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ICAS CONFIRMS KRANZ AS ICAS CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Gene Kranz, leader of the “Tiger Team” of flight directors who brought the Apollo 13 spaceship safely back to Earth in April, 1970, will make the opening keynote presentation for the 2014 ICAS Convention, December 8-11 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas...

Thunder Over the Valley Air Show features Air Force Thunderbirds - The Plain Dealer | CLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team will be featured this weekend in the free Thunder Over the Valley Air Show at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with aerial demonstrations in the afternoon by the Thunderbirds, vintage warplanes, and stunt aircraft. Static and ground displays will be featured as well as other special events....

The Rhode Island Air Show Returns - Cox Sports Online | The Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show returns May 17th and 18th after a one year forced hiatus due to budget cuts.  Fans of high speed aerial acrobatics are in for a treat as the legendary Blue Angels are set to headline once again. Also performing is the inimitable Sean D. Tucker who we profiled for the 20th Anniversary of the Air Show...

Carl Stevens' Journal: Sneak Peek Of RI National Guard Air Show - CBS Local | NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (CBS) — The Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show will land in town this weekend. WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens got a sneak peek of the show, which he says turned him into “a little boy with jelly legs.”...

Team Six Leads The Way * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Greetings from the flight line here at Pope Army Airfield.  The Aviation Detachment continues supporting the absolute best paratroopers in the world.  We have two air shows under our belt for the 2014 season having recently completed the show at Travis Air Force Base, CA, and returning today from Lakehurst, NJ.  Of course we...

Video: Tico Warbird Airshow 2014 · Julie In The Sky

Watch live [May 18]: Red Bull Air Race from Malaysia - Red Bull (International) | Another new tour stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia, follows the Red Bull Air Race thriller in Croatia. Only two races in, and excitement around the Red Bull Air Race World Championship has reached fever pitch...

OC Air Show, tall ships set to return * delmarva now | OCEAN CITY – The fourth appearance of the Air Force Thunderbirds will be the highlight of next month's seventh annual OC Air Show. Bryan Lilley, producer of the OC Air Show, gave an update on the 2014 event to members of the Ocean City Council at their April meeting. He said military aircraft will be back to perform after the 2013 show saw jet demonstration teams grounded during a period of tightened federal spending...

Flights of fantasy at the SAAF Airshow - Citizen | Whether you’re waiting to board a plane to a foreign country, are welcoming home or bidding farewell to a loved one or simply standing, nose pressed against the window watching the planes take off, there’s just something special about seeing aircraft soaring into the sky....

Belgian Devils debut at Cosford * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show have announced the first confirmed international participant for the flying display on Sunday 8th June. The Belgian Air Force ‘Red Devils’ will be making their debut appearance at the Show, performing with four SF.260M training aircraft and bringing the number of display teams to four...

Air Show, Villanova everything ready for the arrival of the Frecce rhythmia here Initiatives * Translated | Villanova d'Albenga. Party countdown, 108 ° Club Frecce Tricolori, coordinated by Ms. Luisa Boresti, is ready to welcome the PAN (National Acrobatic Patrol), incoming Panero Airport of Villanova d'Albenga, waiting for the show next weekend in Loano. The event will start with a large multimedia exhibition dedicated to one of national pride with the '"Homage to the Frecce Tricolori" Tommy Marinelli....

Collings Foundation’s Lockheed T-33 Gets New Paint Scheme · WarbirdsNews | The Collings Foundation is well known for its large collection of airworthy WWII military aircraft which tour the United States each year. However, the organization also maintains a significant fleet of Viet Nam War era aircraft as well, including a number of jets such as the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, North American F-100 Super Sabre  and Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. These aircraft are nearly all...

Cirrus Aircraft equips Racing Aces pilots with SR22 Airplane for air race - FinancialNews.co.uk | Cirrus Aircraft said it will equip Racing Aces team pilot Dianna Stanger, co-pilot Joyce Wilson, and teammate Erin Cude with a Cirrus SR22 airplane to take on the 38th annual Air Race Classic in June...

ILA Berlin Air Show 2014: Customer A380 and A400M complement fleet on display - eTurboNews | Airbus will demonstrate the leading position of its comprehensive product family at this year’s ILA Berlin Air Show, with a special focus on its highly-efficient and popular widebody product range. The highlight of the opening day will be the first ever display of an A350 XWB test aircraft (MSN 4) at a German Airshow....

Timeless Voices - Jim Younkin · eaavideo.org | In the late 1950's, Jim Younkin developed the first miniaturized solid-state gyro system, which would evolve into the Century and TruTrak autopilot systems. EAAers know Jim for his Mr. Mulligan and Travel Air Mystery Ship 1930s racer replicas.

Team Wild Mama  * Flight To Success | It is time for the annual Air Race Classic and Team Wild Mama is ready to race. We are doing something a little different this year, however: we are raising money for Aviation Adventures (AA). Many of you...

1914-2014: BA 102, Dijon 100 years! (Part 1: 1914-1940) * Translated | If it is a historic airbase in France, it is that of Dijon, entered service shortly before the First World War. But what were the key events that punctuated the "life" of this century old military airfield listed since its inception among the most important aeronautical platforms the Air Force?...

Sqn Ldr Selase Agbenyefia: First female helicopter pilot in West Africa * You Fly, Girl | From Ghana Web: For close to 35 years, being a combat pilot in the Ghana Air Force has been a ‘no go’ area for ambitious young women who have the desire to ply their trade in that sector of the Ghana Armed Forces. The first two female pilots who served during the Nkrumah regime left the Air Force after the 1966 coup...

New York governor declares May ‘Aviation Appreciation Month’ · General Aviation News | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared May “Aviation Appreciation Month.” In New York, general aviation supports over 8,600 jobs and over $1 billion in economic activity. “We thank Governor Cuomo for recognizing the importance of general aviation and our network of local airports,” said Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “General aviation supports thousands of jobs and local services and is an important economic driver.”...

'Young Eagles' to attend county air show * The Henderson Daily News | As part of the Rusk County Air Show and Fly-in on June 7 area young people will have a chance to take to the skies as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 972 and Rusk County Airport host a Young Eagles Flight Rally. The rally is part of the...

ICON to relocate to Vacaville · General Aviation News | LOS ANGELES  — ICON Aircraft will relocate to the City of Vacaville in Northern California, located approximately 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, the company will begin operating in a 140,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Vacaville airport, also known as the Nut Tree Airport...