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EAA Reshapes for Growth - EAA Video | EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower highlights how EAA members and aviators will benefit from the organization's changes announced last week.

Chapter Leaders Get Update on EAA Reshaping  - EAA | EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower and EAA Founder Paul Poberezny today jointly sent a letter to the leaders of EAA's nearly 1,000 chapters, outlining the reshaping and strengthening moves originally announced by the organization last week. In the letter, Hightower and Poberezny highlight how EAA members and aviators will benefit from those changes....

Foundation event to celebrate 100 years of Marine Corps aviation - Havelock News | While the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation’s annual gala will serve as a fundraiser, the Jan. 27 event will also serve as a celebration of 100 years of Marine Corps aviation....

Red Arrows honoured at RAF Akrotiri - British Forces News | The Red Arrows have again been honoured at RAF Akrotiri as a new lounge for junior ranks was opened in their name.  In one of his last acts before leaving the post as Station Commander, Group Captain Barrie Thomson officially opened the Reds Lounge....

Air Show now on May 26 - Swazi Observer | THIS year’s Air Show will be held on May 26 at the Matsapha International Airport. It was originally supposed to be held last year.  The decision to postpone the event last year was taken following the accident of two Albatross aircrafts on August 13 which were from an airshow in Tzaneen, South Africa, and killed 13 people....

North Pole - x planes | “Pathe cameraman filming the Josephine Ford as it was being prepared for flight to the North Pole. The...

Happy New Year Everyone!!! - Turbine Toucan | Well it appears that the Reno Air Races will continue, which is a VERY good sign for the entire industry. The Reno tragity has had a profound impact on a few contract potentials we had in the last six months.  We are starting to become active in continuing our efforts to get this bird out of the cage and on the airshow circuit. As we've always said, we won't do it until we secure the right title sponsor....

Looking Back: B-17 turret found under porch a perfect fit - Springfield News-Sun | URBANA — Part of the forward fuselage is from Yucca, Nev., and part of the aft from 20th Century Fox studios.  The tail is from a target practice plane, and the equipment to retract the rear wheels was rescued from a 50-year-old crash site in Alaska....

94-year-old Ex-P.O.W. Shares Story of Survival - KMJN Now | 94-year-old Frank Avry of Lewiston, Idaho appears on the January 14, 2012 edition of Hometown Heroes on KMJ. A 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Avry has survived more in his lifetime than most of us could imagine....

A Little Aero-Humor Among Friends -- Dan Gryder Guitar Lesson On YouTube - Aero-News Network | Video Prompts Request For Advice From Jack Pelton | Dan Gryder is a Delta pilot, also an instructor and airshow performer in the DC-3. But he's also a bluegrass musician known for putting together jam sessions at his campsite at Oshkosh each year. Recently, Dan posted a video on YouTube, offering an introductory lesson to guitar players who'd like to learn finger-play. He linked it on his Facebook page, which prompted a humorous exchange with former Cessna CEO Jack Pelton....

Hypersonic jet set to run on clean fuels by 2050 - Silicon Republic | Plans for a hypersonic jet that could reduce your flying time from Tokyo to Paris or Tokyo to LA in less than 2.5 hours by 2050, and which would also run on clean fuels such as biofuel and liquid hydrogen, have been unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week....SPITFIRE RESTORATION HANGAR RE-OPENING Written by Vintage Wings of Canada | Vintage Wings of Canada will be re-opening their western facility at 19 Wing Comox on Friday, 20 January at 2:00 p.m.  The event marks the completion of an extensive hangar renovation where a rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX is being restored to flying condition....
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