Air Tractor Ferries From Texas To Australia

Neville Dunn of Dunn Aviation, an Australian Air Tractor operator, recently took delivery of AT-802A-0900, the 900th in the 802 ag and firefighting series built by Air Tractor in Olney, Texas. The AT-802A-0900 ferry pilot left the Air Tractor headquarters on June 9th, reaching Australia in mid-June. Also on order is the AT-802A-0905. The airplanes are configured as single-engine air tankers for aerial firefighting. Dunn offers a wide range of services in addition to firefighting including pest and disease control, baiting, fertilizing, seeding, oil slick pollution control, mine site dust suppression, and revegetation. Dunn’s father, Ian Dunn, founded

Four Students Receive $4000 Scholarships

The Regional Airline Association Scholarship Foundation informs the community of four student recipients for their scholarships. All of the recipients are pursuing aviation studies in colleges across the US. Isabella Capuano (Baylor University), Jamie Gallagher (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), Jacob Larkin (California Aeronautical University), and Elias Wiley (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) will each receive a scholarship of $4000. 

FAA Has Issued $600,000 In Fines Since 2016, Which Includes $120,000 In 2021

Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and can result in large fines and criminal penalties. Working to identify trends in laser strikes, the FAA has developed a visualization tool that analyzes laser strike data from 2010 to 2020. Using the Tableau software platform, the tool identifies trends that include geographic area, per capita data, time of day and year. The FAA is sharing the information in the new format to draw attention to the dangerously high rate of laser strikes on airplanes.

The Pilot Training Partnership Program Wants To Help Students Get To Airlines Quicker

Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Aviation and Aerospace Science Department and McAir Aviation have revealed their latest partnership. McAir Aviation, based in Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, and MSU will offer The Pilot Training Partnership program with the aim to train students in about half the time, to be able to launch their career with an airline sooner. "Pilots will be able to go through Metropolitan State University, do their flight training here at McAir, and they'll be able to get to the airlines, not having 1,500 of experience [but] just 1,000 hours of experience," McAir Aviation Chief Pilot Levi Brown said.

Airplane Initially Impacted A Tree About 435 Ft From The Main Wreckage Location

On August 5, 2021, about 1050 Alaska daylight time, a DeHavilland DHC-2, N1249K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska. The airline transport pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Southeast Aviation, LLC, as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand sightseeing flight. On the morning of the accident, an airplane fueler noted that the pilot performed a preflight inspection of the airplane and then asked the fueler to fuel the airplane so that the front tank was full (35 gallons) and the center tank was filled to 20 gallons of fuel. The pilot departed on the first passenger flight o