Rolling Business Aviation Daily Briefs (December 2024)

December 4, 2024

Purdue University Aviation Creates Safety Guard For Piper Archer Aircraft

Purdue University’s fleet of 18 Piper Archer aircraft are now outfitted with magneto safety guards, ensuring engines and propellers are turned off during inspections and maintenance, the university says. The device was created by the university’s Michael Davis and Jon Ziulkowski and is available for licensing. “The guard is a clip that fits over the magneto switch at the top of the flight deck only when it is turned off. While the clip is in place, the engine cannot be powered on; when the engine is on, the clip cannot be placed over the switch. A footlong “remove before flight” ribbon attached to the clip provides a visual indication to people outside the flight deck that the clip is in place,” says Ziulkowski, a senior lecturer and Part 141 flight operations quality assessment manager at Purdue.

Phillips 66 Gifts $1.5M In Fuel To Memorial Hermann Life Flight Services

Phillips 66 was named the official fuel provider for Memorial Hermann Life Flight and gifted up to $1.5 million in fuel to support its critical care air medical transport service. According to Phillips 66, the fuel is what the new Life Flight fleet will use in a year’s time, covering over 4,000 missions each year. “It takes a tremendous amount of resources to ensure Memorial Hermann Life Flight operates efficiently for our community, and this generous gift from Phillips 66 will enable this great community asset valued so highly by Houstonians,” says Anne Neeson, CEO of the Memorial Hermann Foundation.

December 2, 2024

Diamond Aircraft Signs Sales Contract, Delivers Aircraft In UAE
Diamond Aircraft announced the sale of two DA40 and one DA42 aircraft to Project Aviation, a flight school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract was signed during Air Expo Abu Dhabi 2024. Additionally, Diamond Aircraft delivered the first DA50 RG to a customer in the UAE. “We’d like to wish Project Aviation the utmost success as they embark on their exciting new endeavor and thank them for placing their trust in Diamond Aircraft,” says Diamond Aircraft’s Jane Wang. “With so many Diamond aircraft already proving their mettle in flight schools across the region, we know they have made the right choice.”