Press Releases

This week at the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando, Florida, Air Tractor is displaying an AT-402B with some of thelatest equipment updates for 2020 production models. Air Tractor dealer Farm Air, Inc. facilitated the sale to its new owner. Serial number 402B-1428 was purchased by...

Lake Mary, FL – AssuredPartners Aerospace is pleased to announce the addition of two aviation insurance professionals in the Midwest and Southeast United States. Doug Bontrager has joined as an Aviation Insurance Sales Executive. Based out of Indiana, Bontrager will focus on providing knowledgeable representation to aerial applicators and other...

Isolair is pleased this year to have and show a newly built Bell Huey with the new 3900-205/UH1 Spray System. We have gotten one off STC approval and paperwork is going to the FAA in two weeks for the multiple STC Approval. We have been very busy with many new...

Do you require hands-on experience to make a purchase? Take the guesswork out of adding to your current fleet or replacing a single workhorse by scheduling a demo flight in “The Beast”, our 510 Thrush featuring a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 AG powerplant. The Beast will be available for test...

BOISE, Idaho, September 13, 2019 – AeroLEDs’ integrated WigWag pattern for enhanced anti-collision visibility. AeroLEDs’ continues to take full advantage of LED capabilities with the integrated WigWag feature contained in various models of their aviation lighting products. Since LEDs offer the advantage of instantaneous ‘ON’, it provides a very immediate...

We are excited to be in Orlando for the 2019 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo! The chance to reunite with all of our friends in the industry, while getting a look at the latest technologies or attending one of the many educational sessions that are offered, always makes it a priority...

Omaha, Neb.- November 6, 2019- Omaha Airplane Supply announces the appointment of Steve Mayer as a Sales Representative. Steve Mayer, an industry veteran with over forty years of aviation parts distribution experience, has joined the Omaha Airplane Supply Sales Team. Steve brings an extensive sales background as former Sales Director...

Following discussions with agricultural establishments and State Lead Agencies (SLA), the EPA is proposing amendments to the Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements of the Agency’s Worker Protection Standard ((WPS), 40 CFR part 170). According to the Agency, the “modest” amendments will improve enforceability for SLAs and reduce regulatory burdens for farmers. Read...

(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...