The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced the addition of Raphaël Fabian as its Director of European Affairs. Raphaël comes to GAMA from the Rolls-Royce European Affairs team in Brussels. During his seven years in this role, he specialized in advocacy and research funding for the aerospace and maritime sectors, focusing on transversal topics […]
Month: February 2019
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crew Receives Astronaut Wings
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently pinned FAA Astronaut Wings on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crewmembers, Test Pilots Mark “Forger” Stucky and Fredrick “CJ” Sturckow. Last year’s historic spaceflight marked the nation’s return to space on an American-made rocket, and paves the way for future travel to space with commercial spaceflight participants. “We are entering […]
NCDOT Offers Wildlife Hazard Training for Airports
Photo above – A deer grazes just feet from the runway at First Flight Airport in Kill Devil Hills. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is helping host a series of wildlife hazard trainings to increase safety at North Carolina’s public airports. Wildlife incursions on airfields is one of the top dangers to […]
American Airlines and British Airways to Unify Operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
American Airlines, British Airways, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have announced future plans to co-locate their operations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8. Moving under the same roof will allow American and British Airways to offer enhanced service between […]
Flying Smart, LTD Becomes Newest Piper Dealer
Piper Aircraft announced that it has signed an agreement with FLYING Smart to become the exclusive Piper Dealer for France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Monaco. With a sales office located at Le Touquet airport (LFAT), FLYING Smart is ideally situated to support aircraft owners and pilots throughout the region. David Fabry, CEO of FLYING Smart, lives […]
USI Partners with Drone Nerds to Offer Drone Education to Prepare Students for Industry-Specific Sectors
The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) has partnered with Drone Nerds to provide cost-effective solutions for drone technology and fleet management for USI’s STEAM education programs and collegiate workforce development programs nationwide. USI and Drone Nerds will offer Career Cluster Kits that are designed to provide the technology hardware, sensor, and software being utilized in specific […]
VistaJet Advances Business Aviation Flight Safety with Advanced Flight Risk Assessment System
VistaJet has announced a further step in advancing its flight operations software with the adoption of Osprey Flight Solutions data-led risk assessment technology. Ever since its launch in 2004, VistaJet has placed the utmost attention on operational and flight safety and to date has completed over 146,000 flights globally, having safely flown over 367,000 passengers […]
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 […]
IBAC Welcomes Katherine Hilst as New IS-BAO Operations Manager
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announced that industry veteran Katherine Hilst has joined the organization as the new Operations Manager for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Program. Bennet Walsh, Program Director of IS-BAO, commented, “Katherine’s credentials as a professional pilot, a safety management expert, instructor, aviation lawyer, and experienced IS-BAO auditor […]
Duncan Aviation Adds Engine Rapid Response West Coast Assistant Manager
In a move to support the continued growth experienced by the company’s engine Rapid Response Teams (RRT), Duncan Aviation has named Shane Heier as the RRT Assistant Manager-West Coast, focusing on AOG and scheduled engine calls for the Western regions of the United States. Heier joins Andrew Arcuri, RRT Assistant Manager-East Coast, to provide customer […]
