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| Biden's proposed budget includes increase for FAA, aviation programs |
| President Joe Biden sent his first budget request to Congress on May 28, totaling more than $6 trillion. The budget request includes a 2.7-percent increase for the FAA and aviation programs. It does not include any proposal to privatize our nation’s air traffic control system or impose user fees on general aviation.
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| Diamond Aircraft offering remote simulator installation service |
| Diamond Aircraft has begun offering live remote installations of its flight simulators, in order to service worldwide customers in the face of continuing travel restrictions. The company has completed first remote installation for several customers. "Besides the necessity to support our customers in the best possible way during the given circumstances to get their simulators installed and qualified, this is also an opportunity for us as a company to get the most out of this situation and use the collected data for further improvements in regards to training and maintenance," said Christian Schmid, project and key account manager, Diamond Aircraft Austria.
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| Michigan high school program creates 100th pilot |
| West Michigan Aviation Academy, Cascade Township, Michigan, reached a milestone last month: The public charter high school produced its 100th private pilot. Established in 2011, West Michigan Aviation Academy is located at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Aiden Nacke, the 100th pilot who graduated the charter school in May, will attend Grand Rapids Community College in the fall and plans to become a commercial pilot, according to WZZM13.com.
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| AOPA highlights punitive approach of Massachusetts landing fee bill |
| AOPA has called on members in Massachusetts to contact the sponsor of a bill that would charge a $1,000 "climate mitigation" landing fee on private, corporate, and charter aircraft using Bay State airports and insist that he pull back the broadly panned measure from consideration. The bill would have an "immediate and devastating impact on general aviation and each of the state’s 39 public-use airports," AOPA said.
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