U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Tuesday announced that the Department will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants to 264 airports in 44 states, the Pacific Islands, and the District of Columbia. This is the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for […]
Month: July 2019
RTCA, Inc. Announces New Advisory Board Members
At its annual meeting of its members on June 27, 2019, seven new members were elected to RTCA’s Advisory Board. Joining the Advisory Board for the first time are Randy Kanegy (Air Line Pilots Association, International), Sean Cassidy (Amazon Prime), Richard Stansbury (Embry Riddle University),Jens Hennig (General Aviation Manufacturers Association), Stacy Cordell (University of Kansas), […]
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Names New Assistant Airport Director
The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire has named Mr. Luis Elguezabal, A.A.E., as their new Assistant Airport Director of Properties and Contract Management following a successful national search led by Steven Baldwin Associates. The Airport recently made the announcement with Airport Director Ted Kitchens welcoming Luis to the team: “We are delighted […]
USI Establishes UAS Training Center of Excellence in Collaboration with Gulf Coast State College
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) announced today that they will be establishing the first-in-the-nation Unmanned Safety Institute – Center of Excellence, a remote pilot training and safety certification center, at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) in Port St. Joe, Florida. In 2019, Unmanned Safety Institute celebrates five years of implementing and promoting best-in-class aviation-based safety practices […]
John Shea Selected as New Government Affairs Director for HAI
Strengthening its advocacy efforts and building on its track record of legislative wins for the helicopter industry, Helicopter Association International (HAI) has hired John Shea as its new director of government affairs. Shea will track at the state and federal levels all legislative developments related to the helicopter industry. Reporting to Vice President of Government […]
ACONE Presents Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
Photo above – From left are, Georgia Pappas – Co-President ACONE, Dr. Greenfield Sluder – Cabot Foundation, Steve Roberts – Martin-Baker Company, and Dan Schrager – Co-President ACONE. The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) presented the prestigious Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company on Friday, June 7, 2019 in Boston, MA at […]
EAA AirVenture App – First-Timer and Veteran’s Guide to Everything Oshkosh
The Experimental Aircraft Association is inviting everyone to stay organized, entertained, and informed during AirVenture’s 50th year in Oshkosh with the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 App, available free for all smart phone and tablet devices. With over 10,000 aircraft and more than 600,000 people attending, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh will once again transform Wittman Regional Airport […]
Canadian Government Investing in Safety at Kamloops and Fort Smith Airport
On behalf of the Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announcements were made last week in regard to investments for both the Kamloops Airport in British Columbia and Fort Smith Airport in the Northwest Territories. An investment of $1.287 million was made to purchase an aircraft rescue firefighting vehicle (ARFF) for the Kamloops Airport, which […]
FAA Establishes Restrictions on Drone Operations over Additional Military Facilities
The Federal Aviation Administration announced new airspace restrictions effective July 11, 2019 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) attempting to fly over national security sensitive locations. The FAA has been cooperating with federal partners to address concerns about malicious drone operations by using the agency’s existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations […]
Weaver Consultants Group Moves to Delair UAV for Better Portability, Integration and Efficiency
Pictured above – Mike Bytner (center with Delair drone), Director of Surveying, poses with others from the Weaver Consultants Group team. Delair along with one of its regional resellers, Seiler Instrument, announced that Weaver Consultants Group has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in large-scale volumetric surveying and topographic mapping. The […]
