Updated: Florida Pilot Survives Crash Landing In The Everglades An as-yet-unidentified Florida pilot survived not only a nighttime crash landing in the Everglades but also about eight hours’ sitting on the wing of his mostly submerged Cessna 172 in dangerous, alligator-infested waters. Dramatic NBC News video recorded the rescue[…] Read this article
EAA Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Open The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) announced today (Nov. 1) that the application process for next year’s EAA Aviation Scholarships is now open. Every year, the EAA Aviation Foundation awards more than $1 million in scholarships for students over the age[…] Read this article
Fargo Jet Center Delivers A Pair Of Air Ambulance Lear 75s To Romania Fargo (North Dakota) Jet Center (FJC) recently delivered a pair of customized Bombardier Learjet 75 air ambulance aircraft to Romania. Working in collaboration with the manufacturer and Spectrum Aeromed, FJC turned over the reconfigured twinjets to Romania’s General Aviation Inspectorate[…] Read this article
Sporty's Joins With LIFT Academy On Pilot Training Initiative Aviation catalog icon Sporty’s Pilot Shop announced today (Nov. 1) it has teamed up with Republic Airways-owned LIFT Academy to supply pilot-training courses for LIFT students. Sporty’s courses available to pilot candidates include the Learn To Fly curriculum as well[…] Read this article
CBP Revises Requirements For International Flight Clearances The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) reported today (Nov. 1) that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revised its Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) guidance “to standardize and clarify departure clearance processes for outbound international travel, particularly for[…] Read this article
