by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Cecilia Stratford, 83, Wins Award For 50 Years Of Safe Flying A Thousand Oaks, Calif., pilot who took her first flight more than 50 years ago has received one of aviation’s highest honors for a lifetime of safe flying and mentoring the next generation of pilots....
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Defense And Aviation Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul Services Agreement AMETEK, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire First Aviation Services, a leading provider of highly engineered, mission-critical defense and aviation...
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Ascend Airways Opened its Doors Just Two Years Ago, Leased Eight 737 MAX 8s A promising young UK airline has quietly exited the market almost as quickly as it entered. Ascend Airways surrendered its Air Operator’s Certificate to aviation authorities on April 27...
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Russ College of Engineering and Technology Adds To Fleet To Expand Student Aviation Program Ohio University Department of Aviation has added six brand-new 2025 Cirrus SR20 aircraft to its training fleet. The $4 million investment marks a significant milestone in the...
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Bedford Predicts Fewer Controller-Triggered Flight Delays and Cancellations The Federal Aviation Administration is apparently predicting fewer air traffic control-related delays and cancellations in the 2026 summer travel season compared to the last few years,...
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
This Could Be Just the Beginning of Cuts to its Airbus A321XLR Order… American Airlines has made a relatively small shift in one of its outstanding aircraft orders… but it’s one that says a lot about its future fleet strategy. The carrier trimmed...