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Shell Aviation redesigns lubricants packaging

August 15, 2014 by General Aviation News Staff Leave a Comment

Shell Aviation revealed new product packaging for piston engine oils at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh.

”The reason for the change of the packaging is simple – we’ve listened to customers and they told us that they wanted our products to stand out and be easy to identify,” said Amjad Shahabuddin, Global Marketing Manager, Shell Aviation Lubricants. “I believe we have really delivered on that while keeping the product names and formulations the same. “

The AeroShell lubricants portfolio’s new look introduces the label with a circular design, Shell red packaging, clear display of product names on labels and each product family given its own color to easily identify the contents while standardizing its packaging sizes, explained Shahabuddin.

The transition will happen globally. New packaging of the piston engine oils started earlier this year and the introduction of the new packaging for turbine engine oils, greases and fluids will occur in the second half of 2014 and into 2015.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has made a change to its online flight planning member benefit. Starting in 2015, AOPA will return to the AOPA Internet Flight Planner (AIFP) powered by Jeppesen, retiring the current flight planner,

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has made a change to its online flight planning member benefit. Starting in 2015, AOPA will return to the AOPA Internet Flight Planner (AIFP) powered by Jeppesen, retiring the current flight planner,

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Cold temperatures increase the internal resistance, which decreases a battery’s capacity and slows its ability to accept charge current. For years, operators in cold climates have made it a practice to endure the inconvenience of removing batteries from aircraft, transporting and...

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Passenger jet plunged 5,000ft into busy flight path as pilot napped and co-pilot worked on computer

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