The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced nine new partners to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, an innovative collaboration between the FAA and the drone industry that provides near real-time processing of airspace authorizations for Part 107 drone operators nationwide who fly in controlled airspace. Following the FAA’s successful prototype, the […]
Month: October 2018
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $205 Million in Funding for Airport Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the FAA has awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to small airports in 34 states. More than half of these airports serve rural communities and mostly general aviation. This funding is in addition to the $3.31 billion already awarded in regular […]
NASAO Appoints John Shea Interim President & CEO
Following the 87th National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Annual Convention and Tradeshow, held September 23-25, 2018 in Oklahoma City, the NASAO Executive Committee and Board received the resignation of Mark Kimberling, who has served as President and CEO for the past two years. The Board has appointed John Shea to serve as Interim […]
FAA Executive Inducted to Hall of Fame
On Friday, Sept. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management Annie B. Andrews was inducted into the 2018 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in the Government and Law category. In accepting the award, Andrews credited the influence of her family on her character, in particular her mother Capt. […]
ATP Takes Delivery of 100th Piper Archer
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has completed delivery of the 100th Piper Archer to go to ATP Flight School. The delivery comes as part of an original agreement made in April of 2013 for up to 100 aircraft to the flight school. ATP, America’s largest flight school, specializes in airline pilot training and pilot career development. The […]
United Rotorcraft to Complete Additional LA County FIREHAWKS®
United Rotorcraft announced recently that they have received a contract from Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Air Operations (LACoFD Air Ops) to complete their fourth FIREHAWK® helicopter. The contract is for the conversion of a new Sikorsky S-70i helicopter into a multi-mission firefighting aircraft. United Rotorcraft’s Decatur, Texas, team has already painted two new S-70i […]
Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Passenger Terminal Project Moving Forward
Collaborative efforts amongst local and federal officials, has yielded results in their continued work to improve transportation facilities for the Springfield community. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an Airport Improvement Program grant in the amount of $6,625,171 to support the Springfield Airport Authority’s passenger terminal improvement and modernization project. Springfield Airport Authority Board […]
Passion for Aviation Leads Rob Hodgman to Washington State Post
According to Rob Hodgman, Senior Aviation Planner at Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), he got “bit by the aviation bug” when he joined the Army at the age of 19. His barracks were across from the airfield where military helicopters would taxi by day and night, and he remembers thinking “I want to fly […]
WSU-NIAR to Develop Testing Protocols for BRS Aerospace Parachute Recovery Systems
BRS Aerospace has engaged Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU-NIAR) to develop testing protocols for evaluating the safety and performance of aircraft parachute recovery systems in General Aviation (GA) and Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Working with WSU-NIAR’s Crash Dynamics and Virtual Engineering laboratories, BRS Aerospace will develop whole aircraft parachute […]
