PAGE, Arizona — World View, a commercial spaceflight company, recently completed a milestone test flight, keeping the company on track to meet its 2017 goal for private flights with passengers to the edge of space. This test flight carried a scaled down, replica spacecraft to a final altitude of 100,475 feet, marking the transition from […]
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AOPA reveals flight training award winners
FREDERICK, Md. – Based on poll results from more than 7,100 flight students, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) fourth annual Flight Training Excellence Awards has recognized Aeroventure Institute in Southbridge, Mass., as the 2015 Best Flight School and Todd Shellnutt of Atlanta, as the 2015 Best Flight Instructor. Ten additional flight schools and 10 other instructors […]
Cirrus breaks ground in Tennessee
A groundbreaking was recently held for the new Cirrus Aircraft Vision Center at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Vision Center will be the flagship location for all Cirrus Aircraft pilot, owner and customer activities including training, service, support, sales, marketing, delivery, personalization, fixed base operations and more. Customer activities at the new Vision Center will encompass […]
Job 1: Keep things on track
For airport manager Margaret Pittman, the ever-changing nature of her work at Marion County Regional Airport (KMAO) in South Carolina, has been the best part of her more than three decades in the job. To demonstrate the variety of airport life she pointed to the aircraft parked in front of the terminal on the day General […]
43rd Copperstate Fly-In sees good weather, solid crowds
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The 43rd Annual Copperstate Fly-In, held Oct. 22-24, is in the books. According to fly-in president Steve Bass, “the weather was the best we have experienced in years with lower temperatures and light winds.” Further, Saturday’s fly-in attendance pushed aircraft into the overflow GA parking and “the showplane ramps were close […]
Dauntless to celebrate Aviation Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing will fly its rare SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber at Aviation Day Nov. 7, at Page Field. The meticulously restored World War II aircraft will offer rides for sale throughout the event, which is hosted by the Lee County Transportation Authority. The Dauntless Dive bomber is the […]
Breitling sponsors LA to DC Honor Flight
Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling continued its support of the non-profit organization Honor Flight Southland by recently making a flight from the Los Angeles-area possible for a group of 67 veterans. The largest-ever flight from Honor Flight Southland provided local veterans the opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated to their service in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with […]
Flying Expo returns to Palm Springs next year
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The second annual FLYING Aviation Expo, featuring a parade of planes and a host of seminars and hands-on demonstrations, wrapped up the three-day event with thousands of pilots and aviation enthusiasts in attendance. The event, organized and produced by Lift Event Management in affiliation with FLYING magazine, will return Oct. 13-15, 2016. […]
Flite Line Services joins Paragon Network
Flite Line Services, at the Region of Waterloo International Airport (CYKF), will become the first Canadian member of the Paragon Network on Nov. 1. Flite Line, in operation since 1995, has more than 36,000 square feet of hangar space that can accommodate up to a Boeing 737-200. It also features a Canadian customs warehouse on-site. In […]