The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is encouraging nearly 3,000 private airport owners to respond to a data verification request they may have received in the mail from the FAA, asking owners to verify airport records by June 30 or risk being listed as “closed” in the FAA’s online database and be removed from aeronautical […]
Month: June 2020
NATA Announces Free Safety 1st Clean Standard for FBOs
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is offering Safety 1st Clean – an infectious disease response cleaning standard for Fixed Base Operators (FBOs). The Safety 1st Clean standard is free to the public and produced by the NATA Safety Committee and COVID Task Force to provide general guidance on facility cleaning, disinfecting, and facility operations […]
Yuma, AZ Airport Awards Contract to Replace Baggage Carousel
The Yuma County Airport Authority has awarded a contract for the removal and replacement of the baggage carousel within Yuma International Airport to G and S Mechanical USA, Inc. The project is funded by the Airport’s Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Program. Airport Director, Gladys Brown explained “The scope of work for this project includes the […]
LaGuardia Gateway Partners Announce June 13 Opening Of Arrivals And Departures Hall In Brand New Terminal B At LaGuardia
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the private entity operating and redeveloping LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B, announced the opening of the art Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall, marking the largest milestone in the redevelopment project and signifying that the Terminal B project is approximately 80 percent complete. The completion of this piece of the project is […]
Aviation Stakeholders Oppose Ligado’s Latest Claims on Safety Grounds
Citing multiple ongoing and unresolved concerns about potential harm to the GPS-based National Airspace System (NAS), a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders including NBAA forcefully responded to Ligado Networks’ dispute of a petition from NBAA and others asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pause its approval of Ligado’s latest proposed broadband cellular communications network. […]
Hilton Software Wins $4M Federal Aviation Administration Contract
Hilton Software has won a $4M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide continued software and data excellence in support of the FAA’s Flight Program Operations. “We are humbled to have won the confidence of the Federal Aviation Administration culminating in this award. Hilton Software has always been a company focused on safety. It […]
EAA Brings Aviation Community Together for EAA Spirit of Aviation Week™ on July 21-25
The Experimental Aircraft Association is showcasing the whole spectrum of flight this summer in a virtual way, as Spirit of Aviation Week on July 21-25 will celebrate the entire aviation community. The five-day event will include streamed and on-demand content, encompassing nearly every subset of aviation, with a focus on educational, informational, and entertaining content. […]
Constellium Signs Multi-Year Contract with Airbus to Supply Products and Solutions
Constellium SE announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus. The new 10-year agreement supports all Airbus programs. Under this agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus with a broad range of advanced aluminium rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components. Constellium […]
Trimec Aviation Acquires CA-420 Digital Compass Rose System
Trimec Aviation, a Certified Part 145 Repair Station (#18TR248C), announced it has added a Capital Avionics CA-420 digital compass rose system to support its growing client base with this state-of-the-art aircraft compass alignment tool. John Holland, Trimec Aviation, General Manager, commented, “It has become increasingly difficult and problematic to locate traditional compass roses at local […]
GA Businesses Remain a Critical Link in the Face of Shrinking Airline Footprint
On June 4th, the Department of Transportation issued a final order on adjustments to service obligations, granting point exemptions to 15 Covered Carriers. As air carrier service at commercial airports slowly recovers, general aviation remains uniquely able to provide access and connectivity to thousands of airports around the country. The DOT issued a Show Cause […]
