LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI — The Aircraft Electronics Association has unveiled the dates and locations for its annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show for the next several years: 2017: March 13-16 New Orleans, Louisiana; 2018 March 26-29 Las Vegas, Nevada; 2019 March 25-28 Palm Springs, California; 2020 March 24-27 Nashville, Tennessee; 2021 March 15-18 Dallas, Texas; 2022 To […]
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Kodiak receives Chilean certification
Quest Aircraft Co. has received type certification for the Kodiak from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Chile, adding to the aircraft’s accreditations in Latin America. Earlier this year, Quest named Santiago, Chile-based Aeroservicio as its authorized Kodiak sales representative for Chile. Kodiaks are in operation around the globe. Key market […]
EPIC Fuels to power Red Bull Air Race
EPIC Fuels is partnering with the Red Bull Air Race as the official fuel supplier for the upcoming races in Indianapolis and Las Vegas. EPIC Fuels will power the race planes with aviation gasoline, along with jet fuel for helicopters and rotor-winged aircraft supporting the races. The relationship takes flight Oct. 1 and 2, 2016, at […]
French company to introduce new flight sim
ALSIM Flight Training Solutions, a French manufacturer of flight simulators, is expanding its product line to meet the requirements of U.S. flight schools and universities and colleges with aviation programs. The company plans to unveil its new AL250 flight simulator at the University Aviation Association’s 69th Annual Education Conference & Expo, which will be held […]
Video: First flight of the Junkers F13
A project to bring back the Junkers F13 took off Sept. 15 with the official first flight of the replica in Dübendorf, Switzerland. The first flight of the replica was almost 100 years after the launch of the “mother of all aircraft,” according to officials with luxury luggage company RIMOWA. https://youtu.be/8uyusX5aLa8 Named ‘Annelise 2’ as a […]
Applications now open for Flying Musicians Solo Scholarship
The 2017 Flying Musicians Association Solo Scholarship Program is now open for nominations from band directors around the world. Now in its third year, the scholarship gives the selected student a flight training scholarship up through the first solo. FMA members also will mentor the student in both aviation and music, according to officials. Nominations are […]
Author of ‘The Wright Brothers’ wins Combs Gates Award
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) reports that David McCullough’s best-selling book, “The Wright Brothers,” has earned its author the 14th Annual Combs Gates Award. McCullough will be presented the $20,000 cash prize on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 69th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, Florida. “The Wright Brothers” […]
Duncan Aviation sponsors free NextGen seminar in Nashville
Duncan Aviation will host a free NextGen seminar in Nashville Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The seminar, led by Regional Avionics Sales Manager Mark Francetic and representatives of the company’s partners, including ARINC Direct, L-3 Aviation Products, Garmin, Rockwell Collins, Satcom Direct, Universal Avionics and Honeywell, will be held at the Inn […]
Florida pilot completes solo around-the-world flight
When West Palm Beach-based flight instructor Zheng “Julie” Wang landed her Cirrus at Addison Airport in Dallas on Sept. 20, returning to the place from which she departed 34days ago, she became the first Chinese woman to pilot an aircraft around-the-world solo. Wang accomplished the west-bound circumnavigation in 155 hours of flying over 17 days, with just […]