Press Releases

Middle East pilot training organization P7 Aviation has announced the addition of a Boeing 747 Full Flight Simulator to its simulator training center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The wide-body aircraft simulator will expand P7 Aviation’s training offering from the current Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 Classic training capability and seeks to support Boeing 747 […]

HOUSTON (May 4, 2021) – Phillips 66® Aviation congratulates the top-ranked FBOs, as determined by Professional Pilot Magazine’s Preferences Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment (PRASE) Survey. This year, five branded FBOs were ranked among the coveted list of 23 Best U.S. FBOs. For the fifth year, Texas Jet at Fort Worth Meacham International (KFTW) earned […]

WICHITA, Kan. (May 3, 2021) — Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, a technology company and leader in the design and manufacture of aerospace products, today introduced a complete line of multifunction digital clocks. The new CHRONOS™ Series features eight modes of operation: Local Time, UTC/Zulu Time, Flight Timer, Countdown Timer, Stopwatch, Volts, Outside Air Temperature (OAT) […]

WICHITA, Kan. (April 28, 2021) — True Blue Power, the leading manufacturer of advanced power solutions for the global aerospace industry, today announced it will provide Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s best-in-class business jets with highly reliable, easy-to-install emergency power inverters. The True Blue Power TI1204 DC-to-AC Inverter is now a drop-in replacement for existing E-inverters on […]

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel, focusing on public awareness and research and development. The memorandum of understanding also sets the framework to explore a future supply agreement involving Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project in California […]

Wichita, KS April 15, 2021 – SierraTrax announced today launch of its nationwide scanning network, which provides a secure route for aircraft owners and operators to convert their paper logbooks into digitized records and store them safely in SierraTrax’s cloud service. Through SierraTrax’s new Digital Aircraft Records solution, what can often be boxes of paper […]

HOUSTON (April 15, 2021) – Phillips 66® Aviation is proud to recognize the top-rated FBOs in the Americas, according to the 2021 Aviation International News (AIN) FBO Survey. The amount of top-rated FBOs within the Phillips 66 network increased by more than 20% from last year. A total of 33 Phillips 66 branded FBOs were […]

Wings247 ATO, an Approved Training Organisation (EASA) providing training to professional pilots and headquartered in Las Palmas, Spain, has awarded Avsoft International a contract for online pilot training. Wings247 ATO is using Avsoft’s ATR72-500 aircraft systems and selected general subject online pilot courses for ground school theory pilot training to satisfy its requirements for conducting […]

Marlborough, MA – April 12, 2021 – Approach Aviation announced a new set of tools designed for proper installation, removal and testing of alternator drive couplings found on many Continental Aerospace Technologies piston engines. The alternator drive coupling plays an important role in engines with direct-drive, gear-driven alternators. The coupling provides a shear point; protecting […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 25, 2021) — Strategist, policy development and governance executive Lee Collins has joined Paragon Flight Training at Page Field in Fort Myers as senior vice president. He is responsible for setting and achieving business goals, leading strategic direction and overseeing operations for the flight academy that trains and educates aviators from […]