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June 21, 2016

FAA Finalizes Rules For Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

New Part 107 Rules Take Effect In Late August, Will Not Apply To Model Aircraft

The FAA has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job growth, advance critical scientific research and save lives.

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Aviation Takes a Solar Leap At New York's JFK Airport

Luminati Aerospace Solar, Electric, And Wind-Powered Aircraft Lands At JFK

Solar Impulse 2 was not the only solar-powered aircraft at New York's JFK Airport this weekend. For the first time ever, a locally-built, ground-breaking solar, electric and wind-powered aircraft successfully landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after a 200-mile flight.

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Donations Sought For Pilot Of Experimental Aircraft Injured During Taxi Test

Aircraft Inadvertently Became Airborne, Went Down On Interstate Highway In Maryland

Family and friends of a pilot who was badly injured in an accident earlier this month are seeking donations through GoFundMe to help offset her substantial medical bills.

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Lockheed Martin Continues To Support Advancement Of Women In Aviation

Flight Services Program Sponsors 2016 Air Race Classic

Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions' Flight Services Program is a major sponsor of the 40th Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-woman cross-country airplane race taking off on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The mission of the race, a four-day, 2,700-mile event featuring 130 women pilots, is to encourage and educate current and future female pilots, increase public awareness of general aviation and demonstrate women's roles in aviation.

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Aviation Expo Dates Moved

Organizers Cite Other Events, Lack Of Hotel Rooms

The Aviation Expo has shifted its dates by a week so that more hotel rooms will be available in Palm Springs. And, the event has been moved from the Convention Center to a hangar at Palm Springs International Airport -- a decision that is raising questions in light of the comfort factor inherent on the warmer days known to come to the PSP area.

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NASA Hybrid Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name

X-58 'Maxwell' Will Test New Propulsion Technologies

With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.”

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Women Pilots Take To The Skies In 40th Annual Air Race Classic

Fifty-Five Teams To Depart Prescott, AZ, June 21 For Four-Day Cross-Country Race

More than 100 women pilots will take off on the adventure of a lifetime when the flag drops to mark the start of the 40th annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States.

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U.S. Senator Peters, Industry Leaders Recognize How GA Is Lifting Michigan

Jobs Rally Held At Duncan Aviation In Battle Creek

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and industry leaders Friday at a rally celebrating general aviation’s significant economic impact in Michigan. Leaders from Avfuel Corporation, Duncan Aviation, L-3 Communications, and Williams International made remarks at the rally, held at Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek facility. The event was GAMA’s 15th rally celebrating general aviation’s economic contributions in the United States since 2009.

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