Fri, May 23, 2025
EAA Chapter 534 in Leesburg, Florida announced that the 2025 Ray Aviation Scholarship winner is Abdiel Hernandez from Tavares, Florida, a 16-year-old finishing up his sophomore year at Tavares High School.
Abdiel has been a member of the EAA Chapter 534 youth program for some time and has taken several flights with their Young Eagles program. He has always had an interest in aviation, and wants to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot. DirectFly USA brought several of its best-sellers, the Alto NG, to this year’s SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. In the end, every single one sold and will be put to work in a flight training role. Demand has yet to slow, with this year’s production slots still filling up. The U.S. State Department has given initial approval for the sale to Ukraine of $310.5 million worth of equipment and training support for F-16 fighter jets in a deal that will also promote improved cooperation with the U.S. Air Force. The deal is pending final authorization by Congress and would also enhance the ability of Ukraine to meet threats by ensuring its pilots are well-trained. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
This episode of Airborne-Flight Training 04.24.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, April 24th, 2025... 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:
- Leesburg EAA Group Announces Ray Scholarship Recipient
- Flight Schools Buy Up DirectFly’s Entire Alto NG Showcase
- Fighter Training, Equipment For Ukraine Gets Initial OK
- FedEx Pilots Belatedly 'Celebrate' 4th B-Day for Contract Negotiations
- U.S. Army Restructuring Aviation Units
- Alaska ANG Finishes Training On New Hoist System
- SecTrans Duffy Launches Cash Incentive for ATC Hiring
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-Flight Training" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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