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“This achievement reflects the people behind the aircraft — the employees who build them, the operators who depend on them, and the dealers who support customers worldwide. What began with the radial-engine AT-300s and AT-301s has grown into a line of eight turboprop aircraft because customers have continued to place confidence in the airplanes and the company behind them.”

Source: Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch, remarking as Air Tractor celebrated a historic milestone Thursday as the company rolled

Historic Milestone For Aircraft Manufacturer In Olney, Texas, That’s Been In Business For 52 Years

Air Tractor celebrated a historic milestone Thursday as the company rolled out the 5,000th aircraft produced at its headquarters in Olney, Texas. “This achievement reflects the people behind the aircraft — the employees who build them, the operators who depend

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FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said during a Senate Aviation Subcommittee hearing this week that the practice of airports using ADS-B data to charge fees to pilots is opposed by the FAA. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, commented at an earlier Senate Commerce Com

Also: Air Tractor Shooting Update, Dulles Bucks, Ebola Diversion

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said during a Senate Aviation Subcommittee hearing this week that the practice of airports using ADS-B data to charge fees to pilots is opposed by the FAA. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, commented at an earlier Senate Commerce Com

Aero Linx: The Airline Pilot's Historical Society

The Airline Pilot's Historical Society is a non-profit, charitable foundation whose purpose is to educate through the preservation of aircraft parts and components. What money we raise goes either to educational projects, or to children's hospitals and organiz

VFR Terminal Area Charts (1:250,000) Depict Class B airspace which provides for the control or segregation of all the aircraft within Class B airspace. The chart depicts topographic information and aeronautical information which includes visual and radio aids

As Breeze Airways Celebrates A Milestone, Pilots Renew Calls For A Fair Agreement

Pilots at Breeze Airways marked the airline’s fifth anniversary with an informational picket, signaling frustration rather than celebration. Represented by ALPA, they say five years have passed without a first contract covering pay, benefits, and job protectio

From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Hear the Story of the CAF B-29 Named “FIFI”…

While at EAA AirVenture 2016, our ANN video crew headed out to get some shots of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) B-29, known as “FIFI”. We met up with Steve Zimmerman, who was the aircraft commander for “FIFI” on this year’s trip to AirVenture. Zimmerman pro

Deployed Long-Range C-27J Spartan Fixed-Wing Aircraft From Sacramento

The U.S. Coast Guard has coordinated the rescue of an injured 74-year-old Canadian citizen aboard a disabled sailing vessel 489 miles off the coast of Tillamook, Ore., Tuesday. A cruise ship diverted 120 miles to rescue the distressed mariner. On Monday, U.S.

Conservation Project In Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

Conservation groups and researchers in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon say they have surpassed a major milestone in a yearslong effort to restore one of the state’s most ecologically important estuaries, with more than 100 million clams now returned to the water