Aviation in Maryland

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Offers Important Resources for Newsrooms Worldwide

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently created a guide to Understanding General Aviation to help newsrooms across the country reporting on complex aviation issues.

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  • The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recently created a guide to Understanding General Aviation to help newsrooms across the country reporting on complex aviation issues.
  • AOPA is the worlds largest community of general aviation pilots, aircraft owners, unmanned aircraft pilots (drones), and aviation enthusiasts.
  • In fact, more than 90% of civil aircraft registered in the United States are general aviation aircraft.
  • Collectively were called general aviation, but that doesnt come close to defining our diversity: We are working pilots, student pilots, volunteer pilots, and drone pilots.

Kingsky Flight Academy named Best Flight School in the Southern Region by National Association

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kingsky Flight Academy has been recognized for its excellence in flight training by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world's largest aviation association.

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  • LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kingsky Flight Academy has been recognized for its excellence in flight training by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world's largest aviation association.
  • Kingsky has been awarded the title, 2019 Best Flight School in the Southern Region, and is the only flight school in the region to earn this recognition.
  • AOPA's Flight Training Experience Awards were created to highlight the best flight training the industry has to offer.
  • "The Flight Training Experience Award consisted of four areas that were listed as critical to identify the best flight training experience; Educational quality, customer focus, community and information sharing.

ERCO Worldwide Finds Business Spend Optimization Chemistry With Coupa

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in business spend management (BSM), today announced that ERCO Worldwide , a specialty chemical company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, selected Coupa to transform its business by automating its internal spend processes and enabling smoother invoice activities across its supplier base.

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  • SAN MATEO, Calif., March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in business spend management (BSM), today announced that ERCO Worldwide , a specialty chemical company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, selected Coupa to transform its business by automating its internal spend processes and enabling smoother invoice activities across its supplier base.
  • We feel like everyone at Coupa has our back and will do everything they can to make us successful," said Ben Hughes, director of strategic procurement at ERCO Worldwide.
  • "ERCO Worldwide is committed to providing exceptional, value-added service to customers," said Mark Riggs, chief customer officer at Coupa.
  • Coupa empowers companies around the world with the visibility and control they need to manage all their business spend in one place.

Liberty University School of Aeronautics Conducts National Research on Flight Training Fatalities

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

LYNCHBURG, Va., Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Liberty University School of Aeronautics partnered with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute to release a comprehensive, 16-year study on the causes of fatal flight training accidents.

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  • LYNCHBURG, Va., Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Liberty University School of Aeronautics partnered with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute to release a comprehensive, 16-year study on the causes of fatal flight training accidents.
  • They determined that the greatest risks in flight training were loss of control (54 percent), and midair collisions (10 percent).
  • Overall, there is a downward trend in the number of fatalities, decreasing 35 percent in that time period.
  • Liberty University , founded in 1971, is the world's premier Christian university, one of the largest private, nonprofit universities in the nation, and the largest university in Virginia.