Press Releases

PORTLAND, Oregon — Erickson Incorporated, a leading aerospace manufacturer and global aerial services company that has fought fires for nearly 50 years, has returned to serve the citizens of Australia for its 20th year. The October start of the fire season parallels the beginning of summer “Down Under,” and Erickson...

Revolutionary firefighting aircraft will provide faster and more agile fire detection and response capabilities to protect state’s woodland resources. (Albany, GA) Today, as firefighters in the air and on the ground continue to battle devastating wildfires in Southern California, the State of Georgia’s Forestry Commission took a major step forward...

Brasil e Estados Unidos representam os dois maiores mercados mundiais do setor e iniciaram uma aproximação em 2016 A comitiva brasileira do Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Aviação Agrícola (Sindag) completou o quarto e último dia de programação da 51ª Convenção Anual da Associação Nacional de Aviação Agrícola dos EUA...

Tuesday, December 5th, at the National Agriculture Aviation Association (NAAA) Annual Convention it was announced that Abbott Industries has acquired Cascade Conversions. Cascade Conversions, a Washington based company, specializes in the approval and production of after market aviation products including pressure cowls, engine conversions, and propeller modifications. Abbott Industries, an...

EVENDALE, Ohio — Dallas-based Prime Turbines LLC, a subsidiary of VSE Aviation, Inc., has advanced its partnership with GE Aviation from a Designated Repair Center (DRC) to an Authorized Repair and Overhaul Center (AROC) for GE M601 and H Series turboprop engines. Under the new designation, Prime Turbines now has...

Pratt & Whitney Canada reached a significant milestone in April of this year, when it produced its 100,000th engine, a testament to the company’s longevity and leadership in the global aerospace market. “Achieving 100,000 engines produced has been a proud moment for us at P&WC and there is no doubt...

Savannah, GA — An early ag airplane designed and built by the founder of Air Tractor, Inc. is on display this week at the National Agricultural Aviation Association annual convention in Savannah, Georgia. The Snow Aeronautical model S-2A, built in 1959, was the 25th production airplane built by the young...

Medida veio esta manhã, depois de encontro onde sindicato reclamou de excessos e contradições entre fiscalizações do Ibama e órgãos ambientais estaduais, gerando multas milionárias sem critério O ministro do Meio Ambiente, José Sarney Filho, aceitou criar um grupo de trabalho interministerial para debater um marco regulatório para a aviação...

Empresas penalizadas representam apenas entre 0,5% e 1% da frota dos Estados e algumas autuações revelam falta de sintonia entre licenciadores e fiscais O Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Aviação Agrícola (Sindag) avalia como positivo o resultado geral das operações Demeter e Deriva II, realizadas por órgãos federais e estaduais...

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — Marking a successful entry into service (EIS), roughly 25 PT6A-140AG-powered AT-502XP aircraft have been delivered to customers around the world since certification. The EIS of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s latest engine for aerial application aircraft is progressing and as the application season in the Northern Hemisphere winds...