But 376 People Were Fatally Injured During The Year

According to the latest aviation accident statistics released by the NTSB, Part 91 general-aviation accidents and fatalities continued their downward trend in 2015.

Tiltrotor Unmanned Aerial System Is Configured For Ship-Borne Operations

Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Bell Helicopter on Thursday unveiled the Bell V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor.

Could Reduce Minimum Time For First Officers To 500 Hours In Some Situations

Some military pilots with as few as 500 hours flying time could be eligible for a right seat spot at an airline, according to sources familiar with guidelines being discussed by an FAA advisory committee.

Team Has Mandated A Rest Period Every Two Months Following Fatal Accident

The Blue Angels recently announced they will not be performing at the NAS Patuxent River Air Expo Oct. 29 and 30.

U.S. Company Had Claimed Patent Infringement By German Competitor

In the patent invalidity attack of the German manufacturer of freefall simulators, Indoor Skydiving Germany Group (ISG) against its US competitor iFLY/Skyventure International, the European Patent Office ruled in favor of ISG and restricted the relevant parts of iFLY´s European Patent No. EP 2 287 073. iFly may choose to appeal this decision.

Flight From Cape Town, SA To Britain Was Not Entirely Flown Solo

Tracey Curtis-Taylor, who made headlines claiming to fly her vintage biplane "Spirit of Artemis" solo on extended journeys, allegedly did not actually fly solo much of the time.

Lockheed Martin Will Continue Operations Under $19 Million Agreement

Delivering the most detailed images of the sun’s lower atmosphere ever recorded from space, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), built and operated by Lockheed Martin for NASA, has received more time to deliver groundbreaking space science. A recent $19.4 million contract extends Lockheed Martin’s support for the orbiting observatory through September 2018, with a further extension possible through September 2019.

Transcontinental Flight Provided For Baby With Rare Heart Condition

AeroCare Worldwide Air Ambulance recently performed an emergency, life-saving air ambulance mission for a critically-ill one-month-old infant. The infant was born with multiple complex cardiac defects and required special surgery to correct the defects. The surgery is so specialized that there is only one surgeon in the U.S. who will attempt the complex surgery to recreate a vital missing artery. That surgeon, Dr. Frank Hanley, and his specialized team are located on the other side of the country at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The patient was in Washington, DC., requiring a cross-country transport that could only be handled by a fixed-wing air ambulance jet like AeroCare operates.

“Even though the fatality rate in 2015 was the lowest it has been in many years, 376 people still lost their lives." Source: NTSB Chairman Christopher A. Hart

Used by ATC to inform a pilot that he/she will no longer be provided any of the services that could be received while in radar contact.

Women Soaring Pilots Association

The WSPA was founded June 11, 1986 in Tucson, AZ. The charter meeting was the result of a year's effort and input by the pilots who attended the 1985 Women Soaring Seminar at Air Sailing near Reno, NV. The organization's' current membership exceeds 200 pilots including International pilots.