Wichita Instructor and Examiner Honored with FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
Kirby Ortega received the award celebrating 50 years and more than 28,000 hours of safe flight time and instruction given.
Kirby Ortega received the award celebrating 50 years and more than 28,000 hours of safe flight time and instruction given.
Gary Gysin helmed the self-flying eVTOL company’s rise to relevance and will join Airspeeder as a board member.
The Chinese firm wrapped up flight-testing for China’s Civil Aviation Administration and had its cloud software approved for trials.
The Chinese manufacturer’s first delivery drone, the FlyCart 30, immediately becomes one of the largest last-mile drones on the market.
The unification of Trio Pro Pilot autopilot and Aspen display packages for more than 12 aircraft models.
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The acquisition marks the 20th aviation-related brand that FLYING Media Group has purchased in the past two years.
The Google parent’s drone delivery subsidiary has already delivered hundreds of thousands of food, convenience, grocery, and e-commerce items.
Short-term capital infusion is expected to help cash-strapped, on-demand private aviation firm avoid bankruptcy.
The company confirmed the August 9 accident in an SEC filing, and photos show significant damage to the aircraft.