DALLAS – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, distributed 178 of its RISE ABOVE Resource Kits to schools in honor of Black History Month. Schools in 39 states received the kits that are designed for teachers and youth leaders to educate students about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee […]
Education
Activities to celebrate Women of Aviation week doubles
More than 100 activities, twice as many as in 2015, unfolded across the world during the sixth annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week, a global aviation awareness week for girls of any age, founded and managed by the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide (iWOAW). The initiative revolves around offering girls and women not familiar with […]
School accredited for avionics, drone programs
CINCINNATI — Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools has been awarded accreditation for its Avionics and Drone Maintenance and Operations programs. The accreditation is given by ASTM International and the National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (NCATT). Airline Ground Schools has applied its program of distance learning combined with traditional classroom training to its avionics courses, […]
Grand opening slated at Westfield Technical Academy
Westfield Technical Academy, a public high school in Westfield, Massachusetts, will hold a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for its new Aviation Maintenance Technology Program Jan. 25. This historic event will feature Westfield Technical Academy as the first high school in New England to offer this FAA-certified program.The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to […]
SocialFlight.com Event of the Week
Does the thought of winter flying put a knot in your stomach? It doesn’t have to be that way. Come take part in an informative FAASTeam seminar on winter flying, untie that knot, then fill it with some of the best chili around. It’s the Southern Maine Aviation Seminar and Chili Cookoff at 10 a.m. […]
A.E.R.O. Alaska slates Superfite workshop
Do you want your aircraft to have a show-quality finish? Want to be able to do it yourself? Learn to cover your aircraft at the Superflite Fabric Covering and Painting Workshop brought to you by A.E.R.O. Alaska. The workshop will be held at Chaz Limited Collision Express at the Wasilla, Alaska, location Feb. 13-14. Cost is $350. […]
University to study improvements to aviation safety
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has received three grants totaling $434,690 from the FAA NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program to study weather information systems to improve general aviation safety and, ultimately, reduce accident risk. The grants fund three of four projects aimed at improving the use of weather in the cockpit. The goal […]
Paramount Business Jets celebrates 10th anniversary by establishing scholarship
Paramount Business Jets, an aircraft charter provider, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary by establishing a new scholarship for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students considering careers in aviation. Richard Zaher, CEO of Paramount Business Jets, is an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus and the 2012 recipient of the university’s Alumni Eagle of Excellence Award. He noted that for […]
ICAS Foundation now accepting scholarship applications
The International Council of Airshows Foundation (ICAS) Foundation will accept applications for scholarships through the end of the year. The foundation offers a number of aviation scholarships to help future pilots, aircraft mechanics, performers and flight instructors complete necessary training to reach their goals. Scholarship amounts range from $1,500 to $4,000. For a complete list of […]