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The Civil Air Patrol has inked a contract with Textron Aviation for 17 piston aircraft, including 11 172S Skyhawks, 5 182T Skylanes, and a T206HD Stationair. The aircraft join a fleet of nearly 550 Cessna aircraft on the CAP’s flightlines, and they were purchased using fiscal year 2020 funds. “From search and rescue, to disaster […]

Blessed with nearly 100 pristine wilderness airstrips within easy reach of civilization, Idaho is the premier destination for recreational pilots from every corner of the planet. But the first time Galen Hanselman tried landing at one of those strips, he nearly crashed. Flying out of Hailey, Idaho, he often heard his pilot friends talk about […]

Zoe Dell Lantis grabbed the opportunity to work as an exhibition girl at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939—which celebrated the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge just six months prior. Lantis was a 20-year-old dancer looking to expand her horizons, and she did just that, joining an aerial promotional tour […]

NASA researchers are teaming up with the United States Air Force and industry as part of the NASA Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan to continue work on developing a sustainable future for commercial aviation with a goal of reducing fuel burn and thus making airliners of the future more efficient. The work focuses on four core […]

The National Business Aviation Association and a number of other alphabet groups last week participated in a conference call with senior Flight Standards officials to reiterate the importance of providing general aviation operators with regulatory exemption and accommodation in the face of the devastating industry effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Agency officials said they are […]

As the aviation industry flies through uncharted airspace during the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is providing updated guidance for operators of business aircraft. Since business aviation is a sub-segment of the overall general aviation sector, the information on rapidly changing regulations, policies and procedures translates easily to all operators. […]

In July 2018, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) passed the Direct Renewable Participation Service (DRPS) tariff which enabled large commercial and industrial customers to access wind energy at lower rates than the utility’s current offerings. This has helped to fuel a surge in wind energy production in the state, allowing Textron Aviation to announce a […]

In 1973, the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union (EU), a partnership that caused a clash of opinions along the way. A June 2016 referendum asked UK voters if the country should remain in the EU or leave, an initiative that was nicknamed “Brexit” for British Exit. […]

Bipartisan legislation, supported by the aviation industry, has been put forth to establish a national aviation center, for the purpose of workforce development and overall promotion of the industry—and make sure that high schools around the country have access to aviation-based STEM curriculums. Senators James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the legislation, […]

If you subscribe to the philosophy that pilots love to help other pilots and enjoy building camaraderie as they work to improve general aviation for the greater good, you need not look any farther than South Carolina’s Triple Tree Aerodrome (TTA) to see this in action during their planned 2020 season. At the aerodrome’s many […]