INTERNATIONAL
Looking Back On
2019
by Bill Lavender
JANUARY 2019
Every year AgAir Update A G A V I A T I O N ’ S M A G A Z I N E dedicates an Ag Aviation Expo edition to recap Resounding Success the 12 editions of the previous year. This year is no different. Here’s a quick summarization of the major stories that appeared on the cover pages of AgAir Update over the past 12 months. Beginning with the January 2019 AgAir Update, a summarization of the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo held in Reno December 2018 is the cover story. Like every NAAA hosted convention, it was a success with the expo’s highlight being the live auction where Pratt & Whitney Canada made available a PT6A-34AG engine, along with donations from vendors and private individuals alike that are involved in ag-aviation. With the February edition, AgAir Update travels to Canada to meet with the newly authorized Canadian Air Tractor dealer, Portage Aircraft based at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The company was originally formed by John Bodie and Ken Kane in 1978, then called Jonair. Eventually Exhibit Hall Happenings 2018 Ag Aviation Expo 2018 Ag Aviation Expo Award Reception and Banquet GE Announces Americas Support and H-Series Product Improvements
Turbine Conversion Partners with Zanoni Equipmentos of Brazil Feeney Reminisces about New Zealand Ag-Ops
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FEBRUARY 2019
the company evolved into A G A V I A T I O N ’ S M A G A Z I N E both a spraying company, Across Jonair, and a the Prairie maintenance facility, Portage Aircraft. Today, the companies Portage Aircraft Carries the Air Tractor are owned by Brand in Canada Dave Frisch and Bryan Dion. In the March edition, AgAir Update travels to Brazil to visit the very progressive family business of Destaque Aviação Agrícola based in São Pedro do Sul, A G A V I A T I O N ’ S M A G A Z I N E RS. Three Brazilian Brothers United brothers in Agricultural Aviation purchased the company from their father and in a very short amount of time, expanded the business to include one xarvio Zone Spray Protects the Right Acres In Depth with AGNAV
Laura Lawrence Flying Low in Canada
MARCH 2019
Agricultural Aviation Progress in Russia Spurs T-500 Development
Defending the Aerial Applicator What can be done for the Future?
2018 New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Safety Update
