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SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 8, 2012 – Bruce’s Custom Covers announced today the winner of its custom-fitted aircraft cover awarded to Gateway To Oshkosh Fly-in participant Brad Harman of Texas. Bruce’s Custom Covers is the recognized innovation and quality leader in protective covers for airplanes, jets, helicopters, gliders, off-link jet engines and more. Gateway To Oshkosh [...]

From the moment you mount the crew ladder of the only flying B-29 Superfortress, you begin to appreciate the men in their 20s who more than six decades ago took these revolutionary bombers into battle over Japan. That's the passion the Commemorative Air Force wants you to feel as FIFI motors over Wisconsin during AirVenture [...]

OLATHE, Kan./July 16, 2012/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GWX 70, a new solid-state weather radar that affordably brings advanced Doppler-enabled features to general aviation aircraft. The GWX 70 combines exceptional range and adjustable scanning profiles with precision target definition for [...]

OLATHE, Kan./July 16, 2012/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced expanded capabilities for the GTN series touchscreen avionics. The new features include display support for weather radar, advanced ADS-B capabilities, worldwide connectivity, cross fill with the GNS 430W/530W series and more. “The GTN [...]

OLATHE, Kan./July 16, 2012/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a comprehensive suite of certified and portable ADS-B solutions, providing options for any aircraft owner to satisfy the U.S. NextGen mandate for ADS-B Out and also gain immediate access to the benefits of [...]

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, JULY 12, 2012 – Bruce’s Custom Covers announced today their donation of auction items in support of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Young Eagles program. Bruce’s Custom Covers will provide two custom fitted aircraft covers in support of Young Eagles in conjunction with the forthcoming Gathering of Eagles event. Bruce’s Custom Covers is [...]

Aircraft Spruce knows that many of you will visit Oshkosh for The AirVenture Show from July 23 to 29.  We want to remind you that if you want to pick up orders at our Oshkosh booth, it is necessary to place the orders in advance. We have a limited amount of stock available at our [...]

July 9, 2012 – (Mobile, AL) – Rhett Ross, President, Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) will deliver a company update during a CMI press conference Tuesday, July 24th, 1:30 p.m. at AirVenture 2012.  Press conference will take place in Continental Motors’ exhibit in front of hangar C.  Topics include new and upcoming product/aircraft type certifications, diesel [...]

Aerobatic performers from U.S., Canada and Brazil coming to Wisconsin Air show stars from the U.S. and from around the world will dazzle audiences as part of the daily performance lineup at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 23-29 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, joining homebuilts, vintage aircraft, warbirds, ultralights and other airplanes at what's called "The World's [...]

If you happen to see the Aerostars formation aerobatic team whipping their precision aircraft around the skies over Wittman Regional Airport this weekend, relax. Airventure has not been moved up three months. Instead, the three-man team will fly its entire performance at dawn and dusk for “The Aviators,” a magazine-style TV program airing on PBS. [...]