The North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) is calling for nominations for the first annual Willard G. Plentl, Jr. Airport Professional of the Year award. The award, which was established in the memory of Willard G. Plentl, Jr., will annually recognize an airport professional who positively impacts the aviation industry in North Carolina. The inaugural award […]
Month: October 2019
Third Annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day Event Sells Out – VIP Speakers Announced
Organizers of the third annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day will host their event November 1st at the AAR Corporation hangar on Will Rogers World Airport. Tickets to the occasion sold out in three weeks to a crowd of 500 aviation and aerospace professionals and students. The public luncheon, reserved for aviation and […]
Members Re-Elect Directors, New Board Leaders Take Office at NBAA’s Annual Meeting
The voting members of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) re-elected two individuals to the association’s Board of Directors during an annual meeting held during NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). Additionally, Elizabeth Dornak, of DuPont Aviation, succeeded Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton, of L3 Harris Technologies, Inc., as chair; also, Monte Koch, of Falconshare […]
New Report Explores the Benefits of Urban Air Mobility for Business Aviation
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) unveiled this week at its annual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), a new report detailing the financial and economic business case for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and its benefits for business aviation users. The report, titled Business Aviation Embraces Electric Flight, How Urban Air Mobility Creates Enterprise Value, […]
Raytheon Awards Women in Aviation Scholarships with Air Traffic Control Association
Raytheon Company awarded two Women in Aviation scholarships as part of the Air Traffic Control Association’s (ATCA) Scholarship Fund Program. Each scholarship winner will receive a $10,000 cash scholarship to pursue an aviation-related degree. Administered by ATCA and announced in conjunction with the organization’s 64th annual conference, the Raytheon Women in Aviation Scholarship awardees include […]
Spirit Airlines Announces Upcoming Order of 100 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft
Spirit Airlines has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 100 new Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, together with the option to purchase up to 50 additional aircraft. The MOU includes a mix of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 models. These aircraft are planned for delivery through 2027. […]
Hartzell 5-Blade Structural Composite Props Coming Soon to King Air 200 Fleet
Hartzell Propeller has secured an FAA Type Certificate for a new five-blade carbon fiber propeller system for the King Air 200 fleet. These custom designed props will be available through Raisbeck Engineering via STC for King Air 200, B200, and B200GT aircraft. This new propeller system, which increases performance across the board, is the first […]
New 2020 Summit Aimed at Growing Business Aviation Use of Sustainable Fuels
Leaders of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today announced an unprecedented gathering, to be held early next year in Washington, DC, aimed at accelerating the availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The new Business Aviation Global Sustainability Summit, scheduled to take place in March 2020, was […]
CEMEX adopts delair.ai cloud-based visual intelligence platform to enable the digital transformation of aggregate operations
Delair has announced the signing of an agreement in France with CEMEX, one of the global leaders for supplying products to the construction industry. As part of this three-year agreement, CEMEX will deploy delair.ai, a new cloud platform for analyzing and leveraging data collected by drones, satellites and other aerial methods, for their 60 aggregate […]
Daher Announces Completion of Quest Aircraft Company’s Acquisition
Daher Group has announced the acquisition completion of the Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft Company, marking a major milestone in the French corporation’s growth of its North American operations. With the acquisition of Quest, the Daher Group is now able to deploy its full range of activities in North America: aircraft manufacturing; the production of systems […]
