Press Releases

ALEXANDRIA, VA – May 22, 2019 – Seven years after the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) conducted its last comprehensive industry survey, new insights about the U.S. aerial application industry have emerged thanks to a landmark survey of Part 137 operators and pilots conducting agricultural operations. The 2019 NAAA Aerial Application Industry...

Air Tractor, Inc. announced the recent addition of Manuel Vijarro as the company’s Director of Quality. He will lead Air Tractor’s quality assurance/quality control efforts encompassing raw materials and components sourcing, manufacturing and aircraft assembly processes. “Manuel brings a high level of experience and expertise to our quality control programs....

Olney, Texas aircraft manufacturer Air Tractor, Inc. passed a major production milestone with the recent delivery of the 800th aircraft in the AT-802 series. The 800-gallon capacity airplane, Air Tractor’s largest, took off from Air Tractor on a northeast heading toward its new home in Arkansas to work as a...

Alexandria, Virginia—To address a growing need for reporting airborne safety hazards, helicopter pilots now have a new website, www.rotor.org/HARP, that allows for fast and easy reporting of near misses and other in-flight safety events. The HAI Aviation Reporting Program (HARP) was developed by the association’s Operations Department specifically for helicopter...

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the appointment of Maria Della Posta as president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, effective June 1 and reporting to Pratt & Whitney President Bob Leduc. Della Posta succeeds John Saabas as president, Pratt & Whitney Canada, who has announced his retirement. "Pratt & Whitney Canada has...

O Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Aviação Agrícola (Sindag) lançará nessa quinta-feira (dia 2), dentro da 26ª Agrishow, em Ribeirão Preto/SP, o Congresso da Aviação Agrícola do Brasil, que ocorrerá de 30 de julho a 1º de agosto, na vizinha Sertãozinho. O lançamento terá a participação de fabricantes de aeronaves...

OLNEY, Texas—Air Tractor, the leading manufacturer of single-engine agriculture, firefighting and utility aircraft announced that Craig Jimenez was elected to its board of directors at the April 10 shareholders meeting. He will serve on the Governance/Compensation and Audit committees. Jimenez retired as President of OGE Energy Resources in 2012. He...

ATLANTA, April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will showcase its latest digital project, an externally-facing mobile application called Pratt & Whitney Track, at MRO Americas taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 9-11. With a few taps of the finger, the app will provide employees,...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 8, 2019 – The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking all Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators to be aware of agricultural aircraft operations this growing season. As UAS operators know, UAS are not allowed above 400 feet without a waiver from the FAA. However, UAS...

Thrush Aircraft just wrapped-up a record first quarter for the company, completing aircraft for delivery to eight countries on four continents – with additional orders continuing to look strong as Q2 gets underway.