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House bill would create aviation workforce engine
Representatives André Carson (D-Ind.) and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) re-introduced bipartisan legislation on April 26 to create a center to help the aviat...
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Texas teacher named educator of the year
Steward Bailey, an aerospace engineering teacher in Houston received the inaugural Texas Aviation Educator of the Year award from the Texas Department...
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Sweepstakes Cessna 170 heads to avionics shop
When I was originally tasked with managing the restoration of the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 170B, I knew a couple things—one being that I wanted the eng...
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AOPA mourns transportation titan
E.G. “Bud” Shuster, former 15-term congressman from Pennsylvania, died April 19 at the age of 91.
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Private aviation leader NetJets is hiring pilots
As NetJets continues to grow its fleet, the company is eager to welcome new pilots to the team to fly highly affluent and discerning travelers to the...
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FAA loses another leader
The White House announced plans to name a new acting FAA administrator before current acting administrator, Billy Nolen, departs the role this summer.
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Flight school fleet ravaged by ‘gustnado’
Eleven airplanes were damaged or destroyed at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport when high wind gusts from a passing storm swept through Kansas City,...
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Training and Safety Tip: Be fuel-foolproof
After a flight school’s airplane made an emergency landing in a harvested cornfield, the flight instructor called the school to report the airplane’s...
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What modern certification may lead to
The sleek, Slovenian-built Gogetair G750 made its first appearance at Aero Friedrichshafen, giving us a chance to delve into its place in the European...
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Garmin extends remote aircraft management to all
The cumbersome process of updating Garmin avionics via data cards is about to go wireless.
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FAA reports low attrition following PSI fee changes
The FAA responded just over a month after AOPA joined other industry advocates asking the agency to intervene to stem the loss of testing centers now...
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Ultralights answered Europe’s need for speed
Remember the user-fees scare of 20 years ago?