Press Releases

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations will host free Pilot Proficiency Program(TM) (PPP) sessions at AirVenture 2014 from Monday, May 28 through Saturday, August 2.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, said today at the Farnborough International Airshow that the entire product range of Beechcraft and Cessna products are available in special mission configurations.

On Monday, Cirrus Aircraft announced the launch of Cirrus Direct, a new parts and aftermarket service that the company expects to enhance customers' ownership and operating experience. Cirrus Direct replaces Cirrus Parts by Aerospace Products International (API) beginning July 14, 2014.

Customer demand for the new Hartzell Propeller advanced swept airfoil five-blade prop for retrofit on TBM 700/850 aircraft has been robust. It is the same propeller that comes as standard equipment on new DAHER-SOCATA TBM 900 aircraft, which has also been in high demand. Since the new structural composite propeller received its STC from the FAA in February for installation on TBM 700/850 aircraft, the company's dealers have been retrofitting about five aircraft per month, which is ahead of company projections. The new five-blade propeller has also been approved by EASA for European operations.

Air Planning, LLC has been named as the exclusive North American sales agent of Privajet Ltd's Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).

Global Parts Group, Inc. of Augusta, KS, distributors and producers of quality parts for business, general, and commercial aviation, announced today that they have acquired the assets of Tulakes Aero, Inc. of Bethany, Oklahoma and incorporated them into a new division of the Global Parts Group, named Global Parts Aero Structures, Inc.

Legendary air show and racing pilot Michael Goulian will serve as an "AOPA Ambassador," the Association announced Thursday.

Two weeks ago, in the midst of issues swirling around the Highway Trust Fund crisis, senior officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and high-profile leaders from transportation's private sector, took the time to meet with 21 high-school girls who have shown an interest in learning more about career opportunities in the industry.

World Airshow News has announced that Greg Koontz is the 2014 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Koontz joins a growing list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame.

ProFlight, in conjunction with SCAA, is offering a valuable CJ Type Rating Training Award.