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July 26, 2019

Metro Aviation Signs An Agreement With Kopter For Five SH09

Deliveries To Begin Following FAA Certification

Metro Aviation and Kopter signed an MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) formally recording Metro Aviation's intent to purchase and take delivery of five SH09 helicopters following FAA certification.

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GAMA Partners With JSfirm.com

Job Seekers Can Search View Most Recent Employment Opportunities

JSfirm.com has announced their newest job distribution partner this week at AirVenture: GAMA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Through this partnership, job seekers are now able to view the most recent aviation job opportunities and utilize the search feature to narrow them by category, keyword, location, or company name, directly from GAMA’s website.

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Enstrom Celebrates 60 Years

Company Has Produced More Than 1,300 Aircraft In Six Decades

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is proud to be celebrating its 60th aanniversary in 2019. From humble beginnings in the woods of northern Michigan, Enstrom has grown to become a storied aerospace manufacturer, having produced more than 1,300 aircraft operated in over 50 countries around the world.

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Textron Aviation's Marks Iconic Beechcraft Baron 58 To 50-Year Milestone

High-Performance Piston Twin First Flew June 23, 1969

Textron Aviation this year is marking the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Beechcraft Baron 58 high-performance piston twin, a model that has played a significant role in the company’s continued leadership in the piston market. On June 23, 1969, pilots first flew the Baron 58 prototype, paving the way into the next five decades of innovative evolution. Since the Baron 58’s first delivery in 1970, more than 3,100 aircraft have been delivered worldwide. The current production Beechcraft Baron G58 is on display this week at Textron Aviation’s booth during AirVenture.

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Florida Increases Its H125 Mosquito Control Fleet To 10

Places With New Order For Aircraft For The Florida Keys

Part of a fleet upgrade program, two new H125s ordered by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District will support aerial spraying to control the mosquito population in the Florida Keys, off the southern coast of the state.

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If You Build It They Will Come

Preparing For Urban Air Mobility

Would you believe that there are over 175 different concepts currently being considered in the Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft arena. With as many as two new concepts coming out every week, according to the Vertical Flight Society, keeping up with the advancements has become a major challenge.  Concept maturity ranges from those in their infancy stage of design to others being flown and in full testing mode. 

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Pipistrel eVTOL 801 Model on Display

Leading Candidate in the UBER VTOL Project

Slovenia-based Pipistrel Vertical Solutions threw its hat into the eVTOL ring recently by revealing a multi-fan electric airplane with vertical take-off and landing capability at Uber’s Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Opener Donates BlackFly eVTOL To EAA Aviation Museum

BlackFly Currently On Display At The Innovation Showcase During AirVenture

One of the early eVTOL aircraft is already a museum piece. Opener has donated a first-generation manned BlackFly vehicle to the EAA Aviation Museum. Designed and built by Opener, BlackFly is a fixed-wing, all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) personal ultralight aircraft. The BlackFly will be displayed outside the Innovation Showcase at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 from July 22-28.

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Quest Aircraft Announces Completion Of Fleet Deal

Company Acquisition By Dahar Expected To Be Completed By The End Of 2019

The Quest Aircraft Kodiak displayed within the Aerocet booth at Airventure is a part of a recently completed three-Kodiak fleet deal with Dimor Aerospace, the German-owned company that owns Waco Aircraft. Dimor will be equipping their Kodiaks for humanitarian aid and will be operating throughout Brazil, along the Amazon. Two of their Kodiaks will be outfitted with Aerocet 6650 composite floats. Delivery of all three aircraft is complete, and Dimor is in discussion with Quest about future aircraft.

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