Aviation supporters in Ohio, the “birthplace of aviation,” have a new committee, created to ensure a statewide focus on growing the aviation and aerospace industries. Legislation to create the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee (OAATC) was passed last year, and committee members — led by state Rep. Rick Perales — have begun developing strategies to promote Ohio’s aviation, […]
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Vinson named UAA executive director
AUBURN, Alabama — Dawn Vinson has been named the new executive director of the University Aviation Association (UAA). She takes up the responsibilities of Interim Executive Director Cassandra Bosco, who was appointed to the position after Executive Director Carolyn Williamson retired in November of 2014. Bosco led the association through the strategic planning and search […]
Air Force secretary to keynote IAWA conference
Secretary of the US Air Force Deborah Lee James will be the keynote speaker at the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) conference, slated for Nov. 10-12 in Dubai. James is the 23rd secretary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping […]
Pictures of the day: WomenVenture 2015
Now in its eighth year, WomenVenture has provided a venue for women attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to bond and have fun. WomenVenture Wednesday began at the EAA Nature Center July 22 with a sold-out Women in Aviation International Connect breakfast, attended by more than 360 people. The group then reformed in Boeing Plaza, joining hundreds more women, […]
EAA unveils Founder’s Innovation Prize to spur new safety technology for homebuilts
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — At this week’s AirVenture, officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced a new Founder’s Innovation Prize competition designed to encourage innovation to enhance safety in amateur-built aircraft. It will use the best ideas from EAA members and chapters, with cash prizes for the best emerging technology.The competition was announced […]
International Girls in Aviation Day slated
Women in Aviation International has declared Sept. 26 as Girls in Aviation Day. WAI chapters around the world will host their own events to attract more young women to the aviation and aerospace communities with a day of activities for girls ages 8 to 16. This program is an outgrowth of the Girls in Aviation Day events […]
Video: New accident case study released
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has released “Final Approach,” the latest in a series of accident case studies. This episode explores the dangers of flying in low instrument conditions with a dwindling fuel supply. The January 2013 accident involved a Piper Arrow that struck trees while attempting to make a dead-stick emergency […]
NBAA Regional Forum slated for Teterboro
Global economic, product and technology trends in business aviation, and their impact on Teterboro Airport and the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, will be part of the discussion at an upcoming National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) event. The NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum will be held at the Landmark Aviation facility at Teterboro […]
Video: Saving ‘That’s All Brother’
Last year an iconic piece of history was discovered lying in an aircraft boneyard in Wisconsin. It was the Douglas C-47 “That’s All, Brother” — the airplane that led the massed paratroop drop on D-Day. The Commemorative Air Force reports it is in the final stages of acquiring “That’s All, Brother,” noting the C-47 will be […]