EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A milestone has been reached by the Experimental Aircraft Association, as 50,000 Young Eagles have taken the next step in their aviation journeys by enrolling in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course after their EAA Young Eagles flights. “More than 2 million young people have been introduced to airplanes and […]
Heated hangar opens at KFKR
First Wing Jet Center, formerly Montgomery Aviation, has opened a new 12,000-square-foot hangar at Frankfort/Clinton County Municipal Airport (KFKR) in Indiana. The hangar is adjacent to a new 40,000-square-foot ramp and de-icing pad, opened in late 2017, as well as new self-serve 100LL and Jet A fuel farms, according to officials. Attached to the new […]
RAF 100th anniversary to be celebrated at Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The centennial year of the Royal Air Force will be commemorated with historic aircraft, fly-overs, and special programming during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 66th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, known as “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” is July 23-29, 2018. The […]
Picture of the Day: The next generation of aviators
David Ulane, Aeronautics Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, sent us these photos, taken during a Women of Aviation Worldwide Week event, held at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) in March 2018. He reports that more than 1,500 young women took their first GA airplane ride over the course of the weeklong WOAW event, with […]
Registration now open for SUN ‘n FUN Career Fair
Registration is now open for jobseekers for the 2018 Career Fair at SUN ‘n FUN, with 14 airlines actively recruiting pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants, and more. Slated for Wednesday, April 11 during the week-long fly-in, the fifth annual Career Fair will take place at The Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum. While it […]
AOPA offers free aviation curriculum to high schools
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is inviting high schools to apply for AOPA’s free aviation-based, ninth-grade science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. The ninth-grade courses are the first of a four-year program that includes three career and technical education pathways — pilot, aerospace engineering, and drones. Each fall, a new level of […]
B-17Gs to join in Memphis Belle exhibit opening
DAYTON, Ohio — Two B-17G Flying Fortresses and more than 130 reenactors are scheduled to take part in the opening events for the B-17 Memphis Belle exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, May 17-19, 2018. The B-17F Memphis Belle – the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to return to […]
Free drone seminar slated in Reno
“Tap into the Drone Market,” a free seminar hosted by Women in Aviation International (WAI) during its annual convention in Reno, will be open to the public. The seminar is slated for March 23, 2018, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Convention Room C4. This session, led by industry experts, […]
Pictures of the Day: Flying on skis
Pilots and other guests flocked to Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., in early February for the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Skiplane Fly-In, always one of the more colorful events of the winter season. Nearly 30 skiplanes participated, and roughly 750 bowls of chili were served to those who braved the cold temperatures, according to […]