Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) announced the winners of the 2017 ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Awards. The Environmental Achievement Awards are presented to airports that strive to protect and preserve the environment through their programs, initiatives, and projects. 2017 recipients are Miami International Airport, Indianapolis Airport Authority, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Billy […]
Month: March 2017
New York Governor Announces Availability of $20 Million for Airport Infrastructure Improvements
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the availability of $20 million in new state funding to support safety improvements, modernize operations, and enhance the economic competitiveness of New York’s airports. This funding, provided under the Governor’s Airport Capital Grant Program, was included in the new $21.1 billion five-year State Transportation Plan. The Airport Capital Grant […]
Oklahoma Senator Introduces Fairness for Pilots Act
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus; and certified flight instructor with more than 11,000 flight hours, today introduced S. 755, the Fairness for Pilots Act, which broadens protections for general aviation pilots provided by Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of […]
Hartzell Propeller Reveals 100th Anniversary Activities and Air Show Schedule for 2017
Hartzell Propeller and its customers are poised to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary of designing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting propellers for tens of thousands of aircraft customers through the decades. “‘Built on Honor’ has been our mantra for a century,” said Hartzell Propeller President Joe Brown, “and we plan to continue setting the industry’s very […]
Todd Green named Colorado Division of Aeronautics Program Manager
The Colorado Division of Aeronautics announced recently that it has selected Aviation Planner Todd Green as the organization’s Program Manager. In his new role as Program Manager, Green will provide direct oversight to the Division’s various programs including the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) Program, Airport Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Web-Based Information Management System (WIMS), […]
NEWLY RESTORED BOEING B-29 DOC COMING TO EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2017 AS PART OF INAUGURAL TOUR
A newly restored B-29 has included EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 on its inaugural tour schedule, creating the potential to have two of these World War II-era bombers in one place for the first time in more than 50 years. The B-29 Doc, which has just completed its restoration in Wichita, Kansas, will be on tour […]
FAA Forecasts Continued Growth in Air Travel
The FAA today released its annual Aerospace Forecast Report Fiscal Years 2017 to 2037, which projects sustained and continued growth in nearly every aspect of air transportation from general aviation private flying to large commercial airline passenger levels. In commercial air travel, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) are considered the benchmark for measuring aviation growth. An […]
C&S Wins ACEC Ohio Honor Award for Youngstown Airport Project
The C&S Companies were presented with a 2017 Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies Ohio at their annual Engineering Excellence Awards luncheon held on March 9. C&S was recognized for the firm’s work on the Youngstown Warren Regional Airport mid-field taxiways design project, for which the firm was the consulting engineer. Youngstown […]
Nate Darlington Named Paint Manager for Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek Facility
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Nate Darlington has accepted the position of Paint Department Manager at its Battle Creek, Michigan, facility. The Paint Shop at Battle Creek touches roughly 100 aircraft per year, ranging from Citation to Global airframes. As a leader in paint services for business aviation, Duncan Aviation is capable of […]
Data Comm Comes to New York
Data Comm, the NextGen technology that enhances safety and reduces delays by dramatically improving the way air traffic controllers and pilots talk to each other, is up and running at five airports in the New York metropolitan area: JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro and Westchester. These airports were among the first to receive the critical system […]
