Aviation training provider AV8 Prep has launched a new online learning platform geared toward private pilots and aspiring aviators. The company is offering courses covering certificates and ratings including private pilot, instrument, commercial, certified flight instructor and drone pilot. According to AV8 Prep, it took almost 30 months to complete production of over 2,000 in-flight […]
McCauley Propeller Systems announced on Thursday that its high-performance C780 propeller has been certified by the FAA for Beechcraft King Air B300 series aircraft. According to the company, the C780 provides B300 operators with a weight savings of more than 50 pounds, improved takeoff and climb performance and noise reduction in the cabin and cockpit. […]
The U.S.’s newest airline is scheduled to operate its first revenue flight on Friday (July 14) but the departure and destination seem at odds with the new airline’s name. Northern Pacific Airways announced on July 8 that it had been signed off by the FAA to begin scheduled service. But the Anchorage-based airline will launch […]
After some hand wringing at the highest levels, a safety summit and a blue-chip committee being struck to address a spate of clench-worthy runway incursions, now there’s an app for that. The latest ForeFlight release includes a feature that warns the crew of an aircraft on final approach if there’s an airplane on the runway […]
Honda has announced it will spend $56 million to build a new factory for its second business jet at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, the site of its original HondaJet factory. The company says it will employ 280 people with an average wage of $80,000 a year at the new facility, which […]
Ukrainian air force pilots and support personnel will begin training on the F-16 at bases in Denmark and Romania in August. A coalition of 11 countries was formed at the NATO summit in Lithuania to guide the training. The U.S. is not a member of that coalition and has not agreed to send aircraft to […]
Founded in 2016, business aviation maintenance-provider consortium MRO Insider announced today (July 11) it has achieved a milestone with 746 service providers signed on to its platform. MRO Insider President Andy Nixon said, “We are so excited to push through the 700 service provider mark as we strive to fulfill any AOG, parts, or scheduled […]
The FAA announced today (July 11) it has earmarked a relatively modest $92 million to make airports across the country “more sustainable.” Of that amount, $243,000 will go to Prescott Regional Airport in Arizona “to develop a plan to safely transition to unleaded fuel.” The goal of that funding is “to [help] safely eliminate leaded […]
Las Vegas, Nevada-based All In Aviation has announced it is the first independent flight school in the state to participate in the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) SkillBridge Program. The initiative provides “opportunities for local transitioning service members to join the aviation industry as certified flight instructors,” according to All In Aviation. SkillBridge launched 12 years […]
The good news is, according to a study conducted by medical publisher Cureus, 88 percent of airline pilots tested (voluntarily) demonstrated “minimal” symptoms of clinical depression—the lowest category in the protocol. Further, none of the pilots recorded scores that put them in the top two of four categories for clinical depression. The not-so-good news is […]
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