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The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, [1] representing more than 79,000 pilots [1] from 42 US and Canadian airlines. ALPA was founded on 27 July 1931 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and is a member of the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress .
Balloon pilot's licence issued by the Aéro-Club de France to Mr. Tissandier. Pilot licensing began soon after the invention of powered aircraft in 1903. The Aéro-Club de France was founded in 1898 'to encourage aerial locomotion'. The Royal Aero Club followed in 1901 and the Aero Club of America was established in 1905.
The 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge will be the twenty-sixth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the twelfth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season will begin on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 11 at Road Atlanta .
Furthermore, they did not have a voice at the newly formed International Civil Aviation Organization. At a meeting in London in April 1948 a conference of pilot associations was held that formed the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations. [1] IFALPA was located in the UK from 1948 to 2012.
The deadliest aviation accident of 2025 thus far is the mid-air collision on 29 January between a Bombardier CRJ700 operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 64 people on board the Bombardier CRJ700 and 3 on ...
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Control Tower during the 2016 National Championship Air Races Pylon Racing Seminar Static aircraft on display at the 2014 Reno Air Races. Beginning in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races among extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (4.8 km) (Biplanes and Formula One) and about 8 miles (13 km) (Jet, Unlimited ...
The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, security, and sustainability, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to air travel. The convention also contains provisions pertaining to taxation. The document was signed on December 7, 1944, in Chicago by 52 signatory states. [3]