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| New SFAR keeps most of original pandemic relief |
| Pilot medical certificates expiring between April 30 and September 30, 2020, will now have a three-month extension after their expiration month under an updated coronavirus-pandemic special federal aviation regulation the FAA published June 29. The new SFAR makes clear that other than relief for medical certificate duration, "the relief in this final rule applies to a new population" of pilots "and does not extend the relief provided in the original" SFAR.
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| You Can Fly is looking for stories about flight training |
| AOPA's You Can Fly program is looking for your stories about flight training this year. Especially considering the challenges we've faced with the covid-19 pandemic, help us take a moment to celebrate the strength and hard work of our flight training community. We want to know how aviation inspired you or others this year. You might also share how you, your instructor, or your school overcame the challenges to make flight training a success this year. We’ll be selecting stories to share in AOPA's media and at Redbird Migration this October. Want to help? Tell us your story in a short video with the #FTEProject. Record your story using your favorite device, save and post to your favorite social media channel, and tag your post #FTEProject. Share your story by July 31. See the website for more details and examples of videos.
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| Special Flight Training edition available |
| As part of AOPA's ongoing efforts to support the flight training community, a special edition of Flight Training magazine titled "You Can Fly: Your Path to Become a Pilot" and accompanying countertop displays have been shipped to hundreds of flight schools across the country. Provided free to flight schools, it details the steps to becoming a pilot and is a great handout for prospective and new students. If you haven't received any—or if you have and need refill copies for your display—contact AOPA at [email protected].
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| Textron Aviation to cut 250 jobs as parent company retrenches |
| Textron Aviation notified employees June 23 that it will lay off 250 workers, the news coming days after its parent company, Textron Inc., informed regulators of plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs across several business segments in a coronavirus-pandemic-related restructuring. Seventy of the 250 nonunion jobs will be cut in Wichita, Kansas, where Textron Aviation, parent of Cessna Aircraft and Beechcraft, is based.
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| UND training operations push Grand Forks Airport to top of the heap |
| University of North Dakota's flight training operations pushed Grand Forks International Airport to the top of the list as the busiest airport in the nation for a day in June. According to the Grand Forks Herald (registration required), flight school operations accounted for the majority of the more than 1,200 takeoffs and landings on June 18, even though the school is operating at about half of normal volume. The article noted that the number underscores how seriously affected air travel in the nation has been since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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