what they do and why. This Tempest Tech Tip takes the mystery out of the ADB valve. ADB valves help prevent engines from running without sufficient oil pressure immediately after a ‘hot start’. A hot start is when you land, shut [...]

Need to get from Dubai to London in five hours? In eight years, you should be able to! Little has changed over the past few decades in terms of commuter aircraft speeds. The 747 has been in service for decades and cruises at 550 miles per hour, while the most recent 787 Dreamliner cruises at [...]

Chesterfield, MO- AIG is now offering expanded coverage and discounted deductibles to LOBO members who are claim-free and have completed annual training using LOBO’s FAA Industry Training Standards (FITS) approved syllabus. This follows years of collaborative effort between NationAir and the Lancair Owners and Builders Organization (LOBO), and is due in part to the continuing [...]

Airline safety videos have become so static they border on ridiculous Airline safety videos are mandated by the FAA, so you can’t really blame the airline for forcing every traveler to sit through a three to five minute safety lesson that is systematically designed not to scare the heck out of travelers. Talk of oxygen [...]

WEST CHICAGO, Ill.--NationAir Aviation Insurance announced today that it has created a new Aviation Products Liability Division to expand its presence in the aviation insurance marketplace. “As an aviation insurance specialty broker for 35 years, we can offer the expertise that commercial brokers cannot,” said NationAir President Jeffrey Bauer. “Our Products Liability division is part [...]