SATSair Ceased

On October 24, 2009 SATSair ceased operations "due to circumstances." The cessation of operations was not unexpected as five of the company's aircraft had been repossessed and were without engines and a further ten SR22s had been sitting on the ramp without engines for some time.

NBAA Light Business Airplane Buyer’s Guide

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has released the NBAA Light Business Airplane Buyer's Guide.

The Buyer's Guide provides manufacturer specifications for 42 light business aircraft in eight categories below.
Single-Engine Piston
Single-Engine Piston Turbocharged
Multi-Engine Piston
Multi-Engine Piston Turbocharged
Single-Engine Turboprop
Multi-Engine Turboprop
Very Light Jet
Light Jet
Download the NBAA Light Business Airplane Buyer's Guide (364KB, PDF): http://www.nbaa.org/admin/registration/lba-buyers-guide/

West by 180 Book NOW Published

West by 180 by Captain Harry B. Hardin book is now published. This book is about Captain Harry B. Hardin and his 1956 Cessna 180 and his experience of a lifetime that talks about his three-month trip. Harry has alot of flying experience. He describes his flights in airstrips in valleys and on mountains, next to rivers in canyons where the runways disappeared. Hardin describes about camping with the wildlife.

Price: $16.00 + shipping

Want your own copy? Order if from:
Harry Hardin, 1752 E. Beasley Rd, English, Ind., 47118.
Call: 812-338-3845
Email: captainHBH@aol.com

Basic Aviation Fundamentals Book NOW Published

"Basic Aviation Fundamentals" is now published. On the front cover it has a sexy woman in a bikini and on the back it has a sexy good-looking ripped shirtless man.

Latitude Technologies introduces New SkyNode Email Gateway Wifi System

Latitude Technologies had introduced its SkyNode Email Gateway, which provides aeronautical email access for crew and passengers. The SEG100 is designed for use with the SkyNode S200 Satcom voice/data systems. Wireless cabin email access is provided to users of laptop computers or any WiFi capable devices. It connects via RS-232 to the SkyNode S200, the Seg100 router.

For more information: http://latitudetech.info/

AMT Troubleshooting Tool Debuts

CAE has developed a new Professional Troubleshooting Skills (PTS) tool for training maintenance technicians. The tool is made for maintenance technicians to isolate, identify, and fix problems more quickly and reducing costs. The CAE PTS simulation software uses high-resolution monitors to accurately display fault isolation. Uses exercises such as actual electrical, hydraulic, and other schematics and simulated aircraft systems.

I'm Back with THE NEWS

I am back and I will continue to bring Aviation News right to your desktop. My internet wasn't working for a while until it got fixed like 2 weeks ago. I also got a new computer I got a Dell flat-screen computer (I used to have a Dell flat-screen computer.) I deleted and cleaned up my computer's hard-drive. Now my computer will run faster than it did before. I will try to catch up with the news since I left. So keep continuing to reed my great Aviation News blog.