Press Releases

South Saint Paul, Minnesota—Wipaire, Inc.® has welcomed Andrew San Giacomo as Director of Aircraft Services with oversight of Wipaire’s wide range of services. Andrew will lead and manage teams in Minnesota specializing in aircraft maintenance, avionics repair and installation, paint refinishing, and custom interiors. His responsibilities will include ensuring Wipaire’s...

Editors Note: Although this essay by James Wisecup is geared towards Helicopter EMS, there is valuable information here for agricultural operators and pilots. Ag aviation is a breeding ground for complacency, with long work hours and familiar work environments. The featured speaker at the National Agricultural Aviation Association's 50th Anniversary...

Brett L'Esperance will lead Dauntless Air into its next phase of growth   Appleton, MN – April 18, 2018 – With a commitment to accelerate the industry’s transformation to a modernized approach to aerial firefighting, Aero Spray Inc., the leading U.S. operator of AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft, has rebranded as...

The Department of Agriculture amended rules to require all aerial applicators in South Dakota to acquire aerial applicator certification for agriculture plant pest control and right of way. This rule change came about because the S.D. Aviation Association received a notification from Minnesota Department of Agriculture that stated they would...

L-R: Michael Keeling, President ESOP Association; Jim Hirsch, President, Air Tractor; John Miller, Air Tractor ESOP Communication Committee Historian; Larry Wooldridge, Air Tractor Communication Committee member; Bill Burns, Communication Committee Chair; Kelly McCorkle, past Communication Committee Chair; (not shown) Julianne Marney, Air Tractor Communication Committee Vice Chairman   OLNEY, TX—Air...

"Fue una victoria de sentido común", declaró el representante estatal de Goiás Lissauer Vieira (PSB) sobre la reubicación de las zonas de exclusión por un voto de 27 a 2 para vetar la legislación de Goiás, rediseñando la distancia de las zonas de exclusión para la fumigación aérea a los...

“Foi uma vitória do bom senso.” Assim o deputado estadual goiano Lissauer Vieira (PSB) definiu a derrubada, por 27 votos a 2, do veto do Governo do Estado ao projeto de lei que recolocou as zonas de exclusão em pulverizações aéreas nos limites previstos na legislação do Ministério da Agricultura,...

"It was a victory of common sense," declared Goiás State Representative Lissauer Vieira (PSB) of the exclusion/buffer zone relocation by a 27 to 2 vote to veto Goiás legislation, redesignating distance for exclusion zones for aerial spraying to the original limits provided in the legislation of the Ministry of Agriculture,...

March 7, 2018 - PRAGUE - GE Aviation, which continues its mission to drive innovation in the Business and General Aviation turboprop market, has announced an official name for its Advanced Turboprop (ATP) engine. ATP is now the GE Catalyst™ Advanced turboprop engine, a name that represents GE Aviation's commitment...

Dear Aerial Applicator: This is your invitation to participate in this year's agricultural fly-in clinics sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Aerial Applicators Association.  These will be held at two locations to allow all interested pilots an opportunity to...