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FAA Grants Exemption for Whooping Crane Operation Migration to Fly
The FAA recently issued a rule-making decision granting an exemption allowing Operation Migration to fly. Last year, the whooping crane migration from Wisconsin to Florida, held annually since 2001,...
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Jack Edwards National Airport Annual Aviation Event this Weekend
GULF SHORES AL- Come out to Jack Edwards National Airport's Annual Aviation Event in Gulf Shores, Alabama! FRIDAY, April 13, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for Education Day or Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 9:30...
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Alabama Natives Receive Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award at SNF
A special award recognizes lifetime accomplishments of senior FAA licensed aviation mechanics. The award named in honor of Mr. Charles Taylor, was the first aviation mechanic in powered flight who...
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NTSB Safety Recommendations to Reno Air Race Assn
RENO, NV - NTSB Chair, Deborah Hersman traveled to Reno today to provide an investigative update on last year's crash of a highly modified P-51D airplane at the National Championship Air Races in Reno...
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Enter AOPA Keep Em Flying Challenge
Last week, AOPA announced the launch of the "AOPA Keep ‘Em Flying Challenge." The new AOPA challenge was inspired by the Georgia Air Challenge, which was hosted by the Atlanta Aero Club. It had 308...
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Team RV to Make First Appearance at EAA AirVenture 2012
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Team RV, the world's largest air show team that combines precision formation flying and formation aerobatics, makes its first Oshkosh appearance in 2012 when it flies...
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Florala Municipal Airport Set for Improvement Funding
Florala Mayor Robert Williamson announced the Florala Municipal Airport was awarded $515,914 in FAA funding to conduct a boundary survey; install a wind cone, rotating beacon, and segmented circle,...
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Upcoming Military Tournament and USO Show
ATHENS, ALABAMA - The best military anglers in the country will gather at Lewis Smith Lake in Jasper, Walker County, AL., on April 29-May 4, 2012, to fish for bragging rights and a trip to fish the...
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Chapter 825 Announces EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop at Shelby County Airport
CALERA AL - EAA's rare 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, now on tour, will make a stop at Shelby County Airport, Alabama for a up-close look at a classic aircraft from the early days of commercial air travel. The...
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Winners of 19th Annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA- Winning teams outraced more than 80 teams from 20 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Approximately 600 student drivers,...
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Guntersville Airport Seaplane Friendly
GUNTERSVILLE ALABAMA- The Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field, 8A1 - is located 3 miles northeast of the city on U.S. Highway 431 North. The Airport features a 3,360' x 96' newly paved...
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Sun N Fun Has It's Groove Back Video
More than a near perfect weather week, it was a near perfect "Spring Break for Pilots" at Lakeland Linder Airport. The 38th Year of Sun N Fun March 27- April 1, said to kick off the air show and...
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USS Constitution Sailors and Blue Angels Underway for New Orleans Navy Week...
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) - Sailors assigned to USS Constitution will participate in New Orleans Navy Week, April 16-22. New Orleans will serve as the inaugural city in a three-year national...
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NASA Student Rocket Launch This Weekend
HUNTSVILLE AL- A record 57 teams of engineering, math and science students will take part in the annual challenge, organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Fifteen middle...
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Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Announces New Chairman
SMYRNA TN -Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Founder, Bob Minter of Gallatin, Board Chairman for the past decade, and Board Members presented a "plan of succession" to assure the aviation hall of fame's...
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Retired Shuttle Deliveries In Progress
WASHINGTON- The Space Shuttle Discovery flew over Washington D.C. earlier this morning, next the Space Shuttle Enterprise will be coming to New York City on April 23rd. NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier...
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DeKalb Peachtree Airport's Annual Good Neighbor Day and Open House Air Show
This year's airshow sponsor, the Jim Ellis Automotive Group Atlanta, has gone over-the-top to provide what will truly be the Best Civilian Airshow in the country. Committals to this year's airshow...
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Fly In Weather Safety Seminar at Shelby Co -EET This Weekend
Calera Alabama- The Shelby County Aviation Association is hosting a Weather Safety Seminar Fly In at the Shelby County Airport on Saturday, April 21 starting at 9:00am. Be prepared for flying in...
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Aviation Program Helps Students Fly High
Reprinted with permission from the Andalusia Star News by Stephanie Nelson- The dual enrollment aviation technology program at the South Alabama Regional Airport has a new coordinator working to reach...
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2nd Annual Tavares, Florida Seaplane Splash In This Saturday
The City of Tavares, Florida, "America's Seaplane City," invites you to join us Saturday, April 21st starting at 9am for our Seaplane Fly-In. Seaplane pilots that fly in will receive a $10 dining...
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