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Eugene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Dies at 82

Eugene Cernan, the last astronaut to step foot on the moon and a naval aviator with more than 200 carrier landings to his credit, died on Monday at age 82. Cernan died in Houston, with his family at his side, after a long illness. On December 14, 1972, Cernan became the last of a dozen […]

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Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Suspended

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been suspended, making it possible the world may never know what really happened to the Beijing-bound Boeing 777 that disappeared while en route from Kuala Lumpur three years ago. Officials called off the search after scouring the Indian Ocean floor in an area where the jetliner is […]

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Aireon Launch Begins New Era for Satellite-Based Aircraft Surveillance

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday placed the first 10 Iridium Next satellites into low-Earth orbit, each with an Aerion cargo package carrying an ADS-B receiver. The launch represents the first successful effort in space to create Aireon’s global ADS-B-based aircraft-tracking system expected to be operational by the […]

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AOPA Air Safety Institute Launches Resource Center

AOPA’s Air Safety Institute has launched a new resource center for aviation safety education. The initiative, called the Safety Alliance, brings videos, publications, articles, courses and quizzes on a wide variety of topics that relate to increasing the safety of general aviation flight. The content is categorized by topic, making it easy for visitors to […]

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King Schools Announces Unmanned Aircraft Knowledge Course

U.S. drone owners preparing to earn the FAA’s Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) required to operate a commercial UAV should find the King Schools’ new Drone Pilot Ground School and Test Prep Course covers everything they need to prepare for the FAA knowledge test. The new course, announced last week, was jointly created with the Association […]

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In a President Trump, ATC Privatization Backers May Have Found Their Man

Elaine Chao, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation, was noncommittal when asked about her position on ATC privatization during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but there are signs that the incoming administration is warming to the idea. “I’d like to get confirmed first,” Chao quipped in response to a question about […]

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United Retiring Iconic 747 Sooner than Expected

It’s the end of an era for one of the most iconic airliners ever to take to the sky. United Airlines announced Wednesday that it plans to retire its fleet of Boeing 747s by the end of the year. The airline had previously set that goal for the end of 2018. The 747 has been […]

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Piper Receives Order for 50 Archers from Chinese Dealer

Piper Aircraft announced plans to build 50 Archers for its Beijing-based dealer, China Air Shuttle. The fleet of aircraft will be manufactured and certified at Piper’s Vero Beach, Florida, facility, then shipped to China to be reassembled by China Air Shuttle’s affiliate company in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China. China Air Shuttle will begin to take […]

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Garmin Offers Training Programs for Glass Avionics

If you, like many pilots, have one of Garmin’s latest glass avionics products installed in your panel or are considering an upgrade, you may want to consider a training course to learn the ins and outs of operating the systems. Garmin recently announced dates for in-classroom training programs for its latest panel-mounted equipment at its […]

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