Monthly Archives: July 2018

Mixed News On The Refurb Trainer Front

Text size: A A A Tweet One would think a spinner-to-tail rebuild for the nations training fleet would be in the best interests of aviation By Kate O’Connor | July 3, 2018 The cost of new aircraft keeps going up … Continue reading

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19-yr-old Indian trainee pilot was on routine flight check during mid-air crash

Washington: Police and aviation authorities in Florida’s Miami-Dade are scouring a swampy grassland for clues to help explain what caused the midair collision between two small aircraft in which an Indian woman trainee pilot and three others were killed. The … Continue reading

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Protect hobby aviation: Your Letters to the Editor for July 21

Buy Photo Letters to the editor tile(Photo: Argus Leader)Buy Photo   Letters to the Editor for July 21:  Protect hobby aviation Right now, the U.S. Senate is considering important legislation that could potentially harm future aviators and aerospace professionals across … Continue reading

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Telstra poised to cut 110 jobs across enterprise and service teams

Telstra is on the verge of cutting a further 110 jobs, should changes to enterprise sales and service teams go ahead. As reported by sister publication Computerworld Australia, the telecommunications giant has issued proposed operating model changes which could also … Continue reading

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World’s strangest-looking airplane? New Airbus ‘Beluga’ takes flight

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Presidential visits ground model airplanes for thousands of square miles

Model aircraft flyers throughout Central New Jersey are hoping they could one day be allowed to fly while the president is in town. Whenever President Donald Trump makes a visit to his private golf course in Bedminster, or anywhere else in … Continue reading

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Melbourne hobbyist wins model airplane national championship in Indiana

Buy Photo Ed Mason holds his model Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation that won a national championship earlier this month in Indiana.(Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)Buy Photo MELBOURNE — One of America’s foremost model airplane builders carefully assembles balsa-wood aircraft inside his garage … Continue reading

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