Aero Linx: Flying Wings of Louisiana Rusty Lavergne is the founder of Flying Wings of Louisiana along with his wife and co-founder, Kelly Lavergne. Rusty is a former Army Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot (1994-2002)and  has been fulfilling his passion of aviation by  flying helicopters for the past 28 years. Rustys love of aviation has led him to flying fixed wing airplanes where he has acquired his CFI, CFII and MEI. Having raised their 3 sons, Rusty and Kelly were ready for another chapter in life of giving back. Cancer has affected both of their families and they decided to focus their efforts by supporting those who are in any stage of cancer.  Flying Wings  serves cancer patients with free flights in general aviation planes by volunteer pilots to  MD Anderson in Houston and St. Jude in Memphis...

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Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)  An ultra-high frequency electronic rho-theta air navigation aid which provides suitably equipped aircraft a continuous indication of bearing and distance to the TACAN station. 

“Despite this development, we strongly encourage WestJet management to work with ALPA pilot representatives to find more practical solutions for attracting and retaining skilled professional pilots that do not involve utilizing a federal program, which was never intended for this purpose. As the voice of over 95% of Canada’s professional, unionized pilots, we know this issue goes beyond WestJet Encore—it impacts us all!” Source:  Captain Tim Perry, ALPA Canada President, in styatements made as ALPA CVanada boasted that WestJet management will no longer pursue the hiring of any pilots through the TFW Program.

Dave Davis to Replace Ted Christie as Spirit CEO Post-Bankruptcy

Sun Country President and CEO Dave Davis unexpectedly stepped down from his role on April 16 to pursue the top spot at recently bankruptcy-free Spirit Airlines. This follows former Spirit CEO Ted Christie’s resignation on April 7. Christie led Spirit through a long five years of financial battles and pandemic-related bumps.

Lawsuit Claims that the Company Skirted FAA Air Carrier Certification

Federal prosecutors recently filed a lawsuit against an uncertified charter flight company and its owner, citing at least 237 flights with suspicious operations. If their allegations prove true, each flight comes with at least 16 violations of FAA regulations.

Agency Issues New SAIB to Gather Pilot and Owner Experiences

The FAA has joined forces with the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative to gather comments from pilots and owners regarding the good, the bad, and the ugly of new unleaded fuels. The voluntary Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) was published on March 28.

Renamed Flight Training Program For Non-Majors

Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, announced the renaming of its aviation flight training program to the Arkansas Aviation Academy, and it is intended to prepare pilots who are not enrolled as Henderson students but are seeking credentials to become commercial pilots.

Providing Type Ratings For IndiGo Pilot Cadet Program Grads

Acron Aviation, provider of aviation solutions worldwide, announced it has finalized an agreement with Indian flight training provider Flightrule Aviation Services to train recently-graduated cadets from the Flightrule-IndiGo Pilot Cadet Program.

Will Produce Electric Propulsion Systems For DoD, Commercial Ops

Safran executives Joe Bogosian and Pier Roviera, CEO and President, respectively, of Safran Defense & Space (DSI) christened the company’s new manufacturing facility in Parker, Colorado, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.