by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 3, 2021 | Aviation Careers, aviation education, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
It was 100 years ago when Bessie Coleman, born in Texas and raised on the South Side of Chicago, was smitten with flight. But she could not pursue her dream to become a pilot in the U.S. because of her race. That didn’t stop her. On June 15, 1921, she became the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 3, 2021 | 20210617, Aviation Careers, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, drones, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Ian Kerr, who is in a master’s program in aeronautics, recently flew a $5,000 Embry-Riddle drone located in Idaho to perform an aerial survey of a cemetery from his home in Seattle. Another crew member participating in the flight, Casey McGuire, was located at his...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 27, 2021 | 20210620, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, Briefings, General Aviation, News
The final rule for the Pilot Records Database requires airliners and other employers to report pilots’ employment history, training, and qualifications to the database. The rule also requires employers to review records in the database when considering pilots for...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 13, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
A new integration between the LogTen pilot logbook with Pilotbase pilot job platform enables pilots to automatically connect their LogTen Pro flight data to their Pilotbase job profile. Automatic updates include total flight time, PIC time, and sim time grouped by...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | Aviation Careers, Aviation News, coronavirus, GAMA, General Aviation, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, News
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s $3 billion Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection program will provide grants to retain, recall, or rehire the workforces of eligible aviation manufacturers and maintenance businesses, including their suppliers, during the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 7, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, Briefings, General Aviation, News
The survey shows that more than 50% of aviation businesses are projecting growth in 2021. Even better, it found that 66% didn’t cut any jobs in 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19. Read...
