Photo above – VIPs pose in front of Draken International adversarial support aircraft. Photo by Tim Moore. Last Thursday, military, state/local government, academia, and industry leaders from around the state met for lunch and a VIP Tour at the North Carolina Global TransPark (NCGTP). Also in attendance were representatives from the Economic Development Partnership of […]
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First Flight Society Announces 2023 Class of Honorary Members
The First Flight Society announces two new Honorary Lifetime Members: Record holder Mack Rutherford, and pilot Erik Lindbergh. Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world and the youngest person to fly a microlight aircraft solo around the globe. Now 18, Mack started his 5-month journey at age 17. Mack landed […]
Transportation Leaders Break Ground on State’s First Multimodal Electric Charging Stations
North Carolina took a step toward sustainable aviation with last week’s groundbreaking of the first electric aircraft chargers in North Carolina. The electric chargers were designed by BETA to be multimodal, meaning they support the charge of electric aircraft and electric cars and trucks at the airport. Two electric charging stations will be installed in […]
New Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Response Center Dedicated in Greensboro
On Tuesday, the Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Response Center at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina was dedicated. The facility was built to support the organization’s two largest cargo aircraft—a Douglas DC-8 and a newly acquired Boeing 757. The more than 62,000-square-foot response center includes a 55,000-square-foot hangar, office space, and the capacity […]
Textron Aviation Proudly Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence at the Greensboro Service Center
Textron Aviation is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its factory-owned service center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Located at Piedmont Triad International Airport, this facility supports customers in the mid-Atlantic region and provides quality maintenance and modification services from a dedicated team of experts. Employees marked the milestone anniversary with a celebration event earlier this month. […]
Flytrex Partners with Leading QSRs to Launch New Autonomous Order Pickup Capability
Flytrex, on Thursday, unveiled Autonomous Pickup, the newest capability allowing for a fully autonomous delivery process — from order placement, to pick-up, through delivery to customers’ yards. By cutting delivery time significantly, to roughly five minutes from the time orders are ready, this new innovation is creating new growth opportunities for major quick serve restaurants […]
Lisa Edwards Positions North Carolina Airports Association for Continued Success
Photo above – From left are, Lisa Edwards, Ellen Heywood, Asheville Regional Airport, Patricia Campbell, Fayetteville Regional Airport and Hope Morton, NC Division of Aviation. As Lisa Edwards finishes up her last year with the North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) in a consulting role, she is experiencing bittersweet feelings. Her tenure with the Association began […]
Asheville Regional Airport Breaks Ground on AVL Forward, a Landmark Infrastructure Project
Photo above – Groundbreaking with gold sledgehammers: L-R: Michael Reisman, Chief Operating Officer, Asheville Regional Airport; Brad Galbraith, Chair of the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority Board; Lew Bleiweis, President & CEO, Asheville Regional Airport; Congressman Chuck Edwards, United States House of Representatives; Steve Hicks, Director of Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region. Asheville […]
NCDOT Awarded Waiver for Remote Drone Operations at Construction Sites
North Carolina transportation engineers will soon be able to inspect and monitor construction sites more safely and efficiently using docked drones flown by pilots not located at the construction site. That’s because the N.C. Department of Transportation has received a first-of-its kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to remotely launch and fly drones beyond […]
How to End the National Pilot Shortage
By Trey Walters Travelers across the United States may have noticed an increase in flight delays and cancellations, as well as a reduction in the number of routes, but they might need to learn the cause behind these inconveniences. The airline industry is currently experiencing a massive pilot shortage that, if not resolved, could wreak […]
