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- Report: Global aviation industry supports 56.6M jobs
The Air Transport Action Group has released an Oxford Economics analysis organization report that puts the total number of global jobs supported by the aviation industry at 56.6 million. Nearly 18 million are employed directly by industry and industry suppliers, 4.4 million by spending from industry employees, and the rest owing to tourism made possible by air transport. The gross domestic product of the global industry totals $2.2 trillion, or the equivalent of the 19th-largest economy in the world. Reuters
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- Business is booming at Texas' Stinson Municipal Airport
The 96-year-old Stinson Municipal Airport in Texas is enjoying a rebirth of sorts, thanks to an improving economy fueled by energy production at a nearby shale formation. General aviation is down some at the nation's 12th-busiest airport employing non-FAA controllers, but not as far as at most other smaller airports. "We're very optimistic about it. Nothing has indicated it would go anywhere but in a positive direction," said Tim O'Krongley, Stinson's assistant aviation director. San Antonio Express-News
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- New Tennessee GA airport is on track
The push is on for a general aviation airport in the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Tennessee. The airport would improve jobs, tourism, technology and research, backers say. "An airport can be a crucial tool in the revitalization efforts under way," said Howard Vogel, chairman of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority Board. The Oak Ridger (Tenn.)
(3/21)
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Hawker Beechcraft ponders surveillance mission for Baron
The venerable Baron 58, last and arguably the greatest of the light piston twins, a general aviation mainstay, may get a new mission as a spy plane, according to Hawker Beechcraft officials. AOPA Online.
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- Angel Flight pilot gets "great feeling" transporting patients
The nonprofit Angel Flight program of volunteers is earning its wings by flying those in need to distant medical care. Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic has 630 pilots who fly the region, covering Virginia to Ohio and Pennsylvania. "It's really just a great feeling to be able to do something good with this skill we have of being able to fly," said Angel Flight pilot Peter Winik. The Washington Post
(3/21)
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- Good reasons for students, adults, seniors to become pilots
Whether you're in middle school or college and whether you're in the prime of your adult life or you're making your way toward the golden years, there are great reasons to learn how to fly, this feature says. Do it for a hobby. Or simply do it because it's fun and fulfilling. "You can be a pilot if you want to be. And if you want to be, you should be," Jamie Beckett writes. FlightMonkeys.com
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Big load haulers dominate Southwest regionals
The Beechcraft Bonanza easily breezed by the Cessna Mustang in the Southwest Region of AOPA's Favorite Aircraft Challenge. The Cessna 208 Caravan advances over the Cessna Corvalis; the Cessna 210 narrowly wins over its little brother, the Cessna 205/206; the highly capable Cessna 180/185 proved no match against the mighty Douglas DC-3. See Southwest Region Round Three results. AOPA Online.
Vote today for your favorite aircraft in the West Region.
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Man vs. mountain
You'll know when the avalanche probe lands on a person: That spongy, soft feeling is like nothing else on the mountain, ski guide Kirk Becker explains to four advanced skiers at the Whistler Municipal Heliport. It's a standard briefing at British Columbia's Whistler Heli-Skiing, where remote alpine adventures are contingent on the Pacific coastal weather and the decision of the pilot in command. AOPA Online.
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Correction
An item in Wednesday's Aviation eBrief incorrectly identified the location of Spectra Jet. The company is located in Springfield, Ohio. SmartBrief regrets the error.
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