AVweb‘s search of aviation news worldwide found announcements from the Farnborough International Airshow, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Nextant Aerospace/Constant Aviation and AOPA. Nearly 45 years since his flight to the Moon, and more than half a century since graduating from the U.K.’s esteemed Empire Test Pilot School, the Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Al Worden, will return to Farnborough this July, in partnership with Kallman Worldwide, to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and USA-OK are sponsoring an evening dinner and presentation that addresses legal and public policy issues regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The event will be on Aug. 8, a day before the main 2016 USA-OK Summit at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Aug. 9.
Nextant Aerospace, which produces the 400XTi, the world’s only remanufactured business jet, and Constant Aviation, a company offering full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul with a nationwide network, announced that they are extending an open invitation to the 2016 Beechjet Operator’s Conference, June 14-15. AOPA announced applications are open for three different flight training scholarship programs that will award more than $156,000: the AOPA Foundation Scholarship, You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship and AV8R Scholarship.
