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39th annual Cable Air Show set for this weekend, faces new financial challenge - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | UPLAND >> It may be the end of an era for the long-running Cable Air Show. This year, due to the federal sequestration cuts in 2013, air shows are now being billed for required air traffic controllers they must have during aerobatic events, said Bob Cable, president of the airport. As a result, Cable Airport was billed an additional $15,000 for this weekend’s shows, which also marks the 39th anniversary, he said...

Military Pilot To Be Inducted In Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame - Ottawa Citizen | Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) will induct four new members at its 41st annual gala dinner and ceremony to be held in Calgary, Thursday, May 29, 2014.??The new members are:..

Typhoon, Hawk Trainers At Bahrain Airshow - Defenseworld.net | BAE Systems is participating in Bahrain Airshow, 16-18 January 2014, focusing on exhibiting Typhoon and Hawk capabilities with scale models of Typhoon, Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and the EJ200 engine. The exhibit also has the interactive Typhoon Helmet (also known as the Helmet Mounted Symbology System) Demonstrator and the Eurofighter Typhoon Cockpit Simulator on display...

Air tattoo poster reaches top of the world - Swindon Advertiser | SWINDON artist David Bent is feeling on top of the world after a stunning poster he created to advertise this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford was launched at Everest base camp...

Air shows back but not at JBLM - TheNewsTribune.com | The Air Force is back in the business of hosting air shows with its marquee Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, but Joint Base Lewis-McChord did not make the list to host one in 2014. The Thunderbirds will land as close as Spokane for a show at Fairchild Air Force Base on the weekend of May 31. Lewis-McChord did not make the schedule even though it lately has hosted air shows in years ending in even numbers...

Vintage WWII aircraft coming to Leesburg - Daily Commercial | The national Wings of Freedom tour, the world’s most extensive WWII aircraft tour, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2014 with the first of 110 planned stops this year scheduled Jan. 17-19 at Leesburg International Airport. “This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history,” tour spokesman Hunter Chaney said of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang that will be landing at the airport...

Rare birds will grace the sky at Fly-In - Northern Star |  DON'T be surprised if you arrive at Evans Head Aerodrome on Sat-urday and feel like you're on a Second World War movie set. This weekend's Great Eastern Fly-In will showcase legendary warbirds like the P-51 Mustang completing low-altitude flyovers as if they were on a strafing run...

Famed WWII aviator, 92, is laid to rest - Smith Mountain Eagle | Overstreet clenched the controls of a P-51C Mustang fighter plane, dubbed the Berlin Express, in hot pursuit of a German Messerschmitt 109G right into the heart of the French capitol and beneath the arches of the Eiffel Tower....

The Plane That Saved Britain - Channel4 | ...While the names Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane have passed into legend, the De Havilland Mosquito languishes in relative obscurity. But, for Arthur, the 'Wooden Wonder' is the plane that saved Britain....

Ruffled feathers over future of the Spruce Goose - CNBC.com | In McMinnville, Ore., the financial troubles of a private aviation services company are causing big headaches for the museum that is home to Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules, the flying boat better known as the Spruce Goose. On Dec. 31, Evergreen International Airlines, a subsidiary of troubled Evergreen International Aviation, filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The possible demise of the cargo carrier has tourists, aviation buffs and many in the museum world concerned about the fate of the affiliated Evergreen Air & Space Museum....

Zonta Club to celebrate A. Earhart - Beloit Daily News | It comes as little surprise that famed aviator Amelia Earhart belonged to the Zonta International organization. After all, the Zontians are all about supporting and promoting the efforts of women. Earhart was all about women breaking stereotypes and pursuing their dreams....

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 series - The Aero Experience | Recent posts covering FedEx Airbus A300, Grand Caravan, Dreams of Summer Barbeque with The Cross-Country Cookout, and the ICON Aircraft A5 Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) Amphibian

Rememberances: Thomas V. Jones Helped Northrop Take Off - Wall Street Journal | In three decades as chief executive and chairman, Thomas V. Jones transformed Northrop Corp. from a faltering aerospace subcontractor into one of the leading manufacturers of military aircraft, including the F-5 and F-18 fighter jets and the bat-winged B-2 stealth bomber...

Ga. unit celebrates 50 years with anniversary open house - CAP | GEORGIA -- The Sandy Springs Cadet Squadron recently hosted about 75 Civil Air Patrol members and guests for a special 50th anniversary open house at its headquarters at ...

Aviation Photography Workshop At Stallion 51 · Warbirds News | 3G Aviation Media has begun a series of workshops to teach the skills necessary to pull off a successful sunset or sunrise static photo shoot. As stated by 3G, the mission of these workshops is: To provide attendees an opportunity to learn, plan, execute and develop as photographers in a small-group environment while working with first-rate aviation subjects...

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Women in Corporate Aviation announces 2014 Spring Scholarships - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), the premier non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation, has announced its 2014 Spring Scholarships, which will be presented during the 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL on March 8, 2014. WCA members may apply by January 19, 2014...

High schools invited to compete in aviation design challenge - AOPA Pilot | In 2013, teams from high schools in Michigan and Minnesota built two aircraft, which were flown to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. AOPA Pilot chronicled their two-week build (“Young Blood,” October 2013). “After seeing the incredible success of the ...

US Commitment To ISS Extended Until At Least 2024 - Aero-News Network | Obama Administration 'Hopeful' That International Community Will Follow Suit | As more than 30 heads of space agencies from around the world prepare to gather in Washington January 9-10 for an unprecedented summit on the future of space exploration, the White House issued a news release saying that the Obama Administration has approved an extension of the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2024...