Federal air surgeon takes on tough issues
Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup entered her third year of service as the top FAA medical official having made progress on much of her stated agenda to modernize the…
CAU program seeks to curb looming AMT shortage
Pilots aren’t the only talent shortage the aviation industry is seeing these days as an estimated 610,000 new maintenance technicians will need to be hired globally to meet industry demand…
6 million miles and counting
Patient Airlift Services (PALS) offers free medical and compassion flights for patients and veterans using a completely volunteer pilot fleet. Since its inception in 2010, PALS has completed more than…
CAU program seeks to curb looming AMT shortage
Pilots aren’t the only talent shortage the aviation industry is seeing these days as an estimated 610,000 new maintenance technicians will need to be hired globally to meet industry demand…
6 million miles and counting
Patient Airlift Services (PALS) offers free medical and compassion flights for patients and veterans using a completely volunteer pilot fleet. Since its inception in 2010, PALS has completed more than…
Training and Safety Tip: Cold temperature engine starts
You may have learned that airplanes can be difficult to start in cold winter temperatures and doing so can occasionally lead to an engine fire.
Alton Bay ice runway operations canceled for 2023
Delete the ice runway in Alton Bay, New Hampshire, from your 2023 flying plans—the runway won't open this season.
2023 opens with abundant flight training opportunities
From publishing to vertical flight, the world of aviation is broad and eager for new faces—much like these scholarship opportunities with upcoming deadlines.
FedEx retires heavy hauler with history
The long tenure of a McDonnell Douglas MD-10 in the FedEx fleet came to a close in December, 28 years after a heroic response to a violent hijacking changed the…
AOPA calls for fly-in volunteers
AOPA will join the Buckeye Air Fair, and calls on pilots and aviation enthusiasts to volunteer with airside operations and showside support at our first fly-in event of the year.