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NTSB Offers Course For Public Affairs Professionals

The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident or incident. The training will be offered on October 22-23, 2015, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, (near Washington, […]

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GlobalParts Celebrates Meyers’ AirVenture Cup Victory

GlobalParts.aero announced this week that it continues to be encouraged by the response from potential customers and the performance of the existing fleet of Meyers 200 airplanes as it evaluates the possibility of returning the aircraft to production after nearly a half century hiatus. That possibility was given a further boost last month when Dr. […]

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New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo Announced

The New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Mexico Air National Guard hangar, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, N.M. The New Mexico Air National Guard has partnered with the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association to host this event to provide mid-school […]

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Whirly-Girls International Offers 2016 Scholarships

Whirly-Girls International, a non-profit, educational, and charitable organization dedicated to advancing women in the helicopter aviation industry, is proud to announce that 17 scholarships will be available to deserving aviators for 2016. The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. (“WGSF”) was incorporated in 1974 to oversee and administer the scholarship funds raised by the Whirly-Girls and their […]

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LeTourneau University To Offer Aircraft Dispatcher Courses

LeTourneau University was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in May as the first Christian university to offer aircraft dispatcher courses to prepare students to take and pass needed exams to receive their FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificates. To date, six of six students who took the inaugural dispatch course during the summer have passed the […]

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New Replacement Air Conditioning Introduced For King Air 200/300/250 Series

Peter Schiff Aero, Inc. www.peterschiffaero.com has appointed Genesis Aircraft Support LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona www.genesisaircraftsupport.com as the Worldwide Distributor for the New PSA 830 CCA tm Air Conditioning System for BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 200/300 AND 350 SERIES AIRCRAFT. This direct replacement of the original factory air conditioning eliminates the common reliability and performance problems which […]

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Bell Helicopter Opens Training Academy In Fort Worth

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday announcing its newly opened Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) in Fort Worth, Texas. U.S. Congressman Joe Barton, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price joined Bell Helicopter’s president and CEO John Garrison to commemorate the occasion and have […]

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National Rocket Competition Winners Celebrate At Space Camp

In response to the nation’s call for more interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) activities – over 1000 kids across the nation participated in the ninth annual Reach for the Stars ~ National Rocket Competition. At the end of the competition those who had the “Right Stuff”* were victorious. The annual Competition, for […]

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L-139 Wins “Best Jet” At 2015 EAA AirVenture

The 2015 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has concluded and after a successful event in which approximately 550,000 people attended in Wisconsin; Dianna Stanger has proudly brought home the EAA Warbirds Award for “Best Jet.” The jet, an Aero Vodochody Albatros L-139 is not only a beautiful exemplification of aircraft — it is the only one in […]

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Airbus MH-65 Dolphin Lands On Postage Stamp

Airbus Group Inc. is honored that the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will be featured on a U.S. postage stamp in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard. Airbus Group Inc. is the U.S.-based operation of Airbus Group, a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. The Coast Guard has been a customer […]

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