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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.

THE NEW FLYING CARS: Aviation Week also offered this slideshow on a few of the current contenders in the flying car arena.

ANOTHER BRANDING WIN: Wheels Up came up a winner on June 6 when American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes. As the Triple Crown winner flew around the storied track, binoculars confirmed that stenciled on jockey Victor Espinoza’s white riding pants was Wheels Up’s blue logo. (See the Photo)

FIRST GA FLIGHT: Our Aviation Week Network colleague Donna Brown, who works in the production department here at our Kansas City (Overland Park) office for Aviation Week & Space Technology and ShowNews, took her first flight on a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Read her impressions here.

FBO CONSOLIDATION: In case you missed, our own FBO Connection tackled the topic of FBO consolidation in the Tip of the Week. Will it continue? Check out the full article to get the answer.