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Going to SUN ’n FUN and want to learn more about NextGen?

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by

The FAA’s NextGen system is scheduled for launch by the end of the year. Are you ready for this change? Matchbox’s Jeffrey Boccaccio, NextGen columnist for General Aviation News,  will offer a free presentation demonstrating how easy this transition will... Continue Reading →

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Just Aircraft surpasses 300 orders

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by

WALHALLA, S.C. — Just Aircraft has received its 300th kit order and it’s for a Highlander SuperStol. Continue Reading →

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General Aviation Security Magazine goes global

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by

Planehook Aviation Services president David Hook — and General Aviation News blogger — reports that his company’s magazine, “General Aviation Security,” is now available to general aviators worldwide, thanks to the distribution power of Magzter. “The general aviation community is... Continue Reading →

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‘Goose’ power added to Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by

DAYTON, Ohio — Actor — and pilot — Anthony Edwards has been added to a pair of film industry luminaries participating in the Air Force Museum Theatre’s special presentation of TOP GUN 3D on Saturday, April 13, in Dayton, Ohio. Continue Reading →

Aerial Robotics Industry Association takes off

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by

ORLANDO, Fla. — After a positive meeting with the FAA, the entrepreneurs behind Hoverfly Technologies are moving forward to create a new industry association and a flight school certification program for aerial robot operators across the nation. Continue Reading →

Study says FAA could save $1 billion

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

As the FAA prepares to close 149 air traffic control towers as part of more than $600 million in spending cuts required by the sequester, a new Reason Foundation study shows how the FAA could save $1 billion a year... Continue Reading →

OpenAirplane enters beta

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

Rod Rakic, OpenAirplane‘s co-founder, boldly proclaimed, “the only thing that can save aviation is aviating,” at last summers AirVenture. OpenAirplane desires nothing less than to “make renting a plane as easy as renting a car.” Continue Reading →

Erickson Air-Crane commits to $6,000 Whirly-Girls scholarship

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

PORTLAND, Ore. — Erickson Air-Crane has committed to a $6,000 annual scholarship through the Whirly-Girls International. Continue Reading →

Osvil ‘Ozzie’ York dies at 92

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

Osvil “Ozzie” York, a pilot for more than 60 years who was well-known in the helicopter community, passed away March 25 in Tulsa, Okla., following a brief illness. York, 92, had recently driven from his home in Oklahoma to attend... Continue Reading →

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics named Trig Avionics service center

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

WICHITA — Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has been named the exclusive U.S. Service Center for Trig Avionics, serving Trig customers in all of North America. Continue Reading →