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Airguide Publications, the publisher of Flight Guide airport guides and the iEFB tablet app, has ceased operations.
Customers with an iEFB subscription were left to wonder about the updates they were owned after the app was pulled from Apple’s App Store.
From Droneport.com: “As reported by GulfNews.com, the US Navy is testing new autonomous technology in a sensor and software package that can turn any helicopter into cargo drones. With little input from the Marines they are destined to serve, the autonomous cargo helos will adapt to unexpected situations, including low visibility, they will encounter at combat landing zones.”
SOMERSET, N.J. — The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition (MAAC) will hold the 19th Annual New Jersey Aviation Conference May 2-3. Featuring a new and expanded format, the conference combines a traditional symposium with a unique ground school session. According to MAAC Vice President Robert Checchio, “expanding our conference to two days will encourage greater participation by offering […]
From Droneport.com, “Because it is getting more requests in the field, the FAA Flight Standards Division, whose aviation safety inspectors conduct pilot certification duties, recently issued a notice, Logging of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot Time. It clarifies questions raised by drone pilots who request credit for flight time logged on drones.” Read the rest of Droneport.com Editor Scott Spangler’s take here.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Silver Airways has inked a preferential hiring partnership for students at Broward College. Under the partnership, Silver will offer preferential interview and hiring opportunities to qualified first officer candidates who have graduated from the college’s Professional Pilot Technology degree program. “We look forward to growing our pilot base and providing career opportunities for qualified candidates from […]
Five state-managed airports in Washington state — Woodland, Lower Granite, Stehekin, Easton and Sullivan Lake — are slated to receive a new airport layout plan (ALP) during the next two years. This is the first step toward making five, 10 and 20-year plans for improvement projects at these airports. To develop the ALPs and narrative reports, […]
HOUSTON – Million Air Houston (HOU), part of the UVair FBO Network, will celebrates the opening of its new FBO facility at Hobby Airport with a grand opening event March 21. Planned events include runway fashion shows, display of aircraft and luxury cars. The recent reconstruction more than doubles the size of Million Air’s ramp, with […]
Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference is April 5 ROMEOVILLE—Find out how to launch a career in aviation at the 2014 Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference from 10 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, April 5 in the Lewis University Harold E. White Aviation Center located on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Informational sessions include various careers […]
YAKIMA, Wash. – CubCrafters delivered 63 new airplanes during 2013, a 9% increase over 2012, and a new record for the company. The 63 deliveries included CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub SS, Sport Cub S2, and Top Cub models. CubCrafters also increased shipments of its Carbon Cub EX kits by 50% over last year, marking a record for the company’s EAB Kit Program as well.
