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Empire Aviation Group, the leading private aviation company and operator of the Middle East's largest managed fleet of business jets, has announced the opening today of a new aircraft sales office in the US.
EAA's Women Soar You Soar program, which allows 100 high school-age girls discover more about aviation and all its possibilities from aviators, engineers and leaders during EAA(R) AirVenture(R) OshkoshTM, is scheduled for July 28-31 and now open for registration.
The Aurora State Airport (KUAO) which is 22 miles south of Portland International (KPDX) in Oregon is finally getting an Air Traffic Control Tower!
Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH (Diamond Austria) will include Centurion 2.0s engines in the existing DA42 type certificate, offering TDI owners and operators the possibility to upgrade from their 135 hp Centurion 1.7 and 2.0 engines, up to a 155 hp 2.0s.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued Jeppesen a letter of operational suitability confirming the form and functionality of iPad mini for use in the cockpit when paired with Jeppesen's electronic flight bag (EFB) solutions. Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Digital Aviation, worked with the FAA Seattle Aircraft Evaluation Group (AEG) to evaluate the usability of Jeppesen charts and enroute map on iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display.
Built by Pilots, for Pilots -- FlightPro is proud to announce the official public release of the intuitive, fast, and smart flight planning and navigation app for the Android platform.
Ack Emma LLC receives FAA approval for their CYA-100 Angle of Attack display system.
Today WSI announced the Weather Checklist, a new tool that makes it easier for pilots to be sure they are safely analyzing weather conditions. The Weather Checklist outlines key weather data elements that pilots should review during flight planning, pre-flight, and inflight. By using this handy card, pilots can be confident that all important elements have been checked. Then they can focus in on specific areas of concern, if any.
iFlightPlanner officially announced the release of iFlightPlanner for iPad v2.0, the highly-anticipated upgrade to its iPad-based flight planning solution presented by Sennheiser.
The Silent Falcon solar electric UAV is transitioning from flight test into low rate initial production.
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