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December 18, 2013

Ohio Teen Receives NAHA Flight Scholarship

Award Comes On 110th Anniversary Of First Powered Flight

Brandon White, 17, of Urbana, OH, has received the second annual Mitchell Cary-Don Gum Memorial Aviation Scholarship on Tuesday, Dec. 17, exactly 110 years after the Wright brothers’ first powered flights.

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Former FAA Administrator Presented With Wright Brothers Trophy

Marion Blakey Speaks Up For Those Who Choose A Career In Public Service

Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO, AIA, was presented with the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy on December 13, 2013 to commemorate her significant and lasting leadership in aviation. The trophy represents the highest honor in aviation to be presented annually to a living person by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) at the Washington Aero Club's annual dinner.

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When All Else Fails: Dr. Richard McGlaughlin’s BRS Deployment

Revolutionary Technology Adopted By Alan Klapmeier's GA Revolution Used To Save Two More Lives... And A Mission

This is one of Aero-TV's most compelling stories to date... ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell had a chance to sit down with Dr. Richard McGlaughlin and talk with him about a situation none of us would like to be in. His story starts when he and his daughter picked up his Cirrus SR22 after some maintenance in Miami and later departed on a flight to Haiti.

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Senate Confirms Jeh Johnson As Secretary Of Homeland Security

Full Senate Votes 78-16 In Favor Of The Nominee

There's a new leader at the top of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Jeh Johnson as the forth Secretary of the department, which was established in March, 2003. The Senate confirmed Mr. Johnson by a vote of 78 to 16.

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Industry Still Waiting For U.S. Government To Issue Repair Station Security Rule

GAMA Calls On New DHS Secretary Johnson To Act

As the aviation industry celebrates the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, it is worth noting that this December also marks 10 years since President George W. Bush signed into law a bill requiring the issuance of final regulations to improve the security of domestic and foreign repair stations. GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce called on Jeh Johnson, who was confirmed Monday as the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, to make issuing the rule one of his first duties in office.

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EU Issues New Non-Punitive Aviation Incident Reporting Plan

Sets Framework For Collecting, Storing, And Analyzing Safety Incident Data

European pilots and air traffic controllers welcome an agreement reached by the EU institutions on the new Occurrence Reporting Regulation. With the vote Tuesday in its Transport Committee, the European Parliament confirms once again its strong commitment to air safety.

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