The aviation community is remembering Richard McSpadden, senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute, who died in a plane crash Oct. 1, 2023, near Lake Placid, New York.
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Illinois EAA chapter flies more than 20,000 Young Eagles
EAA Chapter 579 in Aurora, Illinois, which has been one of the most active chapters over three decades of the Young Eagles program, reached a milestone on Sept. 23, 2023, when it surpassed 20,000 Young Eagles flown.
Clay Lacy reaches milestone at KOXC
Clay Lacy Aviation has reached a milestone in its new FBO, MRO, and operations center development at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Connecticut, selling out the first 40,000-square-foot hangar.
New hangar planned for KLEX
A new 50,000-square-foot hangar is in the works at Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) in Lexington, Kentucky.
The very first flyers
Long before the Wright Brothers took to the sky, the original aviators were witches with their broomsticks. That’s according to the folks at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, who will be busy Oct. 21, 2023, handing out official Broomstick Pilot Licenses to kids 12 and under at the museum.
Will you have an AI co-pilot one day?
Air-Guardian heralds a new age of safer skies, offering a reliable safety net for those moments when human attention wavers, according to MIT officials.
FAA extends MOSAIC comment period
The original comment period was supposed to close Oct. 23, 2023. It has now been extended to Jan. 22, 2024.
Pacific Coast Avionics co-founder retires
Pacific Coast Avionics Co-founder, Vice President, and COO Dewey Conroy retired Oct. 1, 2023, with Randy Wright taking over as Operations Manager.
Neptune Aviation now a Garmin dealer
Neptune Aviation can now offer Garmin products to private aircraft owners, businesses, charter jets, and government agencies. It can also install and service Garmin products on any type of aircraft, including helicopters and experimental aircraft, according to company officials.