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| FAA shares plans to cut flight test delays |
| The FAA says it will give designated pilot examiners new flexibility in a round of changes to the current certification process. Plans include removing geographic restrictions limiting where DPEs can render their services, and eliminating a policy prohibiting DPEs from giving more than two tests in a day. READ MORE › |
| King Schools opens Cessna training system to all providers |
| Any flight school, college, university, or high school can now access the Cessna Flight Training System that King Schools and Cessna Aircraft have evolved over the past 20 years. The system includes online courses and a course tracking application that allows flight schools to track customer progress. READ MORE › |
| Boeing forecasts ‘unprecedented’ pilot demand |
| Boeing Co.’s 20-year aviation jobs forecast predicted “unprecedented” demand through 2037 and included the need for 635,000 pilots, 622,000 commercial technicians, and 858,000 cabin crew members for a total of 2,115,000, down slightly from 2017’s forecast. READ MORE › |
| Record sales have Piper CEO crowing |
| Piper Aircraft CEO Simon Caldecott reported record-breaking orders and new products in the offing on July 23 at EAA AirVenture. A new Seneca V with a Garmin NXi avionics suite is slated for later this year, he said. READ MORE › |
| Aviation groups oppose cap on veteran flight training |
| AOPA and other aviation groups are opposing a proposed cap on flight training benefits for veterans. The cap would undermine the goal to help veterans find a job where they are desperately needed, AOPA and eight other aviation groups said in a July letter to leaders of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. READ MORE › |
| Able Flight trains five sport pilots |
| Able Flight, along with its partners the Ohio State University and Purdue University, welcomed five new sport pilots into the aviation family on July 24 at EAA AirVenture. The nonprofit has provided flight and aircraft maintenance training for individuals with disabilities and wounded veterans since 2007. READ MORE › |
| Figure 1 Foundation awards training scholarships |
| Figure 1 Foundation announced the winners of two advanced flight training scholarships on July 25 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Andrea Gilvray of Hondo, Texas, will receive upset recovery/spin training, and Katy Cowley of Squamish, British Columbia, will receive a tailwheel endorsement. READ MORE › |
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