Also: EBACE Closes Strong, A4A Says Fees Too High... REALLY?, Near-MIss at KDCA, AOPA Smoke and Mirrors, ICAO Stays Put...
The National Championship Air Races has confirmed that longtime sponsor, Breitling, has significantly increased its sponsorship over the next three years and will also be bringing the world famous Jetman to Reno this fall for a rare North American performance. A confidential Pentagon report shows that Chinese cyberspies have collected data on more than two dozen U.S. weapons systems, including the F-35, the V-22 Osprey, and the Black Hawk helicopter. Online university degree programs have been all the rage for several years now, so why not an online Learn-to-Fly Academy? Apparently Pipistrel thinks the idea is a good one as they've just announced the "Pipistrel Academy" Flight School Program. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 05.31.13 is chock full of info about the half-week period ending Friday, May 31st, 2013... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Glen Moyer, this episode covers:
Breitling Significantly Increases Reno Air Race Sponsorship
Report: F-35, V-22, Black Hawk Targeted By Chinese Cyberspies
Pipistrel Launches 'Pipistrel Academy' Flight School Program
EBAA Says EBACE Strong, Successful In 2013
A4A's Calio: Higher Taxes On Airlines Will Hurt The Economy
Near Collision Reported At Washington Reagan National Airport
Barnstorming: AOPA's Smoke and Mirrors
VR-62 'Nomads' Rescue Five Adrift Sailors
Predator Passes 20,000-Hour Mark In Afghanistan
ICAO To Stay In Montreal
New Jersey Sues Gas Stations Accused Of Knowingly Selling Leaded AvGas
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