Thanks to efforts from RAF volunteers, the US Forest Service decided that Silver Lake was an asset worth protecting.
Briefings
Jan. 28-30 new dates for DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase
Originally slated for November, the show had to be postponed due to COVID-19.
More than $1.2 billion in grants to 405 airports
Grant money will be used to buy aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment, build and repair runways and taxiways, install aircraft lighting, signage, and fences, and more.
Work begins on Alaska Airmen’s 2021 raffle plane
Raffle tickets go on sale Oct. 1.
Bullet-shaped airplane unveiled
The full-scale prototype, which has been spotted over the skies of Southern California since 2017, has completed 31 test flights.
Business jet sales soar this summer
The deals in June and July reflected a 77% increase over deals made in April and May.
Aerial tributes to commemorate end of World War II slated for Hawaii and Washington, D.C.
“Recent flyovers during the pandemic have been done in a responsible and safe manner and the planned aerial tributes of World War II warbirds in Hawaii and Washington D.C. aim to do the same.”
CubCrafters XCub heads to Europe
The first XCub in Europe will be based at an airfield north of London.
Fort Worth airshow becomes a drive-in event
A limited number of parking tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in mid-September for the Oct. 17-18 show.