The Military Aviation Museum, located in Virginia Beach, VA, has announced its acquisition of a rare Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, formerly of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which has undergone a meticulous restoration at Legend Flyers in Everett, Washington. Members of the Museum team and the Fighter Factory are headed to the West Coast, to work with […]
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ATP Flight School Adds 500th Aircraft to Fleet with Delivery of New Cessna Skyhawks
On Thursday, ATP Flight School took delivery of five new Cessna Skyhawks and surpassed the fleet milestone of 500 aircraft. Each new plane brings ATP students a state-of-art training platform with Garmin’s G1000 NXi Integrated Flight Deck. The Skyhawks join the 86 new aircraft ATP has taken delivery of since 2020 and will be used […]
Ampaire Flies First Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft
Ampaire’s Eco Caravan, a nine-seat regional aircraft, made its first flight recently on a fully integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system. Ampaire expects it to be the first electrified regional aircraft to enter commercial service (certification in 2024) and the first in a series of larger Ampaire hybrid-electric aircraft that will lead a transition to sustainable aviation. […]
Amazon Begins Daily Cargo Service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
Amazon Air launched daily cargo service last week at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). The inaugural flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) arrived early Thursday morning. Amazon Air will begin with one daily Boeing 767-300 flight. “This is a significant development in the history of the Airport,” said Airport Director Ted Kitchens, A.A.E. “Enhancing our […]
MAMA Awards Scholarship to Bridgewater State University Aviation Management Student
Catherine Cummings, an aviation management major at Bridgewater State University was awarded the 2022 Crocker Snow Memorial Scholarship at the recent Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) Annual Conference held at the MGM Hotel in Springfield. When accepting the $4,000 scholarship, Ms. Cummings said, “Last summer I served an internship in the operations department at Massport […]
Pilots Organize Airlift for Families at The Children’s Inn at NIH
Pilots for Christ Maryland has partnered with The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Commonwealth Aviation and local pilots to airlift presents for patients receiving care at NIH on Saturday, Dec. 17. The planned airlift, known as “Miracle on Runway One-Four,” will involve pilots and general aviation aircraft departing from various airports […]
Watonga Regional Airport Opens New Runway
The Watonga Regional Airport hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, November 15, in honor of the airport’s new 4,000-foot runway. This project consisted of reconstructing of the existing 4,000 ft by 60 ft runway in its current location to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards. Also included in the project was the installation of new […]
Pratt & Whitney’s World-Class North Carolina Turbine Airfoil Production Facility Nears Operational Capability
Photo above – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during the ribbon cutting of Pratt & Whitney’s new turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, NC. With the majority of exterior construction complete, Pratt & Whitney’s state-of-the-art turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, N.C., is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the second quarter of […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport & American Airlines Announce Summer Return of Non-Stop Flights to Washington, D.C.
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) and American Airlines have announced that their seasonal, non-stop flights between New Bern, N.C. and Washington, D.C. will begin again in June. This is a direct result of the success of this route this past summer. The Saturday service between EWN and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) will begin […]
Honda Aircraft Company Announces Upgrade Package for HondaJet Elite
Honda Aircraft Company today announced the addition of a new “Upgrade Package for the HondaJet Elite.” The package offers current HondaJet Elite owners the opportunity to implement Honda Aircraft Company’s latest performance and avionics software upgrades on their aircraft. The Upgrade Package for the HondaJet Elite, presented by the Advanced Performance Modification Group will be […]
