After careful consideration the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division (HDOTA) has concluded that operating Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is not in the best interest of the State of Hawaii and has notified the Department of the Army and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it is exercising its right to terminate the Army Lease effective […]
Month: February 2020
NC AirTAP Continues Successful Program with Airport Planning and Environmental Class
Public airport officials from North Carolina gathered in Raleigh on Tuesday to attended Airport Planning and Environmental, number 6 in a series of 12 training courses in the North Carolina Airport Leadership and Management Program (ALMP), the signature program of the North Carolina Airport Technical Assistance Program (NC AirTAP). NC AirTAP is a program of […]
Piper Launches “HALO Over America” M600 SLS Demo Tour
Piper Aircraft has announced that it is launching an extensive product demo tour throughout the United States beginning in February 2020. The demo tour will showcase the newest addition to the M-Class line up – the M600 SLS with HALO Safety System including Garmin Autoland. The M600 SLS product demo team will depart from the […]
WAI Founder Dr. Peggy Chabrian Is 2020 Cliff Henderson Trophy Recipient
Women in Aviation International has announced that the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected Dr. Peggy Chabrian, founder of Women in Aviation International, as the recipient of the 2020 Cliff Henderson Trophy. The Henderson Trophy, which is in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was established in 1960 to honor the […]
A4A Urges Congress to Reject Increasing Airport Taxes
Airlines for America (A4A) has urged Congress to focus on our nation’s real infrastructure needs – like crumbling roads and deteriorating bridges – rather than digging deeper into the pockets of American travelers to pad the coffers of well-funded airports. “We support smart investment in infrastructure to addresses our nation’s real needs,” said A4A President […]
RTCA Welcomes New Members
RTCA is pleased to announce the addition of nine organizations to its membership: Adsys Controls, Archer Aviation, Cota Aviation Ltd., De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd., EXB Solutions, HAPS Mobile, Inc., Neuralvol Inc., PAL Aerospace and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. RTCA and the aviation community owe a debt of gratitude to the dozens of committee […]
Astro In Full Development of New Modular, Multi-platform Design
Astro Aerospace, a company that is creating autonomous, eVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aerial vehicles and drones has announced that they are in full development of their newest design, named “ALTA” – a concept built on the foundation of modularity and flexibility. Shortly after a very successful test flight series in 2018, Astro’s engineering […]
American Airlines Awards $350,000 in Flight Education Grants to High Schools
The American Airlines Pilot Recruiting and Development team is awarding Flight Education Grants to high schools across the country in an effort to increase and diversify the pilot population. More than 100 high schools applied, and 16 schools across the country, as well as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), will receive a total […]
Jetex Inaugurates North Africa’s First VIP Terminal in Marrakech
Jetex has announced the opening of its latest VIP Terminal at Marrakech Menara Airport, introducing a new world-class facility in the Moroccan market. Since first establishing its presence in Morocco as a fixed-base operator (FBO) in 2016, the company has already brought the signature Jetex experience to Casablanca, Agadir and Rabat. The new flagship Jetex […]
EAA Young Eagles Program Reaches Milestone of 2.2 Million Kids Flown
The biggest youth aviation education program ever created reached another milestone this week, as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program surpassed 2.2 million kids flown since the first program’s flights took place at the 1992 EAA Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh. “As we reach each of these milestones, it’s a further credit to the dedication […]
