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New IFR GPS routes for Alaska
The FAA updated instrument charts September 8 to add the first new batch of GPS-based IFR routes, with more to follow.
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Maiden electric flight broadcast live
In a show of confidence, Eviation Aircraft Inc. livestreamed the first flight of the first electric aircraft designed from a clean sheet to enable zer...
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Florida feels hurricane’s wrath
Southwest Florida communities flooded and lashed by wind began to take stock at first light on the day after Hurricane Ian struck on September 28.
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CAU celebrates in San Diego
California Aeronautical University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration at its newest San Diego location at Montgomery-Gibbs E...
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FAA credits additional military flight experience toward air carrier qualification
The FAA has issued a final rule expanding credit for military flight operations that pilots may use toward airline transport pilot certificate minimum...
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Airline hiring approaches new record
Flight schools are seeing student populations swell as airlines grapple with the ongoing pilot shortage. August was the second-best month on record fo...
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Thousands of advantageous hours flown
The flight training world has taken notice, and the AOPA Flight Training Advantage (AFTA) program is off to a tremendous start with more than 5,000 ho...
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Training and Safety Tip: Going around
It’s a natural tendency to want to complete each flight with a landing on the first try. However, safety is the top priority and, sometimes, going aro...
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AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES EARLY ANALYSIS: JET CRASH AT RENO AIR RACES VIDEO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series, providing an initial examin...
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CommuteAir raises pilot pay
The Sole Embraer ERJ-145 operator for United Express, CommutAir announced a rebrand to CommuteAir LLC, along with pay raises and other incentives to f...
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Flying together
Kamelia Zarka recently made Hawaiian Airlines history as the first captain to share flight duty with a first officer who is also her daughter, Maria Z...