Dog Is My CoPilot (DIMC) flew their 8,000th passenger along with over 50 other dogs from Maricopa County Animal Care & Control (MCACC) in Arizona to shelters in Montana. Shelters like MCACC are overflowing with animals and not enough adopters so transporting them gives them a chance at finding their forever home through organizations that […]
Month: October 2017
Hawaii Airports Division Receives Upgraded Bond Rating from Fitch
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (“HDOT”) Airports Division is pleased to announce the airport system revenue bond rating is now upgraded to an A+ rating from A. All three major rating agencies are now on par with equal ratings for the Airports Division. “This ratings upgrade extends our buying power as we move forward with […]
FAA Announces New Regional Administrators
The FAA has named individuals to fill the Regional Administrator position in four regions – Southwest, Southern, Eastern and Northwest Mountain. Terry Biggio has been named the new Southwest Regional Administrator, Michael O’Harra will become the new Southern Regional Administrator, Jennifer Solomon has been named the new Eastern Regional Administrator and David Suomi will become […]
AOPA HIGH SCHOOL AVIATION PROGRAM EXPANDS
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will host the third annual High School Aviation STEM Symposium, in Fort Worth, Texas on November 6 and 7, 2017. The symposium will feature learning and breakout sessions that focus on engaging and inspiring young people, career opportunities in aviation and aerospace, and delivering aviation STEM education. Participants will […]
Babbitt to Receive Engen Award for Aviation Excellence
The Aero Club of Washington will present its prestigious Donald D. Engen Aero Club Trophy for Aviation Excellence to Captain J. Randolph (Randy) Babbitt in November. Capt. Babbitt’s dedication to the aviation industry spans over a half-century, during which he worked as a commercial airline pilot, led the United States’ principal airline pilots’ union, founded […]
C&S Welcomes Miguel Carvajal to Terminal Planning Practice
C&S Companies has announced the hiring of Miguel Carvajal in the company’s Philadelphia office. Miguel is an aviation planner with more than 25 years of experience in airport planning and development for major capital improvement programs. He is a highly skilled terminal planner who is knowledgeable in FAA, CPB, and TSA regulations and project implementation. […]
Duncan Aviation and GE Aviation Collaborate to Provide ADS-B Benefits to GE’s OnPointSM Customers
— In an effort to help business jet operators more easily meet the upcoming Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate and prevent potential operational disruption for their customers, Duncan Aviation and GE Aviation have collaborated to provide ADS-B benefits to GE’s OnPoint engine service customers through Duncan Aviation’s nationwide full-service and satellite avionics facilities. Under this […]
Duncan Aviation and Bombardier Collaborate to Bring 4G Service to In-Service Challenger Aircraft
Duncan Aviation is collaborating with Bombardier Business Aircraft to develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the Gogo AVANCE L5 system hardware on in-service Challenger* series aircraft. The new and faster 4G service will use Gogo AVANCE L5, a lightweight and compact system that, operating on the Gogo Biz 4G ground network of more than 250 […]
Former TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger Joins AAAE as Senior Advisor
Peter Neffenger, former Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). Todd Hauptli, AAAE President and CEO said Neffenger will focus his efforts on driving innovative solutions and technological advances in the airport industry, working with AAAE’s Airport Innovation Accelerator, as […]
NUAIR Alliance Selects “Hoot” Gibson as CEO
The NUAIR Alliance has selected Major General Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson (ret) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the organization’s efforts to safely integrate UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). Gibson, who most recently served as Senior Advisor on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration to the Deputy Administrator of the Federal […]
