Press Releases

(Albany, Georgia) With the stroke of a pen and some celebratory handshakes, the planned ten-week restructuring process at Thrush Aircraft has been completed. Industry veteran Mark McDonald is the new CEO of Thrush, and he and his team      of seasoned professionals are already moving forward with plans to increase the...

The Arkansas Plant Board announced this week that Tommy Anderson was recently appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson to the Arkansas State Plant Board.  Mr. Anderson has been a leading member of the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association for the past 35 years.  He was named Operator of the Year in 2006...

OLNEY, Texas — Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch today has announced a change in the Air Tractor dealers serving the Western United States. Three Air Tractor dealers will service the nine-state territory formerly served by retired Air Tractor dealer Queen Bee Air Specialties. “These Air Tractor dealers are geographically well...

UAVOS has announced the addition of R22-UV unmanned helicopter to its agriculture unmanned aircraft portfolio for spraying for diseases, weed and pest control, vegetative control. R22-UV is a manned Robinson-22 helicopter converted by UAVOS to an unmanned aircraft. Agro-drone R22-UV is equipped with a specially developed (for Robinson helicopters) utility...

OLNEY, Texas — Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch announced today the retirement, as an Air Tractor dealer, of Chip Kemper, owner of Queen Bee Air Specialties in Rigby, Idaho. With Kemper’s retirement, Queen Bee Air Specialties will cease operations as an Air Tractor dealer. “The Kemper family has been a...

Montreal, Canada – October 2nd 2019 – DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired aerial firefighting mission equipment leader Simplex Aerospace. Based in Portland, Oregon, Simplex Aerospace is an aviation industry veteran serving thousands of operators and OEMs worldwide. Its reputation as a world leader in...

Torrance, CA – (24 September 2019) Robinson Helicopter Company announced the R66 Turbine fleet surpassed 1,000,000 flight hours. The R66 with the Rolls-Royce RR300 turbine engine achieved the million-hour mark without a single reported in-flight engine failure. This accomplishment demonstrates a level of reliability that exceeds EASA’s stringent requirements for single-engine helicopters...

uAvionix today announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its tailBeacon integrated rear position light ADS-B OUT solution.   Much like the popular skyBeacon, the tailBeacon has been optimized for ease of installation times of less than one hour, including documentation.  The tailBeacon system consists of a...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 – Over the last few years, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA)has consistently needed to set the record straight about inaccurate and/or misleading claims made about how Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology can act as a wholesale replacement to manned aircraft applying crop protection...

(Albany, Georgia) Following an announcement last week that Thrush Aircraft will be bringing in new leadership along with a financial reorganization that will allow the company to increase its capabilities and capacity, Thrush has now entered the second phase of its planned restructuring with a filing of the standard petition...