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| FAA extends PA-28 fuel selector placard inspection deadline |
| The FAA has accepted AOPA’s proposal to extend until April 9 the deadline for inspecting 17,957 Piper PA-28-series single-engine airplanes for the proper position of their fuel tank selector cover placards. READ MORE › |
| N.C. university seeks flight school for new program |
| Mount Olive University in North Carolina has sent out a request for proposals, seeking a flight school to help launch a new aviation program. The RFP, available online, specifies that the winning flight school will need to provide and maintain a fleet of single-engine trainers, including one equipped with a glass cockpit. The contract term is five years. Flight training will take place at Mount Olive Municipal Airport (W40). The deadline to submit proposals is April 9. |
| Canada avgas producer reports progress against disruption |
| Canada’s lone supplier of 100LL aviation fuel said March 7 it has made “significant progress” toward resolving a quality control issue that has disrupted the country’s avgas supply for much of 2018. Imperial Oil said it has identified all locations that received fuel that had failed a conductivity specification test. READ MORE › |
| North Orca Technologies to test scheduling software |
| North Orca Technologies is testing a new flight training scheduling software with key partners. The program, Sked+, features a bonus point rewards program and permits the user to stagger flights to maximize aircraft usage on a daily basis. Sked+ encourages students and pilots to book flight time during non-peak hours, last-minute cancellations, weather changes, and other situations when aircraft would otherwise be on the ground. The program can be integrated with FleetCaptain, a flight school operations support software that allows dispatching of flights booked through Sked+. For more information, see the website. |
| Senate addresses maintenance tech shortage |
| What is quickly becoming a critical shortage of aviation maintenance technicians has caught the attention of the U.S. Senate. In an attempt to create more new A&Ps, two senators have sponsored a bill that would create a pilot program to support workforce development initiatives. READ MORE › |
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