Florida Institute Of Technology Launch Customer For The Program
Piper Aircraft and the Florida Institute of Technology have launched a Piper Aviation Career Alliance to educate and provide enhanced vocational opportunities for aviation program graduates as well as graduates from other programs offered through the school. The five-year agreement includes a fleet of new Piper training aircraft for the institute and enhanced career opportunities for its students and graduates.
Flight Was In Introductory Lesson For A New Student
The NTSB has released a factual report for an an accident which occurred in California involving an American Aviation AA-1A under VFR conditions. The instructor held a Commercial certificate with an instrument rating ... at just 18 years of age. A witness to the accident said she saw the airplane performing turns that bordered on "aerobatic" before going down. There was a post-impact fire, and neither occupant of the aircraft survived the accident.
RC helicopter manufacturer Hirobo made a splash at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Nagoya, Japan last week with the unveiling of a "personal" electric helicopter capable of reaching speeds of up to 62 miles per hour.
Cessna 172 Had Landed Shortly After Midnight With Contraband On Board, Two Arrested
Two men have been arrested and an airplane seized in Fulton, MO, after the Cessna 172 landed at Hensley Memorial Airport in Fulton (KFFT) with a reported $450,000 worth of marijuana on board.
Union Says Deal Will Mean 'Better Working Conditions, Safer Workplaces'
Workers at the Transportation Security Administration have voted to ratify the first-ever collective bargaining agreement at the agency. The agreement between the American Federation of Government Employees and TSA was ratified with a vote of 17,326-1,774. “AFGE is proud that TSA workers finally have a union contract that will improve their working lives and bring stability to the workforce,” said AFGE National President J. David Cox.
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