The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics has approved funding for several airport construction projects, as well as educational initiatives at schools across the state.
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Avotek Learning Center and Aviation Technology Museum opens
The new facility combines a classroom, a laboratory, and a museum “to offer a comprehensive learning experience for aviation enthusiasts of all ages,” according to company officials.
Kentucky Department of Aviation releases aviation coloring book
It is available as a free download on the agency’s website.
95IL hosts stargazing party
Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) Illinois Ambassador Dave Warner invited the Carbondale-based Astrological Association of Southern Illinois (AASI) to bring a selection of professional quality telescopes to the privately owned airfield over the weekend of Oct. 11-13, 2024.
Immersive pilot training app in the works for Apple Vision Pro
Global aviation training provider CAE is developing an immersive pilot training app for Apple Vision Pro.
New book offers a riveting look at pilot mistakes—and how we can learn from them
Former General Aviation News columnist Jeffrey Madison has released a new book, “YIKES! 100 Smart Pilots and the Dumb Things They Did Yet Lived to Tell About ‘Em.”
Girls in Aviation Day breaks records
Through local events hosted by WAI chapters and corporate members, the number of GIAD participants topped 33,000 attendees this year with 194 events held across the globe. Of these events, 59 were in international locations representing 33 countries and 135 were in the U.S. and U.S. Territories, according to WAI officials.
Electric aircraft manufacturer chooses Florida for U.S. plant
AURA AERO, a French designer and manufacturer of next-generation electric aircraft, will build a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly plant in Volusia County at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAY) in Florida.
Jet Aviation breaks ground on new FBO at KOPF
Jet Aviation has broken ground at its new FBO and hangar facility at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (KOPF) in Florida.