Deadline is April 17, 2021, to apply for one of three scholarships.
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Airline History Museum fighting for its life
The museum, which has been at the airport since 1986, has filed a lawsuit against Signature Flight Support, which is trying to close the museum. A petition at Change.org is asking supporters to help increase awareness of the situation.
How will having COVID-19 affect your next medical?
If you are fully recovered and weren’t admitted to the Intensive Care Unit while you were sick, all should go smoothly at your next visit to the AME. That changes if you did spend some time in the ICU or have ongoing symptoms from the virus.
Civil Air Patrol marks full year of pandemic operations
As the Civil Air Patrol enters the second year of its COVID-19 operations, officials take stock of the ongoing mission, including helping at vaccine sites, donating blood, delivering food, test kits, and vaccines, and much more.
Oshkosh camping experience prize in Pilot Your Own Adventure contest
To win, you must write up to 1,000 words about flying in a general aviation aircraft to a unique adventure. Deadline for entries is June 1, 2021.
Fabric from first Wright Flyer on Mars
In 1969, the Wright family gave Neil Armstrong a piece of the 1903 flyer fabric to take with him to the Moon. In 1998, Carillon Park and the family gave John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, a piece of the fabric to take with him on his flight in the Space Shuttle.
Demand spikes for recruiting employees as aviation industry recovers from pandemic
Demand for direct-hire recruiting services in the aviation industry is on the rise, so much so that Aviation Search Group, a 20-year-old firm that specializes in the aviation industry, had to hire more recruiters.
FAA updates bank of sample test questions
The bank of sample Airman Knowledge Test Questions is being updated March 29, 2021.
Textron launches eighth Special Olympics Airlift
Textron Aviation has put out a call for aircraft owners to transport athletes and coaches to the Special Olympics in 2022 in Orlando, Florida.