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CAP to Honor Two WWII Members at 70th Anniversary Ceremony
-MONTGOMERY AL-When Civil Air Patrol marks its 70th anniversary with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday at its National Headquarters building at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, the organization will also...
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NASA's Marshall Center to Celebrate Holiday Season with 'Rocket-Lighting'...
-HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA- What: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will kick off the holiday season with a "rocket-lighting" ceremony Dec. 1. Thousands of colored lights will twinkle all the way down the...
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FAA Aims to Change Electronic Charting Availability
The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced changes to the way it will distribute electronic aeronautical charting data. In an announcement posted on the agency website, the FAA said it...
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Culminating 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation Events
-WASHINGTON, DC - The 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation has been celebrated across the country throughout the course of the year paying tribute to the amazing progress and achievements of the United...
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WAI Offering When You Fly as Fundraiser
Women in Aviation, International is offering a special edition CD of Ansel Brown's "When You Fly" as an organization fundraiser. The CD is available for purchase at http://www.waistore.org/ for $6.00....
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Santa Claus is Relying on Build A Plane Auction
-Los Angeles CA- Build A Plane, a non-profit organization which helps teachers teach science, technology, engineering and math by building real airplanes, has opened its annual eBay on-line auction...
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NTSB to Hold Public Hearing on Air Race and Air Show Safety
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is holding a hearing on air race and air show safety. The hearing will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, and all five Board members will...
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Air Combat Command Statement on Reduction of Single-Ship Demo Teams in 2012
-from ACC- We face significant fiscal constraints and are making tough decisions about the best ways to continue providing combat airpower to warfighting commanders, which is what we do as the Air...
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Cessna Launches Single-Engine Aircraft Safety Education Initiative Video Link
-WICHITA, Kan - Cessna Aircraft Company has launched a safety initiative to educate 100- and 200-series single-engine piston aircraft owners around the world about new supplemental aircraft inspection...
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NORAD Ready to Track Santa's Flight
-PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey. The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org/,...
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Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Deadline Nears Video Link
- from the Red Cross- The holiday season is just around the corner and it's time again to start thinking about being part of the 2011 American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes. For a fifth year,...
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CAP Celebrates 70th Birthday
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS - Civil Air Patrol observed the 70th anniversary of its founding with a ceremony Thursday at National Headquarters that paid tribute to the past, celebrated the present and...
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Wreaths Across America Observations Begin Saturday
MAINE - Wreaths Across America will honor the service and sacrifice of military veterans from the United States and Canada with a wreath exchange Saturday on Ferry Point Bridge, which spans the St....
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FAA Announces Changes to the Blocked Aircraft Registration Request (BARR)...
-WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that, effective immediately, general aviation or on-demand charter aircraft owners or operators seeking to keep their aircraft's...
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Highlights of 2011 ICAS Opening General Session
-LAS VEGAS NV-The 2011 International Council of Air Shows Convention, held in Las Vegas is officially underway with the Monday morning opening general session. The session, sponsored by Jim Peitz...
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EAA Chapter 825 Elects New President
-SHELBY COUNTY AL - EAA Chapter 825 held their annual Christmas Party Saturday evening at the Shelby County Airport Conference Room. Outgoing president Fred Masterson thanked all members for a great...
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Free Tuition Available for Post 9-11 Military Vets at Wallace State Flight...
-HANCEVILLE AL - Military veterans interested in an aviation career can utilize the post 9/11 GI Bill of last December to enroll in Wallace State Community College's Flight Technology program now....
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Chilton CAP Completes Round Two in National Cyber Patriot Competition
-CLANTON AL- Civil Air Patrol cadets of Chilton County Composite Squadron participated in a second round of the 2011 National Cyber Patriot Competition Saturday, Dec 3. They are waiting an...
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Pearl Harbor Day -A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
-from COLLINS FOUNDATION newsletter- On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, killing over 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was destroyed and the...
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Chilton CAP Squadron Advance to CyberPatriot Round Three
-CLANTON AL- The results for CyberPatriot Competition round two are out and Civil Air Patrol cadets of Chilton County Composite Squadron members qualify to advance to round three in January. The...
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