The new multimillion dollar facility at North Texas Regional Airport is the first of three planned construction phases for the company.
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Class of 2022 revealed for International Air & Space Hall of Fame
Army Aviation, Will Cutter and Cutter Aviation, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Michael Herman, an aviation professional and philanthropist, Brian Keating, an astrophysicist, Dave Scott, Apollo 9 Command Module pilot and Apollo 15 moonwalker, and Textron Aviation will be inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 2022.
Rare aviation memorabilia to be auctioned at N.H. museum’s anniversary gala
The Swingin’ Silver Anniversary Gala is a fundraiser for the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s expanding youth aviation education initiatives, including a student plane-building program, a new summer camp planned for 2023, and more, according to officials.
Houston to host 2023 FlightSimExpo
Registration will open in December for the June 2023 event.
Aviation Inclusion Summit slated
The event “targets leaders in today’s robust aviation industry with aspirations of heightening diversity, equity, and inclusion issues,” according to organizers.
Renowned flight instructor and writer to be inducted into Homebuilders Hall of Fame
Nearly 7,500 of Budd Davisson’s 10,500 hours are landing instruction in Pitts. He remains a CFII/MEL in the Pitts and is also type rated in the B-25 and the P-38.
Meet Amelia in her hometown
The new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will unveil a bronze statue of the famous pilot, as well as a way to “Meet Amelia.”
New program boost maintenance apprenticeships
“The current lack of certificated aircraft mechanics has prompted many maintenance organizations to hire uncertificated mechanics to work side-by-side with experienced mechanics to gain the hands-on experience required to test for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate. The goal is for the apprentice to be ‘test ready’ at the end of the program.”
Pilots, Props, and Planes
All 10 episodes are available of the series, which invites viewers to “follow the journey and beauty of aviation through interviews with experts in the aviation industry and visuals of modern and antique aircraft.”