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NEWS U.S. taxpayers stuck with the tab as helicopter flight schools exploit GI Bill loophole
For some flight schools that train helicopter pilots, the GI Bill that took effect in 2009 was a windfall the government never intended. At one flight company, records show 12 veterans whose training had cost the government more than $500,000 each. As long as the money flows through a public institution, there is no limit…
NEWS Icelandair to Take Two Boeing 767s, Three Bombardier Q400s
Icelandair is breaking with tradition, adding its first two Boeing 767s to its formerly all-757 fleet, and switching five aging Air Iceland Fokker 50s for three Bombardier Q400s. Link
NEWS Penn State Professor Gets Arrest For Smoking And Yelling Inflight
This airline passenger of questionable sanity/sobriety, on a flight from Nicaragua to Miami, goes on an epic rant then gets caught lighting up. In two separate videos, tragically shot vertically, our crazy lady is shown puffing away before stashing her still-lit smoke in the seat pocket, and then it got weird. Link
NEWS FAA Orders Maine Man to Remove Drone Website.
Steve Girard created a side company called Xtreme Aerial View in order to make some extra money. Girard uses a quadcopter to take aerial pictures and videos for real estate, weddings and more. Link
NEWS A Federal ban on high-powered green laser pointers???
90 percent of laser incidents involve green lights. The green laser pointers are apparently preferred by pranksters because the green light travels farther. They also are more likely to injure a pilot’s eyes. Link
NEWS The first American-built Airbus
This summer a shipment from Hamburg, Germany, will arrive at the Port of Mobile with large aircraft components. The cargo, two fuselage sections, wings and tail assemblies, will have traveled some 5,000 miles over road, land and sea to make history. They’ll become the first Airbus passenger jet made in America. Link
NEWS Ryanair board approves plan for transatlantic airline
Ryanair’s board has approved the plans to start a transatlantic airline as part of a strategy of growth of Europe’s largest low cost carrier over the next 5 years. The Irish airline which over the last 18 months has spend revamping its image after admitting that its no-frills approach could annoy people, has set our…
NEWS 15 Incredible Behind-the-Scenes Airport Facts
The next time your flight is delayed, instead of shaking your fists at the responsible airline, use your extra-long layover to appreciate all that goes on behind-the-scenes at the airport. Here are 15 amazing facts to help you pass the time. Link