From June 17-20, 2025, 40 teams comprising over 90 women pilots took off from Fairhope, Alabama, on a historic race to Spokane, Washington. In keeping with the 96-year rich history…
Category: 2025 August
WASHINGTON – ACSF Announces Leadership Transition: Executive Director Debi Carpenter Named New President
Washington, DC – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced a strategic leadership transition as its longtime President and CEO, Bryan Burns, has retired. The ACSF Board of Governors selected current…
WASHINGTON – EAA Statement on Confirmation of Bryan Bedford As FAA Administrator
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 9, 2025) — Statement from Jack J. Pelton, Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and Chairman of the Board, on the confirmation of Bryan Bedford…
WASHINGTON – GAMA Applauds Confirmation of FAA Administrator Bedford
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate confirmed Bryan Bedford to serve as the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator on July 9, 2025. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and…
WASHINGTON – NASAO Congratulates New FAA Administrator on Appointment
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2025) – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) congratulates Bryan Bedford on his Senate confirmation to be the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration…
WASHINGTON – NBAA Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Bedford To Lead The FAA
Washington, DC, July 9, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed U.S. Senate confirmation of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)….
WASHINGTON – NBAA Mourns Loss of Visionary Leader & Business Aviation Champion Fred Smith
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) marked the passing of former FedEx CEO Fred Smith on June 21, 2025, at age 80. “Fred Smith changed the world…
DESTINATIONS – New Collaboration Expands Bush Flying & Training Opportunities In South America
Trevelin, Argentina – February 18, 2025 – The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Patagonia Bush Pilots, creating new opportunities for pilots from the…
AIRCRAFT – Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) To Raffle Off 1958 Cessna 182
Southwest Idaho – The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) is proud to announce the grand prize for its 2025/26 charitable raffle: a meticulously restored 1958 Cessna 182 Skylane that…
AIRCRAFT – ABS Air Safety Foundation Awards Half-Million Dollar Maciel Ruddervator Prize
The American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation (ASF) (www.bonanza.org) has awarded a $500,000 ASF Manuel Maciel Ruddervator Prize to SRS Aviation LLC of Burnsville, Minnesota (www.srsaviation.com). ASF traveled to SRS’…
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