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AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found an air race win for the Meyers 200, NTSB training for public affairs professionals, a global ATC conference announced in the United Arab Emirates, and an upcoming aerospace career conference in New Mexico.

AVweb's search of aviation news around the world found an air race win for the Meyers 200, NTSB training for public affairs professionals, a global ATC conference announced in the United Arab Emirates, and an upcoming aerospace career conference in New Mexico.GlobalParts.aero announcedit continues to be encouraged by the response from potential customers and the performance of the existing fleet of Meyers 200 airplanes as it evaluates the possibility of returning the aircraft to production after nearly a half-century hiatus. That possibility was given a further boost last month when Dr. Jamon Pruitt, a cardiologist from Little Rock, Arkansas, and his brother, Dane, the manager of Saline Regional Airport in Benton, Arkansas, won the 2015 AirVenture Cup Air Race in the FAC1RG category with an average speed of 202.95 mph.The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident or incident.The training will be offered on October 22-23, 2015, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, (near Washington, D.C.) and is aimed at communications professionals working with airports, airlines, air charter operators and corporations with aviation departments.

United Business Media (UBM), a multinational media and events corporation responsible for the organization of the ATC Global Exhibition and Conference, announced the official launch of ATC Week. ATC Week invites the air traffic control community to take part in a series of independent events and networking activities across the UAE October 4-8, 2015. The New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Career Expo will be heldThursday, September 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the New Mexico Air National Guard hangar, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The New Mexico Air National Guard has partnered with the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association to host this event to provide mid-school through college-age participants an opportunity to meet and engage with today's leaders of New Mexico's aviation and aerospace industry.