Fri, Jan 05, 2024
Israel has announced that they won't be able to hold the 2024 Féderátion Aéronautique Internationale World Championships of Artistic Events, Formation Skydiving, Wingsuiting and Speed Skydiving as planned, reopening the bid to interested host nations.

The situation there makes the Israelis understandably put upon to host a large international event, but surprisingly the world had few takers on their slot as host. The US Parachuting Association said that surprisingly, only a single host bid was placed. Air show performer Patty Wagstaff was named the 2023 recipient of the Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award. Presented each year by ICAS to recognize excellence in air show entertainment and showmanship, the award is intended to exemplify the qualities of showmanship demonstrated by Art Scholl throughout his long career as an air show performer. PSA Airlines has extended its bonus offerings through the end of January, specifically offering $100,000 for new-hire Captains and CL-65 Type Rating holders. The big goal for PSA is to gain more direct-entry Captains, a rare prize in the cutthroat hiring market today. To that end, PSA is offering Part 135 longevity credit for applicable PIC time, as well as Part 121 longevity matching. All this -- and MORE in
today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Airborne 12.27.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, December 27th, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Israel No Longer Host to 2024 FAI Skydiving Championships
- Patty Wagstaff Receives ICAS Scholl Award
- PSA Extends $200,000 Recruitment Bonus
- Lufthansa Orders Boeings in Rare & Surprising Shift from Airbus
- uAvionix Updates AV-30-E Software Version 2.4.1 for Experimentals
- Former Afghani Air Force Pilots Pass in Crash
- Full-Scale Butterfly Prototype Completed, Ready For Testing
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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