Amy Laboda
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Maintenance and Modifications

Air Methods Signs Analysis Program with Spectro Jet-Care

Spectro Jet-Care will provide healthcare analysis services for the 450 helicopters that Air Methods owns, leases, or maintains.
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Rotorcraft

Whirly-Girls Awards $235,000 in Scholarships

Whirly-Girls International gave scholarships to 24 deserving women during Heli-Expo 2019.
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ATC

Industry to Congress: Continue Funding Contract Towers

The program provides a unified approach to ATC, the industry groups remind Congress.
Airports

Aviation Relocation Int'l, Wingspan Teams On Chandler Hangar-industrial Project

Aviation Relocation International is marketing the Chandler Airpark project with Wingspan Business Investment.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety International Begins G500 Pilot Training

FSI’s new LEAP program aims to give the next crop of aviation industry leaders a leg up on their career paths.
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Avionics

FlightAware Expands ADS-B Network and Airborne Coverage

From engine-start to shutdown, business operators can track their aircraft with real-time notification.
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Aircraft

Viking Air Preps for Fire Season, Updates Water Scooper Line

The company is contemplating adding CL-515 to fleet of water scooper aerial firefighting aircraft.
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Flightdocs Intros Flight Department Management System for Bizav

Building on its solid maintenance management program, Flightdocs gives its enterprise customers precisely what they asked for.
Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Jet Center Finishes First ADS-B upgrade on Learjet 55

STC-solutions using Garmin and Apple products are breathing new life into some workhorse airplanes.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Seacoast National Touts Benefits of Small Financing Firm

With a 90-year history, Seacoast National Bank’s aviation finance division stakes out its own territory.
Regulations and Government

Caribbean Air Alliance Aims To Solve Regional Issues

Principals from several operators in the Bahamas and Caribbean and the government ministries they interact with have agreed to form the alliance.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

GojiBox Makes Its Debut at EBACE 2018

In-flight entertainment server features geo-triggered entertainment.
Safety

Medaire Highlights Response Center and Tailored Offerings

There is far more than cholesterol tests available at the Medaire booth.
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ATC

Testing Proves Multiple Remote Tower Operations Can Work in Europe

SESAR 2020 is creeping up on the ability to centralize ATC tower control on the European continent.
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Avionics

Foreflight Mobile App Expanded To Include Europe

Eurocontrol is complicated; Foreflight’s European mobile app intends to make flying the continent easier.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Zone Features VR Headsets and Frst-person Views

There is nothing better than “being there” and this year’s drone models at Sun ’n‘ Fun give operators exactly that feeling.
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Aircraft

Sun Flyer 2 Makes First Flight

The Sun Flyer 2 prototype is designed to cut the cost of flight training dramatically by using an electric engine powered by EP Systems batteries.
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Aircraft

European Gyroplanes Represented at Sun ’n‘ Fun 2018

On the main flight line and in the light sport Paradise City area, attendees find nearly a half-dozen different models from two European manufacturers.
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Engines

Jabiru Engines Names U.S. Distributor

Participation complements Arion's kit and LSA manufacturing business.
Engines

U.S. Customers Take Delivery of the Rotax 915 iS

Turbocharging takes the Rotax 915 iS to 15,000 ft at full power.
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Sporty’s Creates Membership Program for Customers

In this “instant” age, Sporty’s offers its customers a way to get it all now.
Maintenance and Modifications

uAvionix Wing-, Tailtip ADS-B Installs Garner Interest

STC approval is expected by the end of the year.
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Operators Seek Pilots and Mechanics at SNF Job Fair

More than a dozen companies are on hand hoping to hire qualified applicants.
Aircraft

Mooney Shows Its Mite

The company looks to the future at this year's SNF 2018.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Shark Tank Alumnus at Sun ’n‘ Fun with Grypmat

The Grypmat holds fast to the surface it is placed on so tools are conveniently located as maintainers work on a project.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Sterna Showcases Composite Props

Extensive strength testing shows “hollow” composite propellers can take the punishment of day-to-day use.
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Training and Workforce

FTD Maker Alsim Demos AATD

With a rapid refresh rate this fixed flight sim won’t make pilots queasy.
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Training and Workforce

Elite Sports New Hardware and Software at Sun ‘n‘ Fun

Force feedback and touchscreen technologies abound.
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Avionics

BendixKing Makes an EFIS for Experimentals

With near-4K resolution, the xVue’s 10.1 inch display sits at a price point that makes sense for experimental aircraft.
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GlobalParts.aero Chooses Brand Ambassador in Phillips 66 Aerostars

What’s a perfect match? A high performance aerobatic team and a company that keeps those airplanes in the air with parts and services.