Nearly One Billion Dollars in Infrastructure Grants Announced for 354 Airports in 44 States

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Department will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants to 354 airports in 44 states and Puerto Rico and Micronesia. This is the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. […]

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AirMap Acquires Hangar Technology, Expands Capabilities and Technology Offerings to Serve Developers and Enterprises

AirMap has announced its acquisition of Hangar Technology, a drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap’s strategy of extending open, connected, and automated airspace management solutions to the entire drone economy and expands Hangar’s reach to new international markets and industry applications. AirMap enables compliant drone operations at scale through automation, inserting […]

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Author Sarah Byrn Rickman to Receive the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 2019 Combs Gates Award

The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Sarah Byrn Rickman’s two-volume work, “WASPs Pilots,” has earned its author the 17th Annual Combs-Gates Award. Rickman will be presented the $20,000 cash prize on Tuesday, October 22nd, at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) 72nd annual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE) in Las […]

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Piper Aircraft Apprenticeship Program Offers Chance to Earn While Learning Manufacturing Career Skills

Piper Aircraft announced that its first group of apprentices has begun their two year-program. The first nine apprentices, who started work in August, shadow skilled aircraft assembly workers and learn all aspects of fabrication and assembly of aircraft during the two-year initiative. Additionally, they attend technical classes and receive hands-on training designed to qualify the […]

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Record Setting Father-Son Air Racing Duo to Speak at EAA Wright Brothers Banquet in December

Steve Hinton and Steven Hinton, the father-and-son duo who have each won national air racing championships and set speed records, will be the keynote speakers at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 13, at the EAA Aviation Museum. Tickets for the banquet are now on sale at EAA.org/WrightBrothers, and are $60 for […]

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NBAA Partners With Industry Veteran Lyndse Costabile to Grow Leadership Council

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced a new partnership with Lyndse F. Costabile, president of FunD Av Consulting, LLC, to grow and support the association’s Leadership Council ¬– a group of individuals and businesses, which works together with NBAA to foster an environment that allows business aviation to thrive in the United States […]

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NATCA Honors Life-Saving Air Traffic Controller Flight Assists With 15th Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) presented its 15th annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards, the highest honor in the air traffic control profession, closing last week’s Communicating For Safety conference at Bally’s Las Vegas. NATCA also presented its Region X Commitment to Safety Award that recognizes great work from aviation safety professionals […]

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NBC News Correspondent Receives NATCA Sentinel of Safety Award

By Kim J Stevens Veteran NBC News Correspondent Tom Costello was awarded the prestigious NATCA James Oberstar Sentinel of Safety Award on Wednesday, during the Association’s Communicating For Safety Conference held in Las Vegas. The award honors members of the aviation community that have displayed outstanding achievement in the advancement of aviation safety. This is […]

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