Due to a change in the United States Congress schedule, both houses are now scheduled to be in session on Monday, Dec. 16, forcing the Wichita Aero Club to revise its plans for the annual On-Air Summit. Instead of members of Congress, three leaders from aviation industry suppliers will make up the panel and Daniel […]
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LGB businesses hosts Veterans Airlift Command fundraiser
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Aeroplex Aviation, in partnership with Signature Flight Support, will host a holiday fundraiser Dec. 11 at the Long Beach Airport (LGB) to benefit Veterans Airlift Command, a nonprofit organization that provides free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network […]
Flying Musicians to perform at Kitty Hawk
The Flying Musicians Association will participate in the 110th Anniversary of Powered Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 16 and 17. Members will provide music, staff an information booth, and present a presentation of why nearly 50$ of pilots are musicians with “Symphony in the Sky: The Correlation between Aviation and Music.” John […]
Embry-Riddle students given WAI memberships
Female students at both campuses of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have been given a one-year membership in Women in Aviation, International. Students at both the Prescott, Arizona, campus and the Daytona Beach, Florida, campus are now full WAI members. The 1,372 Embry-Riddle students will receive all WAI member benefits. The membership costs were provided in part […]
‘Plane Talk’ now on iNetRadio
‘Plane Talk,’ an online aviation talk show from the founders of IMC Club International, is now available on iNetRadio. After starting its regular broadcasts in November 2011, IMC Radio quickly became one of the most popular stations in the entertainment/talk category on the “Spreaker Web Radio,” its main Internet radio stream provider, according to officials. […]
Stallion 51’s Lee Lauderback inducted into EAA Warbird Hall of Fame
Lee Lauderback of Stallion 51 at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida, was recently inducted into the EAA Warbird Hall of Fame earlier this month. Lauderback, who has been flying since 1966, is president, CEO and founder of Stallion 51 Corp., regarded as a leader in Mustang flights and training. Lauderback has been the chief […]
CAP teams narrow search for Idaho crash site
When a single engine plane goes down in the continental U.S., Civil Air Patrol’s cell phone and radar tracking experts are certain to be involved. Their mission — reduce the search area from thousands of square miles to the actual crash site or within a couple of square miles –—is urgent, because reducing the crash-to-rescue […]
Sennheiser to award $1,500 to First-to-Solo Challenge winner
Sennheiser, one of the founding members of The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW), will award $1,500 for flight training to the winner of the 2014 Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week’s First-to-Solo Challenge. Any girl or woman, anywhere around the world, who goes on a discovery flight during the 2014 Women Of Aviation Worldwide […]
Challenge Air: Putting special kids in the air
There are few aviation activities more rewarding than taking a child for an airplane ride. Their eyes light up as they break the surly bonds of Earth and their smiles grow exponentially as the flight continues. The flight is even more poignant when the child has special needs. Those children are the focus of Challenge […]