By Jack Ferns On Friday June 7th I had the pleasure of flying the ICON A5 for the first time. I’ve flown some light sport aircraft both land and sea, but the ICON is a rare bird, especially the way it handles. The wing design is built so it doesn’t completely stall, at least not […]
Aviation and Aerospace in Oklahoma Gets Boost from Legislative Session
The legislative session has concluded, and the aviation and aerospace industry in Oklahoma benefited from several bills ensuring the viability of the state’s second largest industry. Over twenty bills were filed directly or indirectly affecting the aviation community. Among those filed were measures that would sunset exemptions to the aircraft excise tax, prohibit drones from […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Gets Record Number of Applications for Aviation and Aerospace Education Grants
Aviation and Aerospace is trending among Oklahoma students, and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) has emphatically been a driving force of those trends. Through summer camp programs and primary through secondary aviation education curriculum across the state, the Commission has boosted that interest through their aviation and aerospace education grant program. Last year, 25 organizations […]
Return to Normandy: American Airlines Brings D-Day Veterans to France for Historic Commemoration of World War II Invasion
Eight veterans of the D-Day invasion, which marked a major turning point in World War II, arrived in France last week aboard American Airlines flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Miami (MIA). The airline hosted many of them and their guests at a luncheon on the Sunday before, at the CR Smith Museum in Fort […]
D-Day Squadron Successfully Participates in Official D-Day Commemoration Ceremonies
Photo above by Moreno Aguiari The D-Day Squadron flew in the official 75th commemoration of the Invasion of Normandy. This event was attended by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and featured 60 surviving veterans, many of which took part in the largest seaborne invasion […]
RAA Names Bill Whyte VP-Aviation Operations & Technical Services
The Regional Airline Association has announced the appointment of Bill Whyte as Vice President of Aviation Operations and Technical Services. He will join RAA’s staff on June 16. Whyte was most recently the General Manager of Flight Operations Training at Compass Airlines with responsibility for the development and implementation of all pilot training programs for […]
North Dakota Awards $3.5 Million for Airport Infrastructure Grants
On June 6th the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission finalized approximately $3.5 million in infrastructure grant allocations to multiple public airports throughout the state. There were 165 individual projects that received grant awards at 58 different public-use airports throughout the state. Additionally, the Aeronautics Commission also provided aviation education grants as follows: $7,930 to the Dakota […]
JetSuiteX to Launch Acclaimed Air Service from Phoenix with Hassle-Free Daily Flights
JetSuiteX, an air carrier that offers daily flights from private terminals for the cost of a commercial ticket, has announced that it will soon launch service from Phoenix to Burbank, Las Vegas, and Oakland. Customers traveling between these cities will be able to enjoy the seamlessness of flying on 30-seat jets from private terminals with […]
NATCA Mourns Loss of Former Executive Board Member and Dedicated Union Activist Carol Branaman
Carol Branaman, a dedicated air traffic controller at facilities in Florida and Colorado, who served as one of the first two women on the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) National Executive Board from 2000-2006, passed away on June 5th. She was 67. Branaman was a beloved sister, union activist, and friend. She gave her […]
University of Dubuque Acquires Alsim AL250 Simulator
Alsim is proud to announce the sale of an AL250 simulator to the University of Dubuque. The simulator will be installed in the University’s Ed Babka Aviation Learning Center, a new state-of-the-art flight operations center scheduled to open fall 2019. The University of Dubuque has a growing Aviation program, including Flight Operations and Aviation Management […]
