News
Welcome to our News Room. Here you will find out what's going on in Virginia aviation.
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Great Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Relay
The Great Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Relay offers pilots the opportunity to fly a leg between two (2) Virginia airports this spring and summer.
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2019 Aviation Art Contest Winners
The Virginia Department of Aviation is pleased to announce that Rachel Ji of McLean, Virginia, is the Second Place winner in her age group in the United States level of the International Aviation Art Contest. The theme for 2019 was “My Dream to Fly.”
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2019 Transportation Day
The Virginia Department of Aviation celebrated Transportation Day on Thursday, May 23, 2019. To express our gratitude to our fellow transportation workers at Richmond International Airport, Department of Aviation staff delivered cupcakes to TSA agents and American Airlines staff at the airline terminal as well as Richmond International Airport firefighters.
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2019 Women Can Fly
A series of six Women Can Fly events will take place across the Commonwealth of Virginia this year. Attendance is free but participants are encouraged to preregister.
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75th Anniversary of D-Day
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Aviation Career Education Day in June
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2019 Summer Newsletter
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Summer Camps at the Military Aviation Museum
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2019 Airventure
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2019 Aviation Photo Contest
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ADS-B See and Be Seen
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2019 DroneUp Expansion
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that DroneUp, a web and mobile platform for on-demand drone pilot services, will invest $130,000 to expand its headquarters operation in Virginia Beach. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project, which will create 41 new jobs.