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Tentative B-29 FIFI Tour to Visit Birmingham
The CAF, only Flying Fortress B-29, Fi Fi is "penciled in" to visit the Birmingham Airport on May 16-19, 2013. Planning the event is the Birmingham Aero Club who is hopeful the spring schedule will be...
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Sheriff Speaks on Success of JeffCo Aviation Department
BIRMINGHAM AL- While speaking to the Birmingham Aero Club, Sheriff Mike Hale lauded the successes of the partnership between Jefferson County and Hoover Police Aviation Department. The Jefferson County...
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Spring Break for Pilots- 39th Annual Sun n Fun is On
As Officials at SUN ‘n FUN 2013 have been saying all along, "The event will take off as scheduled with official, certified FAA Air Traffic Controllers insuring safe and expeditious handling of all...
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FAA Makes Tower Closing Decision- Mobile Saved
WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reached the decision that 149 federal contract towers will close beginning April 7 as part of the agency's...
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Blue Angels Practice Week
NAS Pensacola- The team's practice next Thursday, 28 MARCH, has changed. The team will fly from 1130-1230. Please note the base's press release which states,"high traffic volume is expected on the...
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Southern Airways Flight 242 Remembered
Georgia's worst aviation disaster was remembered today with a memorial service and survivors reunion in Dallas, GA. not far from New Hope. Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed in Pauling County in New...
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Doolittle Raiders Farewell Reunion- Eglin Homecoming- Events
Fort Walton Beach, FL- Tom Casey, the business manager for the famed Doolittle Raiders, announced that the Doolittle Raiders 71st Anniversary Reunion, April 17 through 20, in Fort Walton Beach, FL,...
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NASA Great Moonbuggy Race Set for April 26-27, Hails 20 Years
Keeping the Wheels Turning- HUNTSVILLE AL- When America's space agency hosts the annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race® April 26-27 in Huntsville, Ala., it will mark 20 years of "keeping the wheels...
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Mayor Says Historic Wetumpka Airport Will Not be Moved
WETUMPKA AL- Late Friday afternoon, Mayor Jerry Willis released a statement announcing the Feasibility Study for Western Elmore county and the Wetumpka Municipal Airport has been completed. The...
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Confirmed World's Only Flying B-29 Superfortress Birmingham
CAF AirPower History Tour also features P-51 Mustang and other historic military aircraft. BIRMINGHAM AL-The Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI --the only...
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Marion Military Institute Awards First Flight Training Scholarships for 2013
MARION AL- On March 28th, Colonel David Mollahan, USMC (Retired), President of Marion Military Institute, presented three $1000 scholarships to Cadets Daniel Devine, Ryan Johanson, and Jake Tumbleson....
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Air Traffic Control Facility Closures
FAA Notice- On February 22, 2013, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta jointly announced the possible impacts of a budget sequestration on FAA...
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Women in Aviation, International Takes Off for 25th Anniversary Year
With the successful conclusion of its 24th Annual Conference last month in Nashville, WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian has now turned her attention to major networking and outreach as part of WAI's 25...
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Tradition Honors Fallen Hero- Pete's Sacrifice
BIRMINGHAM AL- A story of heroism was recalled last January at the 90th Anniversary celebration of Alabama Air National Guard 106th and 117th Air Refueling Wing. Thomas W. "Pete" Ray, AANG pilot, one...
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Spring into April with Alabama Aviation Events
So many choices, so little time to enjoy all these fresh spring aviation events. The quality and quantity of fun places to fly in April is but a forerunner to the huge selection coming next month....
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GAMA Hails Members of U.S. House Reps for Opposition to User Fees
Washington, DC --- Led by House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo and Ranking Member Rick Larsen, and House General Aviation Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Sam Graves and John Barrow, a...
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Auburn Airshow 2013
The Auburn University Regional Airport is excited to announce the first air show since 1984. Past aviation events have drawn approximately 10,000 attendees to the Auburn University Regional Airport....
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Commercial Jet to Open Aviation Services Facility in Alabama
DOTHAN AL- Expansion More Than Triples Company's Capacity To Provide Freighter Conversions and MRO Services Commercial Jet Friday announced the opening of a new 400,000- square-foot facility at Dothan...
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FAA Extends Tower Closure Date
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until...
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ACC Stands Down Units Due to Budget Cuts
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE VA - Air Force officials Tuesday began standing down active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness...
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