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Breitling Doubles Sponsorship for National Championship Air Races
RENO, Nev. Mike Houghton, the President and CEO of the Reno National Championship Air Races announced that Breitling has doubled their sponsorship and committed to another three years here in Reno,...
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Alabama Aviation First June Weekend Events
Enjoy the first weekend in June with a variety of Alabama aviation events across the state. A special event at the Southern Museum of Flight this Saturday, June1 at 11 am. is a talk by Col. Frank...
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Shelby Co Chapter Celebrates EAA's International Young Eagles Day on June 8
Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 8, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day. The 20th annual event brings together...
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Fairhope Festival of Flight Canceled
FAIRHOPE AL- The Airport Authority has canceled the return of the Festival of Flight due to the sequester-fueled grounding of military aircraft. Past events, military and vintage planes flew in to...
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Gathering of Eagles 2013 Coming to Maxwell AFB
MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA- Gathering of Eagles is an annual aviation event that traces its origin back to 1980, when retired Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets was invited to visit Air Command and Staff College to...
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Flying from Mt. Everest - World Record BASE Jump Video
MOUNT EVEREST- Nearly 60 years to the day after the first ascent up Mount Everest, Russian extreme sport star Valery Rozov (48) flew off the north face of Mount Everest - the world's highest BASE jump...
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New Book Portrays WW II Civilian Flight Instructors
"They Gave You Wings" by Arden Wilson was published May 9, 2013. Wilson writes a fictional story from his real life experiences. -In the spring of 1942, the clouds of war were covering the continent of...
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Skip Stewart to Receive 2013 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship
EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, June 1, 2013 -- World Airshow News has announced that Skip Stewart is the 2013 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Skip joins a growing list of honorees that...
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Helicopter Safety Summit to Feature Renown Speakers
PENSACOLA FL- A fantastic line up of speakers is coming to the Southern Region Helicopter Association International (HAI) Safety Summit in Pensacola this weekend. If you own or operate helicopters,...
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Women Aviators Invited to Day of Fun at EAA's WomenVenture
Special recognition for female aviation enthusiasts at AirVenture on Friday, Aug. 2- EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- Hundreds of female aviation enthusiasts will be empowered through aviation at this...
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Airbus Americas Seeking Manufacturing Engineers in Mobile
MOBILE AL-First job openings for manufacturing activities for new Airbus facility- Airbus is seeking manufacturing engineers for its assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. The positions are the first...
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Lanett Pancake Breakfast Fly In Family Affair
LANETT AL- A beautiful early summer morning greeted participants at Lanett Municipal Airport's second annual Pancake Fly In Saturday. Greeting and cooking flapjacks were Brown Aero proprietress...
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Montgomery to Show Off Wright Brothers History
MONTGOMERY AL- Tying it all together after all these years, the City of Montgomery is claiming the Wright Brothers aviation "first" for all to see. On July 2, 2013 at 10:00 am a new icon for...
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Battle of Midway 71st Anniversary: An Unexpected Victory Video
This week, the Navy will commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway. The battle, which took place June 4 to 7, 1942, changed the course of the war in the Pacific and highlighted naval...
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FAA Should Not Target EAA Convention
Editorials abound recently speaking out for AirVenture and why ill conceived FAA users fees are double taxation. In the Northwestern paper one OSH editorial stated: "EAA leaders, members of...
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Only Flying Superfortress Lands at Birmingham Video
BIRMINGHAM AL- Making the first of 19 stops on the 2013 Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour, the National Air Tour of Historic World War II Aircraft, landed the famous "FiFi" in...
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9th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival Video
FOLEY ALABAMA -Fathers Day Weekend, June 14-15, 2013 at the Foley Sports Complex, 18507 US Highway 98 West, Foley, Alabama- The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival, presented by Tangier Outlets,...
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Airbus Confirms Timing for A350 XWB First Flight
On track with programme schedule- Airbus confirms that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, 14th June, based on current visibility of the programme and the flight test status. Weather...
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Gathering of Eagles Honoring Legacies-Forging the Future Artwork at Maxwell...
Maxwell AFB ALABAMA- Fourteen Eagles gathered on Thursday to sign their original portraits during the six-day capstone event for graduates of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB....
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City of Wetumpka Not to Honor Ground Leases with Airport Tenants
WETUMPKA ALABAMA- Wetumpka City officials, for the first time, hosted a meeting Tue Jun 11, at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport to present and discuss another new land lease for owners of hangars and...
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