As a result of tireless efforts by the Phoenix Mayor and Council, Phoenix Sky Harbor will soon offer nonstop flights between Phoenix and Frankfurt, Germany. Condor Airlines, part of the Thomas Cook Group, will fly on Mondays and Fridays from next May through September between Phoenix Sky Harbor and the Frankfurt Airport. The Phoenix City […]
Month: June 2017
FAA’s Karen Miles Named Recipient of 2017 ACC Agency Best Practices Award
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) has announced the selection of Karen Miles, Civil Engineering Project Manager in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Seattle Airports District Office, for the 2017 ACC Agency Best Practices Award, in recognition of her outstanding leadership and role she held in the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PMRA) Runway Realignment Design and Construction […]
Mark Perryman Named CEO of L&B
Landrum & Brown (L&B) has announced the appointment of Mark Perryman as Chief Executive Officer. Perryman has been with the firm for over 25 years and most recently served as the firm’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Jeffrey Thomas, who served as the firm’s CEO since 1980 and is leaving in June 2017 […]
BAKER AVIATION APPOINTS ERIC GREEN TO PART 145 ACCOUNTABLE MANAGER
Baker Aviation, a full service aircraft maintenance, management, and charter company in North Texas, announced that Eric Green has joined Baker Aviation Maintenance as Accountable Manager. As a skilled aviation manager and U.S. Navy veteran, Eric Green brings extensive process and quality management expertise to Baker Aviation that includes ASA quality certification processes. “Eric is […]
WOMEN AVIATORS WORLDWIDE TO GATHER FOR WOMENVENTURE AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2017
For the 10th straight year, the opportunity for women who love aviation to build camaraderie and open doors to mentorship and participation once again comes to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, as WomenVenture activities will take place during the week. The 65th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention will be held July 24-30 at Wittman […]
BAKER AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND CONTACT AVIATION JOIN FORCES FOR AVIONICS/ADS-B SOLUTIONS
Baker Aviation announced an agreement with Contact Aviation to provide avionics installation and repairs, including ADS-B/C. Contact Aviation is focused on avionics installations that increase the safety and reliability of business jets, turboprops, rotorcraft, and piston aircraft. Contact has developed and owns more than 20 sophisticated avionics Supplemental Type Certificates (STC), including two Rockwell Collins […]
JSSI and Constant Aviation Host Free ADS-B Webinar, June 29
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) and Constant Aviation have teamed up to present ADS-B: The Ins and Outs, a webinar scheduled for June 29, 2017, at 10–11 a.m. CDT. The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics mandate is fast approaching and, without a plan to upgrade, aircraft owners could be risking the residual value of their […]
CNBC Poll Reaffirms Americans’ Opposition to Privatizing ATC
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed a survey, released by CNBC on June 19, revealing widespread opposition to a proposal – long pushed by the big airlines – for giving oversight of air traffic control (ATC) to a new entity, governed by a private board of directors. Proposals for privatizing ATC have been […]
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Baggage Fee Collections Exceed $1 Billion in First Quarter of 2017
With airlines collecting more than $1 billion in baggage fees in the first quarter of 2017, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) once again called on carriers to drop their continued opposition to modernizing a local airport user fee known as the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) that finances the construction of new runways, terminals […]
