Press Releases

DeWayne O’Brien of O’Brien Flying Service based in Iowa, Louisiana takes delivery of a new Air Tractor 502XP with the new PT6A-140AG engine from Logan and Grant Lane of Lane Aviation in Rosenberg, Texas. O’Brien Flying Service pilot Charlie Bourne is seated in cockpit preparing to fly the 502XP to...

AAAA Hosts Arkansas Ag Secretary On December 9th several members of the AAAA hosted Arkansas Ag Secretary and the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics at Tommy’s Flying Service in Sherrill. Tommy Anderson, Michael Hutchins, Jerald Burns, Derek Hallum, Brian Hawkins, David Strohl, and Dennis Gardisser along with Executive Director, Katherine Holmstrom...

Improved training and minimum age requirements will help protect people and the environment. WASHINGTON--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing standards for applicators who apply restricted-use pesticides that are not available for purchase by the general public, and require special handling. “We are committed to keeping our communities safe,...

Operators of Cessna 206 aircraft will benefit from the PT6A engine’s greater power to weight, a TBO of 3,600 hours and unparalleled support LONG BEACH, California – (December 9, 2016) – Turbine Conversions, Ltd. and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have signed a long-term contract for the sale of PT6A-21...

Long Beach, CA—At the National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention in Long Beach, California, Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch announced the Olney, Texas aircraft manufacturer is midway through installation of a new electrocoating primer system. Electrocoating (E-coat) is a method of painting that uses electrical current to deposit paint onto a...

Long Beach, CA—The Yield Defender unmanned aerial system is on display at the National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention tradeshow this week. The drone system is the flagship aircraft of Hangar 78 UAV, which was acquired by Air Tractor, Inc. earlier this year. According to Wes Hall, Vice President of UAS...

LONG BEACH, California – (December 5, 2016) – Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC’s) turnkey FAST™ (Flight, Acquisition, Storage and Transmission) solution is being readied for P&WC PT6A-powered agricultural aircraft following advanced prognostic health management  trials with two agricultural customers: Field Air in Australia and Kinniburgh Spray Service in Canada. The...

LONG BEACH, California – (December 5, 2016) – Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has further enhanced its capacity to provide rapid, tailored customer support with a new field-collaboration solution using Librestream’s Onsight software to connect the aircraft technician and remote specialist using an interactive audio-video technology platform. Building on its...

Long Beach, CA — Air Tractor, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural aircraft will rollout its redesigned website at the NAAA Convention and Expo in Long Beach, California on December 5th, 2016. The annual NAAA Convention, which brings together ag operators, aircraft manufacturers and others suppliers, is the ag...

At this year’s NAAA convention VeriFly GPS will debut in booth #1043.  While VeriFly has been cautiously introduced over the last several seasons in North America it will now be more widely available and publicly displayed in the VeriFly and partner booths. VeriFly has many innovative features that set it...