The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the prestigious Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company on Friday, June 7, 2019 at a luncheon at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA. The award will be presented to the company in recognition of their successful development and manufacture of aircraft ejection seats. Martin-Baker […]
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Joins Other Major Airports in Installing “Stop the Bleed” Kits
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport along with Phoenix Fire and Phoenix Police are combining efforts to place “Stop the Bleed” kits throughout the Airport in an effort to stay ahead and prepared for emergencies. A total of 75 bleeding suppression kits have been placed throughout the terminals, the Rental Car Center and other Airport buildings. […]
Piper Introduces the New Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft
Piper Aircraft announced today, two new value priced additions to its trainer-class line, the Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i. These new products enter the trainer segment at a competitive price point of $259,000 VFR equipped and offer the same rugged durability and functionality as its stablemate, the Archer TX. The need for a new […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Accepting Applications for Aviation and Aerospace Education Grant Program
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced that the FY20 Aeronautics Commission Aviation & Aerospace Education Grant Program is now accepting applications through May 31, 2019. Any learning institutions or organizations instructing an aviation and/or aerospace minded educational program or camp in the coming year should apply. Aerospace and aviation education is one of the Aeronautics Commission’s […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission to Honor Aviation Art Contest Winners at State Capitol
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of twelve students that placed in the Oklahoma 2019 International Aviation Art Contest in February and will hold an awards ceremony honoring those students at the State Capitol April 11, 2019 at 11:30 am in the Oklahoma State Senate Chamber. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the […]
Kansas State Polytechnic to Host Flight Academy for High School Students
Kansas State Polytechnic is hosting Fly K-State Academy — a three-day piloting program, July 22-25, for high school students entering their freshman through senior year who dream about a future in aviation. In this immersive experience, students will work with the Kansas State Polytechnic Flight Team to complete four missions and earn 3 1/2 hours […]
American Airlines Begins Nonstop Service Between Phoenix and London
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, members of the Phoenix City Council, and other local leaders gathered at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport recently to welcome American Airlines’ first nonstop flight to Phoenix from London. Photo above – Back row from left to right: Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher, Director of Aviation Services James E. Bennett, Managing […]
CAF Capital Wing Announces ‘Homecoming’ at Culpeper Regional Airport in Virginia
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing is hosting a ‘Homecoming’ event to serve as the kick-off to its 2019 airshow season at the Culpeper Regional Airport from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 13. The event, which is free and open to the public, is intended to reengage past members, attract new supporters […]
Miracle Flights Provides 722 Free Flights for Sick Children in February 2019
The nation’s leading medical flight charity Miracle Flights announced a total of 722 commercial flights coordinated in February 2019 for critically ill children in need of life-changing medical treatment not available in their local communities—up 17 percent from February 2018’s flight count of 617 and nearly 31 percent from 552 flights coordinated in February 2017. […]
Record Entries Help N.C. Students Claim National Aviation Art Contest Spotlight
Two North Carolina students are soaring after their paintings celebrating flight earned them top honors in the 2019 National Aviation Art Contest and a chance to compete in an international contest. First place in the Intermediate division (students born between 2005 and 2008) went to Kailyn Becker, who attends Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex. […]
