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One hundred years ago, in 1919, saw the first successful flight from England to Australia. The Great Air Race (GAR) for 2019 presents a unique and major opportunity to commemorate the centenary of that historic event. Capitalizing on a concept initially proposed by a well–known Australian aviator and adventurer Dick Smith AC, the 2019 Centenary Great Air Race will be targeting innovative, new aviation technologies with the lowest environmental impact. This concept will pus

Rapiscan Systems Receives Additional Approval Of Enhanced Explosive Detection Capability For Cabin Baggage Screening Solution

Rapiscan Systems, a supplier of security inspection technology, today announced that its 620DV system has been approved by European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) under its Common Evaluation Process of security equipment (CEP), for Explosive Detection Systems for Cabin Baggage (EDSCB) at Standard C1.

Appoints Miguel Román Founding Director

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has established the "Earth from Space Institute" (EfSI) and  appointed Dr. Miguel O. Román as the founding director of the institute.

Targeted For April, 2019 Opening

FBO specialists Global Trek Aviation, already established at Belfast International (EGAA) is expanding its successful brand by opening a second Executive Jet Center, at Cardiff International Airport (EGFF), the Capital Airport for Wales.

Will Allow Scientists To Travel To The Caribbean To Further Research And Help Conserve Coral Reefs

JetBlue and The Nature Conservancy have released a new report focusing on the connection between natural resources and tourism. The report’s results revealed that the Caribbean is more dependent on tourism than any other region across the globe and highlights new data on the benefits that coral reefs provide to the travel industry and the region’s economy.

Welcomes New Certification Director Rachel Daeschler

GAMA has released a statement following the retirement of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Certification Director Trevor Woods, and the appointment of his successor, Rachel Daeschler.

Funds Raised Through T-Shirt Sales By The Sikorsky Air Fire Department

Sikorsky has presented a check for $10,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Sikorsky president Dan Schultz presented the check to Make-A-Wish Connecticut president and CEO Pamela Keough with the donation from funds raised by the Sikorsky Air Fire Department from T-shirt sales over the 2018 holiday season.

New Paper Has Been Accepted For Publication In The Astrophysical Journal

ESA’s high-energy space telescopes Integral and XMM-Newton have helped to find a source of powerful X-rays at the centre of an unprecedentedly bright and rapidly evolving stellar explosion that suddenly appeared in the sky earlier this year.

Event Unlike Any Celestial Outburst Seen Previously

A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event — called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name — is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.

The 1-26 Association provides the member with the following benefits: Access to the 1-26 Records Program. Access to the 1-26 Cross-Country Sweepstakes. Access to 1-26 Association sponsored competitions, including the 1-26 Championships. Voting privileges. Access to other special awards associated with flying the 1-26. Qualification to receive special badge achievement certificates. A regular newsletter. A handbook of Association activities, rules, and bylaws (The 1-26 LOG).

Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers have received runway braking action reports which include the terms “fair,” “poor,” or “nil,” or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS broadcast the statement, “Braking action advisories are in effect” on the ATIS broadcast. During the time braking action advisories are in effect, ATC will issue the latest braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and departing aircraft. Pilots should be prepared for deteriorating braking conditions and should request current runway condition informatio

"We've never seen anything exactly like the Cow, which is very exciting. We think a tidal disruption created the quick, really unusual burst of light at the beginning of the event and best explains Swift's multiwavelength observations as it faded over the next few months." Source: Amy Lien, an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, commenting on a brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, which puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event — called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name — is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen