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In Brainteaser Quiz #210 we invited readers to share stories of their favorite aviation getaways, real or fantasy. Money was no object, because it wasn’t ours. And because fantasies can get a little weird, we’ve expunged all names that might link back to a non-pilot spouse or employer suddenly realizing why you get that faraway […]

Aerialtronics, a manufacturer of high performance multirotor aerial platforms, announced today that it has selected Robotic Skies as its completion and maintenance provider for its line of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to build a custom maintenance program for the Aerialtronics product line that will be implemented at […]

The Ninety-Nines is pleased to announce the 2015 Award Recipients. President’s Award: Pat McCollum Pat McCollum began contributing to The Ninety-Nines the day after she got her pilot’s license in 1998. She is highly skilled in Graphic Design, Trade Show Management, Advertising and Corporate Communications and immediately used those skills to benefit The 99s. When […]

A restored Zero fighter plane from World War II is set to take flight over Japan next week, marking the first time since the war’s end 70 years ago that one of the iconic aircraft has flown in Japanese airspace, the Japan Times reported on Monday. The Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero had been in storage in […]

Henderson, NV: Robotic Skies has completed the first field installation of a Garmin GDL 84 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) datalink solution into an unmanned platform. Garmin dealer Kings Avionics, Inc., of Henderson, Nevada, a full service Part 145 repair facility and Robotic Skies’ founding partner, performed the installation. The GDL 84 was installed into an […]

Once again, it’s the season to talk about fixing the FAA, this time by moving the air traffic function out of the agency and into a separate agency or a privatized corporation of some sort. As we reported, Rep. John Mica has introduced a billin the House of Representatives that would turn ATC into an […]

New Zealand-based real-time aircraft tracking company spidertracks has just released their ‘spidertracks’ app for Android, enabling even more people to access flight information from almost anywhere. Spidertracks’ Chief Customer Officer Luke McCarthy says the Android app was a natural progression for spidertracks as more customers begin to use the system outside of the traditional office […]

Martin Jetpack, the New Zealand-based company that aims to bring a commercial jetpack to the market, raised $27 million Tuesday in its initial public offering, bringing the total value of the company to about $100 million, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. First deliveries of the devices, aimed at the first-responder market, are scheduled for […]

PORTLAND, OREGON, Feb. 23, 2015 – SkyWard and Robotic Skies today announced a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance, and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community. Through SkyWard’s digital system of record and Robotic Skies’ global maintenance network UAS operators can easily track and manage […]

Bearhawk Aircraft announced today two firsts for its Bearhawk Patrol aircraft kits: 1) The first flight of a completed Bearhawk Patrol in South Africa, and 2) The first shipment of a Bearhawk Patrol kit to Brazil. The Bearhawk Patrol, available as a Quick-Build kit, is a two-place tandem seated aircraft resembling the Piper Super Cub. […]