Chrystal Robinson has taken over as executive director, while Alexandra Lausin was named the new collections manager.
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FAA seeks information on issues related to unleaded fuel
Released March 28, 2025, the SAIB notes that the FAA has not identified an unsafe condition that would warrant an airworthiness directive. The bulletin also notes that it is for “information only.”
The Pilot Network hosts Minneapolis conference
According to officials, airlines and other aviation companies are sponsoring the event, which is part job fair, part networking event, and part hangar party.
Washington’s Osoyoos Lake gets seaplane base
The base, positioned near the U.S.-Canada border, features two designated waterway landing zones: Runway 15W/33W, with an expansive 10,000-foot by 500-foot surface area, according to Washington state officials.
NC museum prepares to open third gallery
Housed in the museum’s 1936 Historic Hangar, Aviation City surveys the economic and cultural development of Charlotte and the Carolinas’ past, present, and future within the context of aviation and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), according to museum officials.
Dallas College launches new maintenance training program
The 13-month program, which began April 1, 2025, prepares students for FAA General, Airframe, and Powerplant (A&P) exams through hands-on training in a hangar at Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD).
Celebrate Wilbur Wright’s birthday
The First Flight Society is planning a celebration for Wilbur Wright’s 158th birthday.
Vulcanair shows off V1’s design changes for U.S. market
The company also updated plans on its new manufacturing facility in North Carolina, its collaboration to offer the DeltaHawk engine on the trainer, and a new financing program for flight schools.
NTSB introduces new online portal for accident reports
Now pilots can submit NTSB Form 6120.1 on a phone or computer directly on the NTSB website, “providing a user-friendly option that also ends the need for investigators to manually input the information,” NTSB officials said.