Comprising some 13,000 members across more than seventy units, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), formerly the Confederate Air Force, is a Dallas, Texas-based non-profit dedicated to the preservation and display of historical aircraft. The organization operates the world’s largest fleet of airworthy warbirds. In late-June 2023, the Commemorative Air Force made public the names of its 2024 CAF Hall of Fame inductees.
First U.S. Air Cargo Network Flown by a Non-Human Pilot
Boston-based Merlin Labs is an aviation technology concern endeavoring to perfect and deliver at scale a system by which conventional aircraft may be flown autonomously by arrays of sensors working in concert with powerful computers, AI algorithms, and electro-mechanical actuation hardware. Comes now July 2023 and an announcement from Merlin setting forth the company has successfully completed 25 test flights of its Merlin Pilot system, reaching Fort Yukon, Galena, Huslia, Tanana. and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Bettering the Gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors
The opening of Leeds East Airport (LEA) in Church Fenton, Yorkshire, U.K. will include the debut of a brand new FBO offering a state-of-the-art VIP lounge and accompanying facilities. Located east of the city of Leeds, the airport and FBO facilitate easy access to the North Yorkshire Moors and the cities of York and Leeds, from which travelers may avail themselves of transportation links to the whole of northern England.
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