Superior Transportation Associates Expanding

Air Carrier Superior Transportation Associates, Inc. (http://www.stajets.com) announced today the opening of their new jet center at the French Valley airport in Murrieta, CA. According to Brian Fiske, President of STA Jets, "We are very pleased to provide our clients a state-of-the-art executive terminal that includes 15,000 sq. ft. of hangar and additional office space to meet the growing needs of the company." STA Jets currently operates a fleet of Lear jets, Raytheon Premier, Pilatus PC-12 and King Air 200 aircraft based at French Valley and available to the general public for charter.

Murrieta, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 07

Atlas Pilatus Center Wins FAA's Diamond Award

Atlas Pilatus Center, Manchester, New Hampshire has been recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for excellence in maintenance training with the presentation of the 2006 Diamond Award. 'In recent years, Atlas Pilatus Center has greatly expanded its operations, to the point that it now services some 68 Pilatus PC-12s.'

In addition, Smith points out that Atlas is solely responsible for maintaining a growing fleet of 28 PC-12s which are operated by Alpha Flying for its popular PlaneSense aircraft fractional ownership program. Says Smith, “It is the world’s largest civil fleet of PC-12s, which has logged over 75,000 flight hours.Smith notes that Atlas Pilatus Center will relocate to a new 84,000 sq ft facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “The investment is a strong testimonial to our continued growth, especially in the past few years and, most important, our commitment to flight safety and our loyal customers.”

heliumreport.com - 20th Jul 07

Banyan Air Service Performs Its First PC-12 Demate

Company Plans More Training For Upcoming /47E Model Aero-News learned this week the turbine maintenance department at Banyan Air Service recently performed their first 10 year Pilatus demate.

The project required extensive special tooling and custom fabrication of wing shoring. Banyan's Curtis Florio, Hartley Starratt and Misael Rodriguez fabricated the necessary shoring and performed the work under the direction of crew leader, Dan Day.
"This was an easy job, partially because a lot of thought went into the design of the aircraft and because of the support we received from Pilatus Field Service Engineer, Mark Frank," said Florio (shown above).
Florio is Banyan's expert with Pilatus aircraft and recently attended the 2007 annual Pilatus Support Meeting in Vail, CO. The two-day meeting covered technical issues with the PC12 aircraft, as well as information on upcoming PC-12/47E, which is currently on the production line.

Aero-News Network - 18th Jul 07

Pilatus Celebrates 100th PC-12 Sold By Denver Dealer

Aviation Sales, Inc. Celebrates 'Centennial' Delivery
Aero-News learned Monday that Aviation Sales, Inc. celebrated the delivery of their 100th PC-12 aircraft. The milestone aircraft was delivered July 2 to a corporate owner to replace an older PC-12 purchased from Aviation Sales. Their 100th PC-12 delivery brings the worldwide fleet of PC-12 business aircraft to well over 700 aircraft.

“Aviation Sales has been an outstanding partner to Pilatus since the beginning of the PC-12 program”, said Thomas Hunziker, President and CEO of Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. “They have first-class dedication to customer service, a wealth of PC-12 knowledge to share, and best of all, they are just great people to work with. Our family wouldn’t be the same without them, and we look forward to many more years of success together.”

With the Next Generation PC-12’s revolutionary cockpit technology coming to market next year, the future for everyone involved with Pilatus looks brighter than ever.”

Aero News.net 02 July 07