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April 22, 2023

ICARUS Awarded Department of State Contract

Night Hood

ICARUS Devices, a Wisconsin-based start-up founded by Nick Sinopoli in the wake of a friend’s aviation-related death, announced on 19 April 2023 that it has been awarded a contract to supply its Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System (ICARUS) smart View-Limiting Device (VLD) to AAR Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS)—a privately-owned, Illinois-based provider of aviation fabrication and repair services—and the U.S. Department of State Air Wing. The contract includes both standard ICARUS Devices and the Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible iteration of the ICARUS visor.

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General Aviation Awards to Present at AirVenture 2023

GAA Board to Announce CFI, Technician, and FAAST Team Reps at Oshkosh

The General Aviation Awards Board of Directors is set to meet to present its roster of recipients at this year's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The team will hold a ceremony on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the FAA Aviation Safety Center, with an announcement by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen. After his remarks at a "Meet the Administrator" event, the GAA's board will recognize its 2023 honorees: Robert Raskey, National Flight Instructor; William Ross, National Aviation Technician; and Dennis Miller, National FAASTeam Representative.

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Aircraft Mechanics School Opening in Kentucky

FEAM Aero, Epic Flight Academy Join Hands to Meet AMT Demand

FEAM Aero, a "leading provider of aircraft line maintenance services in the USA, has partnered with Epic Flight Academy to open a mechanic training facility in Hebron. With demand for A&Ps and AMTs soaring, schools are posturing to capitalize on the need with well placed training facilities. Hebron lies near the 7th largest cargo airport in North America, home to huge hubs for Amazon Air and DHL Express.

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Copa Airlines Acquires Eight Diamond DA40 NGs

Keep the Moving Parts Clean

Diamond Aircraft—the Austria-based, Chinese-owned maker of general aviation aircraft with manufacturing facilities in Wiener Neustadt, Austria and London, Ontario, Canada—announced on 21 April 2023 that Panamanian flag carrier Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A.—referred to more commonly as Copa Airlines—has inked a firm order for eight specimens of Diamond’s jet-fuel-powered DA40 NG.

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North Dakota Deftly Employs Unique UAS Infrastructure

VANTIS UAS BVLOS System to Aid Flood Recovery Efforts

The Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Test Site (NPUASTS)—a UAS-specific business and aviation park located at North Dakota’s Grand Forks Air Force Base and the first facility of its kind in the U.S.—is preparing to support statewide emergency response efforts following Governor Doug Burgum’s emergency declaration in the wake of spring flooding.

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GateOne Expands FBO Operations

Fourth GateOne Location to Open on Wyoming’s GCC

On 20 April 2023, GateOne announced it had acquired the FBO operation at Gillette, Wyoming’s Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC). The location is the fourth for the company and its first in the Cowboy State. The acquisition came via a Request For Proposal (RFP) process initiated following the 2022 completion of the airport’s new $3.3-million general aviation terminal. Six FBO operators applied for the GCC contract. GateOne was chosen.

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NTSB Prelim: Cirrus Design Corp SR22

Witnesses Observed The Accident Airplane Descending Through The Clouds Rapidly, In A Nose Down Profile

On April 2, 2023, at 0950 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, N424SW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oxbow, Oregon. The pilot and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The accident airplane departed Caldwell Executive Airport (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho about 0930 under visual flight rules, with the intended destination of Lewiston Nez/Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho. The pilot contacted Big Sky Approach Control at 0934, while heading north at an altitude of 11,900 ft msl and requested flight foll

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