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American Flyers plans to begin construction before the end of 2018 on a new state of the art flight training facility adjacent to their current center on Pompano Beach Airpark. Construction is slated for completion by late spring/early summer 2019. “We are excited to be a part of such a great city and airport and […]

Officials from International Aero Academy and Southeastern University gathered at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida on Wednesday to announce a new aviation program that they believe will blaze the trail for a solution to the pilot shortage. Joined by SEU President Kent Ingle and others at IAA’s LAL facilities, IAA President Steven Markhoff declared […]

The third quarterly general aviation shipments and billings report for 2018 was released this week by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and, this time, it was mostly good news. “This is one of those few times since the great recession that we have seen all segments up in shipment numbers,” said GAMA’s president and CEO, […]

In what some pilots are calling an inconceivable moment in flight operations and training, Boeing recently admitted the existence of the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), an angle of attack related stall prevention system that was unknown to operators of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, like the one flown last week by a Lion […]

Munich, Germany-based upstart Lilium GmbH has hired a series of key officials as it continues the development of its miniature all-electric eVTOL – the Lilium Jet. Plans are for the Lilium Jet to fly autonomously to provide on-demand air service in urban areas. This sounds like a lofty goal, but you can expect to start […]

As a resident of Agoura Hills, one of the communities evacuated as a result of the devastating Woolsey Fire, I was closely watching the progression of the fire as it quickly ravaged the hillsides surrounding our neighborhood. The fire flared up on Thursday afternoon and within less than 30 hours had burned through 70,000 acres, […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association last week recognized contributions made to the world of flight by five people as they were inducted into the EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame in Oshkosh. Inductees are selected by their peers for myriad contributions made to their respective areas of aviation. Inductees included Darryl Murphy of Chilliwack, British Columbia […]

Federal and airport authorities are currently investigating why a female air traffic controller at Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport became incapacitated and unable to direct traffic last Wednesday night. According to audio recordings uploaded to the internet, as well as reporting from the Associated Press, the controller can be heard mumbling and making mistakes in […]

The Los Angeles Unified School District, working closely with the Van Nuys Aviation Center and Clay Lacy Aviation said recent program opportunities for female mechanics at the LAUSD’s top training program show the percentage of women in the A&P program at Van Nuys – 10 percent – far exceeds the national average for women employed […]

The FAA has signed off on Bombardier’s ultra-long range, 19 passenger Global 7500 business jet. The Montreal-based company got the green light from the Canadian authorities at the end of September. The Global 7500 has a range that surpasses its name. Bombardier claims the bizjet can fly as far as 7,700 nm, making it the […]