Owning your own aircraft is certainly a joyful and freeing experience. It can also be a painfully expensive one, especially when unexpected problems arise and threaten to take a large bite out of your wallet. The new Piston Engine Service Program (PESP) is like Kevlar for your finances, protecting both your investment and your wallet from the unpredictable.

AeroEngine Protection Corp. (AEPC) offers the only PESP available in the general aviation industry. Professionals from AEPC used data from large fleet overhauls and more than 4,000 piston-aircraft overhauls over a 20-year period before designing the different programs they offer.

Owners of piston aircraft are now able to ... read more

Aircraft maintenance is a comprehensive, ongoing process designed to meet the standards set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). No one knows that better than J.A. Air Center, the leader in aircraft maintenance in Chicago.

With nearly 50 years of experience, our Class IV Part 145 Repair Station is FAA Authorized and EASA Approved. Our teams of experienced and trained technicians provide service for almost every airframe and engine event, scheduled or unscheduled, on numerous models of Jet, Turboprop and Piston aircraft.

With temperatures getting colder, we have some winter aircraft maintenance tips below for things you can do yourself or, if you’re short on time, ... read more

With news of the anticipated pilot shortage all over the news, it’s no surprise that a lot of people are interested in following their dreams and becoming a pilot. If you are interested in becoming a pilot, do you know what to look for in a flight training school?

Flight training schools are working hard to meet the demand as it’s projected that they will need to turn out 87 new pilots each day. They aren’t all the same, so below are several different factors to consider where you want to go.

What are Your Pilot Goals?

Like anything else in life, it’s good to define your goals before getting st... read more

J.A. Flight Services and Liberty University are excited to announce a new partnership to provide local training (Chicagoland area) for a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation. The degree is offered year-round online and full-time students with no experience can complete their degree in two-and-a-half years.

There has never been a better time to enter this field. The aviation industry is growing at an unprecedented rate and, coupled with the current and upcoming high-retirement rates for pilots (many of the Baby Boomers), there is a projected need for 790,000 new pilots—or 108 per day–over the next 20 years.

It’s a Pilot’s Market

Take advantage of the current m... read more

Winter Special – JA Flight Services is please to offer 50% off the instructor fee on all rental checkouts.  JA offers some of the nicest rental aircraft in the Chicagoland area and employs a full-time staff of instructors to expedite all checkouts.  Among the rental aircraft available at JA are:

• 2009 Diamond DA-42 with Garmin G1000
• 2006 Beechcraft G-36 Bonanza with Garmin G1000 and TKS known Ice
• 2007 Cessna 172S with Garmin G1000 (3 to choose from)
• 1982 Cessna 172RG, Garmin equipped
• 1980 Cessna 172N….IFR equipped, great rate!

Call JA Flight Services today at 630-549-2152 to schedule your checkout. ... read more