“This is an accident type we see all too often,” said AOPA’s ASI Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The pilot flew into clearly deteriorating weather conditions, untrained and unprepared to deal with them.”
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William International CEO to be honored
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the 2025 Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Gregg Williams in recognition of his innovation and development of Williams International.
Epic Flight Academy partners with Florida college
Epic Flight Academy and Seminole State College of Florida (SSC) in Sanford have signed an agreement that allows Epic-trained pilots to transfer their certifications as college credit toward a degree at SSC.
No dog left behind
Over the weekend of April 25, 2025, the non-profit Sato Project collaborated with Wings of Rescue to drop off 1,500 pounds of supplies in Puerto Rico and fly 110 rescued animals back to the mainland U.S. for adoption.
University aviation program expands to KLOM
Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is expanding the reach of its Aviation Management program into the Philadelphia region at Wings Field Airport (KLOM).
Non-profit donates $50,000 to high school plane-building project
Friends of Farmington, a non-profit organization in Farmington, New Hampshire, recently raised more than $50,000 in partnership with the new Lilac Club Casino in Rochester, N.H., for a new student plane-building program at Farmington High School.
Textron Aviation opens Career and Learning Center
The new facility features a simulated manufacturing floor to prepare newly hired mechanics with hands-on experience, as well as a dedicated space for students from K-12 to spark interest in aviation as a career.
Air show star Rob Holland dies in aircraft accident
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I am sharing that Rob Holland lost his life today, 24 April 2025, in an accident at Langley AFB, VA. The cause of the crash is not known at this time, and is under investigation by the FAA, NTSB, and DOD.”
Beaded MiG-21 premieres at Museum of Flight
South African artist Ralph Ziman took five years to transform a decommissioned Cold War era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet into a stunning work of art, entirely covered in tens of millions of colorful glass beads, according to museum officials.