KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has received three grants totaling $434,690 from the FAA NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program to study weather information systems to improve general aviation safety and, ultimately, reduce accident risk. The grants fund three of four projects aimed at improving the use of weather in the cockpit. The goal […]
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Fourth building at Air Force museum to open in June
DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building, which will include aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the public on June 8, 2016. The 224,000-square-foot building, which was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, […]
SUN ‘n FUN to honor armed forces
LAKELAND, Florida — The theme for the 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, slated for April 5-10, is Honoring Our Armed Forces. The fly-in is SUN ‘n FUN’s largest fundraiser for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 25-acre, 11 building campus dedicated to aerospace and STEM education. Approximately 200,000 guests, exhibitors, volunteers, […]
The Drone Experience to be featured at MODAERO
CONROE, Texas — NextGen Aero, organizers of the MODAERO #NextGen Aviation Festival, have partnered with the organizers of this year’s F3Expo to produce “The Drone Experience at MODAERO.” MODAERO’s founder, Brian Columbus, initiated the partnership after witnessing F3Expo’s events at the Inaugural F3Expo in Atlanta. “We were blown away by the quality of their event and knew […]
Legacy Flight Training moves to new location at Piper HQ
Legacy Flight Training has moved its Vero Beach, Florida, base of operations to a new training facility on-site at the Piper Aircraft headquarters. The new training facility houses the existing Meridian and Mirage/Matrix simulators and offers space for additional simulators in the future, company officials note. The new location at Vero Beach Municipal Airport (KVRB) also […]
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics names Medeiros director of sales
WICHITA — Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has appointed Marc Medeiros director of sales. A 20-year veteran in aerospace sales, Medeiros came to Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics from Rockwell Collins in Miami. Medeiros began his career in aviation as manager of global jet financing sales at Cessna Finance, and was later named managing director, international sites for mainline […]
NTSB unveils Most Wanted List
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled its 2016 Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements Jan. 13, calling it a “road map from lessons learned to lives saved.” The list focuses on 10 broad safety improvements on which the NTSB has made recommendations that have not yet been implemented. One of those […]
Daher delivers 55 TBM 900s in 2015
Daher reports it delivered 55 TBM 900s in 2015 – a 10% increase compared to 2014, and the second best year since the first TBM single-engine very fast turboprop aircraft was delivered to a customer in 1991. The 2015 geographic distribution reflected global economic trends last year, as TBM 900 deliveries were led by the United States – […]
Aviation Center for research and training planned at Westover Air Reserve Base
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst and M2C Aerospace of Milford, Mass., have launched plans for a new Aviation Research and Training Center at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee where they will conduct aeronautical research and provide training for air traffic controllers, pilots and other aviation professionals. The center will be located […]