Meridian Breaks Ground at Hayward Executive Airport

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Meridian, the private aviation company based at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in northern New Jersey, is expanding to the West Coast. On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, the company hosted a ground breaking ceremony at the site of its future FBO and hangar facility at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif.
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Crew Lounge: Jet Engine From a 3D Printer

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STAFF AIRPORT UPDATES: Lima, Peru (SPIM) will change ICAO code in November 2015 to SPJC and Olsztyn-Mazury/Szymany (EPSY) located in Szczytno, Poland is on track to reopen in December 2015.

EAA AIRVENTURE: Plenty of EAA AirVenture content from Oshkosh from Aviation Week ... including a smartphone-controlled Ghost drone.

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How It Feels to Be a GA Aircraft Passenger for the First Time

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While vacationing in the Rockies recently, I was presented with an unexpected opportunity by Liberty University flight instructor Jonny Hewitt and military aviation student Phil McLanahan to take my first flight in a small aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk 172.
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EAA AirVenture 2015: Avfuel Keeps Tradition Alive with B-17 Yankee Lady Sponsorship

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Avfuel Corporation once again proudly sponsors the Yankee Air Museum’s B-17 Yankee Lady aircraft at EAA AirVenture 2015. The B-17, also known as the “Flying Fortress,” was a popular WWII bomber aircraft primarily used in the destruction of enemy war facilities.
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Shell Aviation Renews Collaboration with Aerosuperbatics Wingwalking Team

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Shell Aviation is pleased to announce the extension of its collaboration with the AeroSuperBatics Wingwalking team, one of the world’s most famous aerobatic formation wing-walking teams. The AeroSuperBatics Wingwalking team, which is seen live by more than six million spectators each year in the United Kingdom alone, has had a strong relationship with Shell Aviation since 1982. Throughout this period, AeroShell lubricants, greases and smoke oil have been the team’s lubricant of choice.
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flyADVANCED Welcomes Back Daniel Stegeman as Chief Flight Instructor and Chief Charter Pilot

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At 11,000 plus flight hours and experience in over 40 models of planes, Daniel Stegeman isn't your typical Chief Flight Instructor. Flight instructors typically start their teaching career somewhere near the required minimum, around 250 hours, and use their instructional time to build their own air time. They then leave for other aviation jobs and are replaced by others pilots who look to do the same thing.
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NBAA Issues 'Call to Action' Against Proposed ATC Privatization, User Fees

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today called upon its more than 10,000 Member Companies to make their voices heard in strong opposition to any legislative proposal that would strip congressional oversight of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) network in favor of a private entity funded through user fees.
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Hill Aircraft Celebrates 60th Anniversary in Aviation

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Throughout the summer months, Hill Aircraft, a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) located at Fulton County-Brown Field in Atlanta, Georgia (KFTY), is celebrating their 60th anniversary of providing sensational southern service to members of the business & general aviation community. The FBO began operations on October 15, 1955. The summer’s festivities will culminate with a grand 60th anniversary event scheduled for October 15, 2015.
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