Officials with a number of aviation associations including the Utah Business Aviation Association (UBAA), the Utah Airport Operators Association (UAOA), the Utah General Aviation Association (UGAA), and the Utah Back Country Pilots Association, are optimistic that a new coalition will boost support for general aviation in the State. It’s hoped that the new Utah Aviation […]
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Utah Aeronautics Division Director Achieves Accreditation; Runs for Mayor
By Kim J Stevens Jared Esselman, the Director of Aeronautics for the Utah Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division recently earned the American Association of Airport Executive’s (AAAE) Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) designation. He has also announced he is running for Mayor in his hometown of Herriman. Esselman tells the State Aviation Journal that he has […]
Two Utah Composites Companies Win U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer Grants
Two Utah composite materials companies recently won three Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the United States Air Force (USAF) for their innovative concepts which aim to solve defense-related problems. The winning proposals were developed with the help of the Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) and focus on composite material innovations for […]
Duncan Aviation Develops New Aircraft Disinfection Service
Keeping aircraft flying and those who fly within them safe is a top priority right now for business aircraft owners and operators. To that end, Duncan Aviation has implemented an aircraft disinfection service that it is providing for operators who have scheduled into the company’s main MRO facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and […]
UPS Announces Drone Package Delivery at University of Utah
UPS has announced plans to deliver life-saving materials on the University of Utah campus after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the company’s subsidiary, Flight Forward, a Part 135 Standard certification. This was the first of its kind for a commercial provider and a watershed moment for Utah. Similar to its delivery service at North […]
Guardian Flight Acquires Sunrise Air Ambulance, Bringing Total Arizona Footprint to Nine Bases
Guardian Flight, a Global Medical Response company, has purchased Sunrise Air Ambulance and its four air medical transport bases in Arizona. Sunrise, headquartered in Show Low, Ariz., has a fixed wing and a rotor wing operation there and fixed wing operations in Springerville and Safford. The Sunrise acquisition brings Guardian Flight’s total dedicated Arizona air […]
Duncan Aviation Assembling Experienced & Trained Paint Team in Provo
Duncan Aviation has announced that when its new paint complex in Provo, Utah, opens its hangar doors this spring, the paint team will be ready on day one with individual and team experience. Provo paint team members include more than a dozen experienced members of the paint teams from Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Nebraska, and Battle […]
Adam Beach to Represent Paint/Interior Sales and Support at Duncan Aviation’s Provo Facility
Duncan Aviation has announced that an 18-year veteran of the company, Adam Beach, has accepted the position of Sales Representative for the Paint and Interior Sales team at its new Provo, Utah, facility. Although leadership and the technical side of the business are nothing new to Beach as he’s fulfilled various leadership and technical roles […]
Duncan Aviation Welcomes Ryan Blake to its Provo Airframe Sales Team
Duncan Aviation is pleased to welcome Ryan Blake to its Provo, Utah, facility as the new Gulfstream Airframe Sales and Services Representative. The new facility in Provo is ramping up to provide access to Duncan Aviation’s full range of services to West Coast customers and beyond. Currently, one of the new 43,000- square-foot hangars is […]
Al Stuart to Be Honored With AAAE Distinguished Service Award
Al Stuart, A.A.E., Superintendent of Operations at Salt Lake City International Airport, will receive the American Association of Airport Executives’ (AAAE) Distinguished Service Award, which is presented to airport executives in honor of an exemplary career and contributions to the airport industry. “Al is an outstanding colleague who has served the nation’s aviation community in […]
