Jerry Siebenmark
Senior Editor

To come

Latest from Jerry Siebenmark

Aircraft

IADA Website Sales Top $1.6 Billion

The AircratExchange website went live on February 1.
Article image
Charter & Fractional

Kansas Firm Expands Charter, Management Ops To OKC

Clemens Aviation will initially expand to Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City with two Beechjets.
Article image
Security

New FlightSafety Course Focuses on Thwarting Kidnapping

The two-day course comprises 15 modules to prevent successful attacks.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Opens Australia Parts Warehouse

The new warehouse is co-located with authorized service facility Premiair Aviation Maintenance.
Airports

New Genav Terminal in Offing for Marco Island Airport

Other projects include new hangars at MKY, including one for the Civil Air Patrol that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft Named LifePort Authorized Mx Center

LifePort is a 19-year-old designer and manufacturer of air ambulance cabins, equipment.
Maintenance and Modifications

Nomad Technics Receives Cayman Islands Mx Approval

The approval adds a number of Cayman Island-registered aircraft types Nomad can work on.
Avionics

Able Aerospace Opens $9M Facility Expansion

The Arizona-based MRO and parts provider also expects to add 100 more jobs over the next two years.
Article image

Survey Shows Canada Bizav Firms Competitive on Pay

The Canadian Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Compensation Survey includes responses from 54 member-organizations.
Avionics

Precision Aviation Grows Capabilities with Acquisition

Precision Aviation Group has acquired Momentum Services Corp., which specializes in LCD cockpit display repair.
Aircraft

Innovation Keeps Flightdocs Ahead of Curve

As Flightdocs prepares for its next product rollout, CEO Rick Heine discusses its growth formula and what it will need to keep growing.
Article image
Aircraft

Dassault Completes Acquisition of TAG Mx Facilities

The acquisition is one of three Dassault Aviation has made this year to expand its MRO operations.
Article image
Aircraft

New Book Documents Wichita's Aviation Contributions

At its peak, Wichita had 16 aircraft manufacturers, six aircraft engine factories, 11 airports and a dozen flying schools.
Article image
Aircraft

Duncan Obtains SmartSky STC for Challenger 600 Series

Duncan Aviation hopes to complete SmartSky STCs for other Bombardier and Dassault business jet models next year.
Rotorcraft

Offshore Helo Services Company PHI Exits Bankruptcy

The Louisiana-based helicopter services company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new equity capital, $225 million loan.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation's Zurich Service Center Marks 50 Years

The service center was acquired from Jet Aviation in December 2012.
Article image
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airplus, Hensoldt Sign New Distribution Agreement

Under the agreement, Airplus will distribute Hemsoldt's new lightweight crash recorders.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

FAA Approves IEAG's STC For JetWave on Global Variants

Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group also announced it has received IS-BAO Stage 3 accreditation.
Avionics

AEA Revamps Online Jobs Board

AEA member companies can post open positions free of charge.
Aircraft

Dassault Grandson's 900EX Gets Custom Livery

The five-week-long paint job took 2,600 man-hours to complete.
Article image
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Transport Canada Fines Drone Pilot $2,750

The Canadian regulator alleges the pilot committed 11 violations during two events tied to the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA championship.
Training and Workforce

CAE, Directional Aviation Ink Exclusive Training Deal

As part of the agreement, CAE also will acquire a 50 percent stake in Directional Aviation's training company, Simcom.
Aircraft

Asset Insight Expands Free Access to Aircraft Data

In its latest move, Asset Insight is making available free access to an aircraft's direct operating costs.
Aircraft

NBAA Sets 2020 Regional Forums Schedule, Cities

The forums typically attract about 2,500 attendees and include 150 indoor exhibits and a static display of about 35 aircraft.
Safety

FAA: Time for Pilots To Brush Up On Weather Analysis

An abundance of weather information is only as good as the pilot who can interpret it and incorporate it into his or her preflight planning.
Aircraft

Broker Sees Double-digit Gains in Charter Activity

Demand was highest for super-midsize and heavy jets followed by light jets, broker New Flight Charters noted.
Article image
Avionics

FAA Approves Elliott's Standby Attitude Module STC

Elliott will offer Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics’ MD302 as part of G5000 upgrades for Citation Excel/XLS.
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Industry Group Produces New Podcast

New episodes of the Air Charter podcast will be produced every two weeks.
Aircraft

Pilatus Delivers First South American PC-24

Monday's delivery also marked the 40th delivery of the Swiss airframer's first twinjet.
Article image
Aircraft

ADS App To Aid Aircraft Ditching in the Ocean

ADS' Ergo360 app now transmits maritime distress call and ship location information for aircraft making emergency water landings.