FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Silver Airways has inked a preferential hiring partnership for students at Broward College. Under the partnership, Silver will offer preferential interview and hiring opportunities to qualified first officer candidates who have graduated from the college’s Professional Pilot Technology degree program. “We look forward to growing our pilot base and providing career opportunities for qualified candidates from […]
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Airforms awarded new FAA PMA approvals
BIG LAKE, Alaska – Airforms’ growing line of replacement engine baffles now includes parts for all Piper PA-28-161 and PA-28-236 aircraft. The newly approved Warrior and Dakota baffle sets expand Airforms’ engine baffle product line to more than 50 aircraft models. “We have listened closely to our customers in the flight training market, and responded […]
Poor fuel management by Piper pilot
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Margaret, Ala. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot and passenger departed on a local flight. The airplane was in cruise flight, about 1,000 feet AGL, when the engine lost power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The pilot made an emergency landing on a road, and the airplane […]
Willfully distracted and pointlessly engaged
My local coffee shop has been abuzz with conversations about the same top news story that’s dominated the chatter at yours, I’m sure: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. It seems every news channel on television has dedicated untold hours of coverage to the story, while newspapers have filled innumerable column inches with every rumor that comes […]
EAA strikes deal with FAA over AirVenture controllers
The Experimental Aircraft Association and the FAA have signed two agreements — a Settlement Agreement and a nine-year Reimbursable Agreement — that provide EAA with assurance of air traffic control services on a consistent basis through 2022 for the AirVenture Oshkosh convention. This ends the uncertainty that began with the FAA’s sudden assessment of ATC […]
Landings for Lunches returns to AUW
Pilots will have an opportunity to compete in a landing contest during the month of May at the Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW) in Wisconsin. Proceeds from the second Annual “Landings For Lunches” will benefit The Neighbors’ Place. Bob Mohr was the winner of “Landings for Lunches” 2013 landing within 6 inches of the mark in […]
AOPA awards scholarships at Women in Aviation show
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) awarded a scholarship worth $3,000 to a student pilot during the annual Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Conference in Orlando, Florida earlier this month. Alyssa Mae Celone was chosen out of 23 applicants to receive the scholarship that will be used toward future flight training. Each year, AOPA […]
Introducing the Plane Skate
The Plane Skate is designed to move disabled aircraft due to flat tires, quickly and safely from runways or taxiways while at the same time eliminating little, if any, runway or taxiway closures and without causing any additional damage to the aircraft. Built tough, with welded ¼ inch and 5/16 inch solid steel plates on […]
Viking celebrates completion of 50th Twin Otter 400
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Viking recently recognized the completion of its 50th production Series 400 Twin Otter at two separate events for employees held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Victoria and the aircraft assembly facility in Calgary, AB, Canada. With completion of the 50th aircraft, Viking has recorded sales of the Series 400 to 23 […]