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Pilot Training College (PTC) one of Europe's largest commercial pilot training colleges, wins major €12 million Middle Eastern training contract . According to Boeing over 500,000 new pilots are needed over the next 15 years.

The 94th has a historic lineage, Nieuports and Spads in WWI, P-38s in WWII, later F-86s, F-4s and F-15s, and now the F-22 Raptor. For over 25 years, the 94th displayed a full scale Nieuport 28 replica outside their squadron building in their honor.

Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Commemorates and Celebrates African American History In Aviation With 2012 Project Aerospace: Boys to Men Private Showing of Red Tails in Memphis, TN Saturday January 21

United Airlines Promotes Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Board Member Captain James Simon to Chief Pilot of Its Northeast Region. Captain Simon will manage 1,450 Pilots at the World's Largest Airline

The Airplanista Aviation Blog is currently in growth mode, adding new Featured Writers every week. The latest addition is Australian pilot Kath Mexted who writes about what life is like flying in this vast, scenic country.

Airplanista Aviation Blog presents the writing of several unique and gifted authors who are devoted to aviation. One such new Featured Writer is EAA Communications Director Dick Knapinski

Dagmar Grossmann, experienced aviation professional, today launched her book entitled ‘Mythos Pilot’ (Oct 2011, Styria Books).

A Special Report on Aviation's Next Generation features an in-depth look at the Experimental Aircraft Associations Young Eagles Program in the October, 2011 issue of Airplanista Magazine

Sunrise Aviation attended the Asian Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) held in Bangkok, Thailand from September 20-21, 2011. Among the themes of APATS 2011 were global challenges for airline pilot training.

John Parker captured a stunning series of air-to-air images of aerobatic superstar Patty Wagstaff and her Extra 300S airplane over the dramatic California coast. It's the cover story of the September Airplanista digital aviation magazine.

Take a scenic seaplane ride to Washington's San Juan Islands aboard a Kenmore Air Turbine Otter seaplane in the September issue of Airplanista digital aviation magazine.

Airplanista Magazine produces a digital new media aviation publication that is celebrating one year of producing content popular with people who love aviation and flying.

Rudi Dekkers owned Huffman Aviation, the flight school where Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi learned to fly in the months before 911. He interacted with the two notorious terrorist on a near daily bases for six months.

Bahamas habitat flies first relief missions after hurricane Irene. Organizations’ pilots delivering aid and assessing damage in the out islands. Donations and pilots needed.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is the world's largest celebration of aviation. But aviation photographer Jim Raeder knows that while the planes are important, it's the people that make the show exciting.

While color photography can bring out the best in an antique airplane, Airplanista Magazine recently conducted a monochrome (black and white) shoot of a collection of vintage airplanes and the results are stunning.

The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Air Show is billed as the world's largest aviation celebration. In our coverage of the show, published in our August issue, you'll see why.

The Helicopter License Center announced today it has launched a one-of-a-kind website for anyone interested in learning to fly helicopters in the United States, both privately and professionally.

Pilotscafe.com announces today that version 2.0 of the pilot-training app, Nav Trainer, is now available for iOS devices. Nav Trainer helps pilots learn and practice the use of radio navigation instruments at the comfort of their own mobile devices.

SuperAWOS Airport Weather Now Available In the Cockpit Nationwide Over XM

Captain James Borup of the Galveston-Texas City Pilots recently retired. It is not very often that a pilot retires. They consider their position as the pinnacle of their career, thus this is a big event for both the pilots and Captain Borup.

Fast Market Research recommends "Philippines Freight Transport Report Q2 2011" from Business Monitor International, now available

The support of El Pomar is instrumental in helping the museum reach its goal of $500,000 to complete the next important phase of museum planning. Since 1937, the foundation has been making grants to nonprofit organizations in Colorado.

New Transportation market report from Business Monitor International: "Philippines Freight Transport Report Q1 2011"

STORK today announces that pilot projects launched in November 2010 will be presented for the first time at the Lift-off Towards Open Government Conference.

Aerosim Flight Academy is poised to increase enrollment based upon Boeing’s crew assessment forecast, and with the success of the Cocoa Beach Air Show, there are huge numbers of potential students that want to learn to fly!

Airplanista Magazine is a monthly digital aviation magazine featuring aviation news, commentary, and stunning aviation photography. Published for pilots the general aviation community. Sometimes serious. Sometimes humorous. Always unpredictable.

Airplanista Magazine is a monthly online aviation magazine with features, commentary, and stunning aviation photography. Published for pilots and the general aviation community. Sometimes serious. Sometimes humorous. Always unpredictable.

Oct 1, 2010 - World Aero Club, based in Petaluma, Ca launched its new website www.worldaeroclub.org to make car-pooling of the skies incredibly easy. 600,000 General Aviation pilots in the US alone could change the way a nation travels.

The Galveston-Texas City Pilots will be christening the Galveston as their newest pilot boat at 11 am, Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Cruise Terminal # 2 in Galveston, Texas.

Two 1950’s era Venom jet fighters will fly in to support Help for Heroes at Coventry Airport’s Fly-in on 26th September 2010.

Sunrise Aviation, a flight school in Ormond Beach, Florida, is approved by the Republic of Panama to train pilots from that country.

Some 4,000 missions a year that fly seriously ill children and adults to critically needed medical care could be helped by a new Phillips 66 Aviation Compassion Flight Rebate program.

Do you feel safe to fly in a tin can at 35,000 feet when the pilot may have an antidepressant side effects like memory loss?

Launch of a new pilot and avionics social network website.

Sunrise Aviation located in Ormond Beach, Florida today issued a statement recognizing Captain Ernest V. Neal of India for 58 years of service to aviation. Capt. Neal began his aviation career as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952.

Loving Wings is a lively account of stewardesses encountering passengers and problems since 1940 when pilots declared, "Adding a woman to the crew is about as sensible as removing one of the wings." Funny, interesting, informative.

Aero Training & Safety has developed the ATS Total Training Solution, a turnkey program that will enable existing and startup flight schools to provide Airline oriented flight training within the ASEAN region.

A company offering astronaut training for domestic spaceflight has stepped in to rescue a local newspaper that serves a small English village famed for it's Battle of Britain spitfire heritage.

October 15th, 2009 –– Bahamas Habitat announced today the donation of a Beechcraft Baron to the organization by Dr. John Quinn of Charleston SC for use by the organization in its Bahamas mission work.

Pilots can now buy and sell used aviation supplies at one spot. The One Stop Aviation Marketplace. Buy, Sell, Fly....

Only £499 for 3 Months Advertising across 14 Market leading sites.

Lets face it. How many people get to experience the thrill of flying a jet airliner? Well that’s what we thought and so we came up with a solution. A Flight Simulator Experience that makes you Captain.

An armored truck with three million in cash is traveling through Oregon and a pair of Vietnam War combat chopper pilots plan to hijack it in George Dorsey and Ronald D. Moore’s The Chopper Caper.

Two producers employ state-of-the-art digital technology to enable people to satisfy their urge for vacation travel without the cost. FEELS LIKE FLYING, the first all-aerial DVD series is a low cost alternative to traveling to see new places.

AviatorArt.com, the original online aviation art store, has just completed an extensive redesign that enables visitors to shop for the latest and greatest aviation art prints and posters from the world’s most sought after aviation artists.