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Just Aircraft will sponsor Just Plane Fun Days on August 29 through August 31 (Labor Day weekend) at Brass Town Airport, near Brass Town, North Carolina. Open to anyone and free of charge, the event appeals largely to people who own one of the Just Aircraft models.
NASA will bring a Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F high-altitude aircraft to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, the first appearance by a WB-57F at AirVenture, which is July 28-Aug. 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Honda Aircraft Company announced today that the first production HondaJet achieved its initial flight, marking another milestone toward aircraft certification and entry into service in 2015. The event took place at the company's First production HondaJet inflight. world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Zenith Aircraft will host its 23rd Annual Hangar Day Fly-In and Open House on Saturday, September 20th. The event will run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is expected to attract hundreds of builders who have completed, are building, or expect to purchase an all metal Zenith Aircraft kit.
Lightspeed Aviation announces the long-awaited launch of Zulu PFX, its new top-of-the-line ANR aviation headset. The headset was first revealed at Oshkosh in 2013, and has continued in development since.
A new law that will hopefully open more private airstrips to the public in California
On June 6, South Carolina's legislature voted to amend the State Recreational Use Statue (RUS) to include aviation activities. Governor Nikki Haley signed the law that will now provide SC landowners a level of liability protection when allowing pilots to fly aircraft onto their property.
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that it has received Federal Aviation Administration certification of the Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) system for the high-performance Cessna TTx propeller aircraft.
Pro Star Aviation, LLC is pleased to announce the selection of Thomas Kennedy as Director of Maintenance (DOM). In his new role, Tom will utilize his 27 years of experience to manage the day-to-day airframe maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) functions at Pro Star Aviation's Londonderry, NH based facility at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT).
New United Goderich, Inc. is pleased to announce the recent FAA certification STC (ST03177NY) of its ADS-B (out) Honeywell integrated solution for Embraer 135/145 aircraft.
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