The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently added King Schools and ForeFlight to a list of more than two dozen providers of discounts on products and services. Existing benefits providers, PilotWorkshops and Sporty’s, have expanded their offerings to members as well. King Schools now extends a 20% discount to SAFE members on all […]
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Express Jets brands San Antonio Spurs Courtside Club
Express Jets has struck a deal with the San Antonio Spurs to be the exclusive naming rights partner of the new club at the AT&T Center, the Express Jets Courtside Club. “We are excited to partner with such a first class organization as the San Antonio Spurs,” says Express Jets president Jason Leavelle. “We felt […]
SimCom expands to DFW
SimCom Training Centers has completed the acquisition of the former PrestoSIM training center near the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas International Airport (DFW). SimCom officials say they will greatly expand the former PrestoSIM operations by updating the existing simulators and adding new flight training devices and training courseware. Many of the existing staff will be retained by […]
Celebrating a pioneering African American aviator
On Feb.1, pioneering African American aviator Mildred Hemmons Carter will be saluted with a program honoring the 70th anniversary of the day she received her pilot’s license. The program will be held at 2 p.m. at the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center in Tuskegee, Ala. Carter earned her ticket in 1941 from the […]
DRE debuts portable intercom
DRE Communications has released its DRE-205e premium quality portable intercom. A complete redesign of the DRE model 201, the DRE-205e can be used as a portable intercom or permanently installed in the panel. Accessory inputs allow the unit to be connected to a suite of other devices, including engine monitors, collision avoidance equipment and other […]
Authors convene at 2011 WAI Conference
Aviation authors and their devoted readers will get a chance to talk during the 22nd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which will be held Feb. 24-26, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. “Both the authors and our members enjoy meeting one another,” says WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. “Authors get feedback about […]
Rare flight for A-26 at Lyon Air Museum
The Douglas A-26 Invader “Feeding Frenzy” attack bomber aircraft, a highlight of Lyon Air Museum’s collection, will rumble out of the museum’s hangar at John Wayne Airport in Southern California, roar down the runway and take to the air at noon on “A-26 Day,” Sat., Feb. 12, weather permitting. “A-26 Day” is part of Lyon […]
NTSB offers courses
The National Transportation Safety Board is offering two courses for investigators and industry professionals in the next two months. The first course, Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators, will be offered Feb. 23-24, at the NTSB Training Center, and provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation […]
Young Eagles Rally at ISM
Orlando Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) will host an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Flight Rally Saturday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The rally will feature free flights for aviation enthusiasts 8 to 17 years old, and lunch will be provided. Participants who experience […]