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Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2016 Boeing forecasts that between 2016 and 2035, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately: • 617,000 new commercial airline pilots. • 679,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians. • 814,000 new cabin … Continue reading
Are you ready?
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Starting January 1, 2020, you must be equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Federal Regulations 14 CFR 91.225 and 14 CFR 91.227 contain the details. Quite simply, Automatic … Continue reading
AOPA Honors Flight Instructors & Flight Schools
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced the recipients of its “AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards.” The awards are based on the results of the 2016 Flight Training Poll and recognize and celebrate those who … Continue reading
2016 Kansas Air Tour Focuses On Students
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 TOPEKA, KAN. – More than six hundred students from various elementary and middle schools from communities all across the state of Kansas participated in the 2016 Kansas Air Tour held at nine … Continue reading
Aviation & Golf Champion, Arnold Palmer
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Arnold Palmer, a man remembered as “The King” of the fairways and as an accomplished pilot, died of heart complications Sept. 25 at age 87, according to Reuters. Palmer cut a swath … Continue reading
Pentastar Aviation To Manage EC-135 Helicopter Operation
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 WATERFORD, MICH. – Pentastar Aviation has been selected as a provider of management services and direct air carrier operations for Superior Air-Ground Ambulance’s EC-135 helicopter. The aircraft will be based at Oakland … Continue reading
GA Community Encouraged To Attend Air Show Convention
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 LEESBURG, VA. – The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) will hold its 49th annual convention, December 5-8, 2016, at Paris Las Vegas on the famous Las Vegas Strip. In addition to … Continue reading