The company, which is based at Smyrna Rutherford County Airport in Tennessee, is now called Forge Flightworks.
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Video: Strategies to avoid CFIT
The new video offers several strategies to avoid Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), which make up more than 17% of all general aviation accidents.
Are 3D printed parts strong enough for flight?
A new grant will help a Florida Polytechnic University professor determine if 3D printed parts are durable enough for rocket and jet engines.
Tecnam diesel P2010 certified
The four-seat aircraft is powered by a 170-hp Continental engine that burns diesel and JetA1.
Phase One testing of bullet-shaped airplane concludes
After 55 successful test flights, Otto Aviation has concluded its Phase One testing of the Celera 500L, which is expected to be available by 2025.
Lawmakers express concern about 5G’s impact on aviation safety
“The FCC’s and the telecom industry’s approach of ‘deploy now, fix later’ is anathema to the strong safety culture we have created and nourished in aviation over the last 20 years. In aviation, we never roll the dice with safety. We never run headlong into a possible hazard to the safety of flight without a full and complete assessment and mitigation of those risks.”
Earn and learn
A new program gives people interested in becoming an aviation maintenance technician the chance to work full-time while going through training. Tuition reimbursement is included, along with $1,000 to people willing to relocate to Wichita.
Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation merge
Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation have merged, creating a new company that employs more than 380 people based in Indiana.
The insurance woes of older pilots
A new survey finds that while pilots over 70 fly more hours and have more ratings than younger pilots, the insurance industry is raising their premiums — or canceling their insurance coverage — based only on age.