Press Releases

Veteran ag pilot will serve as Director of Sales for North America, while adding increased depth to the company’s flight development and engineering teams. (Albany, Georgia) Sales leadership at Thrush Aircraft has taken a major leap forward with the announcement today that Mike Rutledge has joined the company as Director...

The NAAA announced today that James Bradley would be the keynote speaker during the Kickoff Breakfast at the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo, Dec. 7-10 in Savannah.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – March 16, 2020 – Voting members of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) overwhelmingly approved a new aerial imaging membership category for those collecting aerial images for crop-sensing, precision agriculture or other related purposes. Additionally, a Precision Agriculture Committee has been established as a new advisory committee to NAAA's...

With the Air Force beginning to phase out their current and dated flight helmet, LIFT Aviation aims to build the most technologically advanced flight helmet to aid the Air Force in maintaining air combat superiority. LIFT Aviation is pleased and honored to announce that after a grueling prototype competition that...

Letter from Eric Rojek, former Vice-President of Thrush Aircraft. Dear Friends, The recent holiday break and start of the New Year was a time for reflection and introspection for me – and it brought me to the decision to leave Thrush Aircraft and accept another excellent opportunity within the ag...

The popular Air Tractor 502XP continues its global reach by taking to the skies above New Zealand, thanks to ag operator Super Air Ltd. John Elliot, manager of Super Air Ltd. in Hamilton, New Zealand, took possession of the 502XP (SN 502A-3149) in late 2019. Following the addition of variable...

Platteville, CO – The Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association (CAAA) issued a statement Friday on the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Final Agency Order pertaining to actions taken against three CAAA member businesses by the Department, which were challenged by those businesses in state Administrative Court and ultimately dismissed by the Administrative Law...

(Albany, Georgia)  Thrush Aircraft has announced the return of its popular “Thrush Bucks” program, which rewards the purchaser of every new Thrush with $35,000 that can be spent on parts, options or training programs at the company. The Thrush Bucks program was first unveiled at the 2014 NAAA Convention and proved...

The arrow is pointing in the right direction - downward.  Over the past two decades, the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate has been cut in half, from 1.27 fatal accidents per 100,000 flights to 0.63.

Hartzell Propeller's global network of Recommended Services Facilities gathered recently in Florida for the company's biennial three-day conference on propeller safety, quality and training. Recommended Service Facilities are elite propeller overhaul, repair and maintenance firms that meet Hartzell's stringent standards.