Press Releases

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Dominican Republic Welcomes Basic Med Pilots

The number one tourist destination in the Caribbean, The Dominican Republic, formally announced at Sun ‘n Fun that Basic Med Pilots are welcome. Hector Porcella, the Acting Director General of the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority, responded to a request from Caribbean Flying Adventures for a formal letter welcoming the 66,000 basic med pilots in the […]

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Cut the Cords with New True Blue Power® Wireless Chargers

True Blue Power today announced the addition of FAA-certified wireless chargers to the company’s line of electrical power solutions. The TWC15 Series Wireless Chargers are Qi compliant and provide up to 15 watts of power to smartphones, wireless earbuds and personal electronics. These new wireless chargers are available in three, easy-to-install configurations and are ideal […]

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Mid-Continent Instruments And Avionics Adds 5 New Digital Instruments

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics today unveiled five, new 2-inch digital instruments at the annual AEA International Convention and Trade Show. The company’s Flex® product line now includes digital Counter Drum Encoding Altimeters, Airspeed Indicators, GPS Clocks, Battery ACUs, and Attitude Indicators. Flex® Digital Counter Drum Encoding Altimeter ($5,500) Certified to 55,000 feet (16.8 kilometers) AGL […]

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New True Blue Power Frequency Converter

New True Blue Power® Frequency Converter Conquers the Hell Hole, Cuts Replacement Costs, and Quiets the Cabin True Blue Power today introduced a new 4,000-watt AC-to-AC frequency converter built specifically to withstand the harsh operating environment of the “Hell Hole” in large business jets, commercial and special mission aircraft. This increased reliability results in fewer […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Manasik Aviation Contracts Avsoft Online Pilot Training

Manasik Aviation, a new airline based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which operates passenger and air ambulance flights, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for CRJ-900 online pilot training.  Manasik Aviation will be using Avsoft’s CRJ-900 aircraft systems course along with twenty-one general subject courses, from ADS-B to Windshear, for initial and recurrent pilot training […]

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FlyRight Selects Avsoft For Dash 8 Online Pilot Training

FlyRight Inc., an FAA-approved 142 Flight Training Center located in North Carolina, USA, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for Bombardier Dash 8 online pilot training. FlyRight is using Avsoft’s Dash 8 Q100 and Dash 8 Q300 aircraft systems courses as part of the ground school section of their Dash 8 initial training program, […]

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Air Plains Services To Feature Cessna 182XP 300hp At Sun ‘N Fun Exhibit

WELLINGTON, KS (Feb. 21, 2022) – Air Plains Services, a world leader in general aviation engine and avionics upgrades, announced today it would exhibit for the first time at the annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo and showcase N182AP, one the company’s most extensive refurbishment projects that features its 300hp XP engine upgrade. “We’re excited […]

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Cayman Islands Shuts the Door on Private Aviation Tourism

The Cayman Islands government has shut the door on private aviation tourism with cumbersome, expensive, and potentially unsafe mandates for private pilots. The Cayman Islands Airport Authority (CIAA) authorized these mandates at the same time airline tourists were being welcomed back by the Ministry of Tourism and Transport after a two-year lockdown. Does the right […]

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Air Plains Services Marks 45 Years of Extreme Performance

WELLINGTON, KS (Feb. 15, 2022) – Mike Kelley started doing aircraft maintenance in 1977 in a hangar on Wellington’s municipal airport, hanging out his shingle as Air Plains Services, a nod to both the Great Plains of southcentral Kansas and the region’s reputation for aviation. Just a few miles north is Wichita, home to aviation […]

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