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In 1929, Amelia Earhart and 18 other female pilots set off from California to race to a finish line in Ohio — and this Friday, historian Bill Meixner will be telling that story, full of adventure, courage, and tragedy, at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. […]

Plantation, Florida – February 26, 2014 – In recognition for providing exceptional customer service in the U.S., DHL, the world’s leading shipping and logistics provider, received three bronze Stevie(R) Awards at the eighth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Additionally, the ‘Grand Stevie Award’ was presented to the DHL Express global organization for […]

Augusta, KS–GlobalParts Aero Manufacturing (GPAM) has named Jim Mercer, a veteran aerospace manufacturing executive with extensive experience in the use of multi-axis machining centers, to the position of Director of Operations. He reports to GlobalParts.aero’s Chief Operating Officer, Malissa Nesmith. “We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Jim’s expertise and background join the GPAM […]

Mexico, MO – Zenith Aircraft Company has now shipped 10,000 sets of plans to aircraft builders in over 50 countries. Most sets of plans are sent with complete or partial aircraft kits, though some go to builders who prefer to scratch-build the aircraft. Over the past four decades, prolific aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz has developed […]

Washington, DC–The U.S. House Small Business Committee, chaired by Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), held a hearing today to examine how FAA policies affect small general aviation businesses. John Uczekaj, President and CEO of Aspen Avionics, Inc., testified on behalf of Aspen Avionics and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Uczekaj has led Aspen Avionics since […]

Beechcraft has signed an agreement with the Royal New Zealand Air Force to provide 11 T-6C Texan II turboprop military training aircraft, plus spare parts, two simulators, training, logistics, and maintenance support, the company announced this week. “As the Royal New Zealand Air Force began the process of modernizing its pilot training capabilities, we were […]

Canadian authorities are investigating the case of n teenager who was apparently allowed to board a flight even after security found a pipe bomb in his carry-on. Using gunpowder obtained from an undisclosed source, 18-year-old Skylar Murphy of Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, and a buddy made two pipe bombs. Boys being boys with explosives, they […]

Just 18 days after being designated by the FAA as one of six federally approved test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will conduct several test flightsover South Texas ranchland to continue research and training on the RS-16 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The RS-16 has a wingspan of 12 feet 11 inches, […]

Few aviation operations are as tricky and dangerous as helicopter flights to and from oil rigs, but recently Sikorsky introduced commercial use of an automated approach system that reduces pilot workload by up to 60 percent. The new “Rig Approach” system was in development for five years. Sikorsky worked with PHI, which operates S-92 and […]

Two people are confirmed dead and two others are missing after a Learjet headed for Mexico from Fort Lauderdale went down off the coast of Florida late Tuesday. According to the Miami Herald, the aircraft was on a medevac flight from Cozumel to Fort Lauderdale and was on the return flight after dropping off a […]