The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has signed a new strategic partnership with Aircraft Spruce. Please share: Continue Reading →
FAA’s Huerta to speak at Wichita Aero Club
Posted on October 1st, 2012 by Janice Wood
FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta will speak at the Wichita Aero Club’s monthly luncheon Oct. 11. Continue Reading →
Eurocopter, Nextant join GAMA
Posted on September 30th, 2012 by Janice Wood
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has approved Eurocopter and Nextant Aerospace as the association’s newest members. GAMA now has 80 member companies worldwide. Continue Reading →
Wounded warrior’s birthday wish comes true
Posted on September 27th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Thanks to Veterans Airlift Command, wounded Army soldier Jeremy Sawyer will get to spend his birthday with his family in Spanaway, Wash. Continue Reading →
More than 16,000 comments on medical exemption request
Posted on September 27th, 2012 by Janice Wood
End of public comment period moves measure to next stage A late flurry of public comments to the joint EAA/AOPA third-class medical exemption request pushed the total number of comments to more than 16,000, one of the largest totals for... Continue Reading →
Deadline extended for Whirly-Girls scholarships
Posted on September 27th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Whirly-Girls International has extended the deadline for its 2013 scholarships to Nov. 1. The total worth of the nine scholarships is more than $45,000. Continue Reading →
Redbird flight training conference draws GA heavyweights
Posted on September 24th, 2012 by Janice Wood
SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Second Annual MIGRATION Flight-Training Conference will feature industry leaders Craig Fuller, president, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Pete Bunce, CEO, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and Jack Pelton, retired Cessna CEO, discussing the future of the... Continue Reading →
New Pilots Without Pants calendar released
Posted on September 23rd, 2012 by Janice Wood
In one of the most interesting fundraising efforts ever, The Antique Airplane Club of Greater New York in Bayport, N.Y., has released its 2013 Pilots Without Pants calendar, which features 13 nude pilots next to the country’s rarest antique airplanes. Continue Reading →
Tuskegee University welcomes airmen home, commits to new generation
Posted on September 20th, 2012 by Janice Wood
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — After more than 60 years, part of Tuskegee’s aviation legacy recently returned to historic Moton Field. Four original Tuskegee Airmen were welcomed back to the historic training site by the National Park Service and Tuskegee University President,... Continue Reading →
HondaJet wins aircraft design award
Posted on September 19th, 2012 by Janice Wood
HondaJet designer Michimasa Fujino was recently presented the 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aircraft Design Award. Continue Reading →
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