Press Releases

TracMap’s new Internal Lightbar increases pilot safety by incorporating hazard warnings and angle of intercept display. Mosgiel, Otago. 11 April, 2023 In response to feedback from pilots, TracMap has introduced a new Internal Lightbar with a second row of lights displaying angle of intercept for improved operational safety. “We’ve worked...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 4, 2023 – As the nation enters the upcoming growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking all unmanned aircraft (UA) operators to be mindful of low-altitude manned agricultural aircraft operations. Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the United States each...

AgAir Update Brazil, AgAir Update's sister publication published exclusively in Brazil and in Portuguese, welcomes Ernesto Franzen (known in aviation circles as Franzen) to the team as our South American Editor. Ernesto started flying ag in 1991, and in 1995 met Bill Lavender during a vacation trip to the US....

Atlanta, Georgia – March 7, 2023.  – Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the aerospace and defense industries, is pleased to announce the acquisition of PTB Group (PTB). PTB provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services on Pratt & Whitney PT6...

TracMap’s new Flow Controller delivers accurate flow rate control, automatically adjusting for ground speed and seamlessly integrating with variable rate maps. Mosgiel, Otago. 3 March, 2023. TracMap is pleased to announce the release of their new variable rate flow controller for the TracMap Aviation System. Designed in conjunction with aviation...

LONGUEUIL, Québec, Feb. 23, 2023 – Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has achieved one billion flying hours since the formation of the company nearly 100 years ago, in 1928. P&WC engines power missions across a diverse portfolio – including Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation,...

Air Tractor is saddened to announce the passing of long-time Air Tractor dealer Lourens Kritzinger following a courageous battle with cancer. Lourens was a successful aerial applicator in South Africa for over four decades, earning a reputation across sub-Saharan Africa for his professionalism and value-added service to customers. For many...

Experienced agricultural aviation specialist joins TRACMAP’s sales team to provide support to West Coast farmers and contractors. Fort Myers, Florida. 13 February, 2022. TracMap USA, a GPS guidance and job management company welcomes Twain Bodmer as Aviation Sales Manager, West Coast.  Twain comes from a fourth-generation wheat farming family in...

via NAAA Turn Smart: Respect the Safety Margin, Air Tractor’s new safety video, is now available to watch on YouTube. Air Tractor’s new Turn Smart video debuted at the 2022 NAAREF Safety Session. The video features a combination of interviews, stunning animation and flying demonstrations in an effort to educate ag aviators...

The National Agricultural Aviation Hall of Fame Nominations Board is pleased to announce that Dean Wilson is being inducted into the National Agricultural Aviation Hall of Fame.  Dean W. Wilson, 87, of Clarkston, Washington has been selected to be the 53rd inductee into the National Ag Aviation Hall of Fame. ...