Tango Flight has entered into a new partnership with Sling Aircraft North America to provide Sling 2 kit aircraft to high schools across the United States, expanding hands-on aviation education opportunities for students.
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New Flight Planning Platform Seeks Beta Testers
Xega, a new flight planning platform that includes a maintenance tracking and aeromedical component, has opened its Founders Beta testing, which it is limiting to 100 pilots. Active beta testers who use the platform and contribute feedback earn free lifetime access when Xega launches publicly.
New Airport Operations and Response Center Opens at KPLU
The new center will house airport staff and serve as a coordination hub for local and regional responses to wildfires, natural disasters, search and rescue missions, and other emergencies.
Bigger Is Better — At Least for Flight Training Organizations
Highlights from the annual State of Flight Training Report show that flight schools are getting bigger, students are learning faster, but it’s costing them more.
Pull A Plane Features B-29 DOC
“The Pull a Plane event is a unique way for the community to come together to honor the legacy of those who served our nation and put Wichita on the map as the Air Capital of the World,” officials said, noting the event will raise funds to keep DOC flying for years to come, as well as for scholarships.
Federal Grant Will Boost Aviation Training at WMU
The money will be used to purchase tools such as simulation software, maintenance training simulators, and cockpit electronic trainers, among other technology. It will also pay for new equipment for the uncrewed aerial systems operations certificate program, which Western Michigan University is considering expanding into a Bachelor of Science program.
Dreams Come Full Circle in Augusta
My initial curiosity about aviation — even just wanting to fly a simulator — started while I was sitting in a classroom in Augusta, Georgia. So it felt fitting to launch AviationStart’s new initiative in one of the same classrooms that helped spark that curiosity in the first place.
A Turn And Burn Rescue Mission
A change in weather took a planned weekend flyaway to save more than 100 dogs into an eight-hour “turn and burn” rescue mission for 30 general aviation pilots.
Take A Trip Back In Time
The 2026 Antique Airplane Association/Air Power Museum invitational Homecoming Fly-In will honor A&P mechanics as part of Charles Taylor Days.