The 47th Annual Virginia Aviation Conference was held at The Main in Norfolk, August 17-20, 2021. The conference provided an opportunity for DOAV staff, Airport Managers and Sponsors, and Virginia Aviation Board Members to discuss important issues dealing with Virginia’s airports and the air transportation system. National Aviation Day 2021 was August 19 and the […]
Month: August 2021
Barbers Point Flight School, Hawaii Purchases AL172 Simulator
Barbers Point Flight School, Hawaii’s premier flight school, located on Kalaeloa, Oahu, at John Rodgers Airfield, recently acquired a high fidelity ALSIM AL172 simulator. Joining the growing list of AL172 customers in America, it is ALSIM’s first simulator based in Hawaii. Reginald Perry, CEO of Barbers Point Flight School, explains: “We pride ourselves on having […]
National Drone Safety Awareness Week is for Everyone
You are invited to join the FAA and the drone community for the third annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week, September 13-19. This year the focus will be on engaging with recreational flyers. Participation is key to engage in an important safety conversation and to increase public acceptance of drones. Drone operators are being encouraged […]
FAA Invests $85 Million in Airports Across Alaska
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced 19 airports across Alaska will receive a total of $85 million through Airport Improvement Program grants to help with safety, access and sustainability efforts. The funding is from the fifth round of fiscal year 2021 Airport Improvement Program grants. “Aviation is a way of life […]
FAA Awards $20.4M to Reduce Airport Emissions, Purchase Zero-Emission Vehicles and Electrify Ramp Equipment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $20.4 million in grants to reduce emissions and improve air quality at airports across the country. The awards will fund zero-emission airport vehicles, including their electric charging infrastructure, and will electrify the ramp equipment used to service planes at the gate. “Transportation might be the […]
FAA Invests $766M to Build Safer, More Sustainable Airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded more than $766 million in grants to build safer, more sustainable and more accessible airports across the United States. The funding from the fifth round of FY 2021 Airport Improvement Program grants will pay for projects at 279 airports in 44 states plus Guam, Puerto […]
Airlink and Partners Planning for Logistical Challenges and Sustained Response to Haiti Earthquake
Disaster response nonprofit Airlink and its network of airline and nonprofit partners have coordinated the first movement of medical volunteers to Haiti in response to the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Local health systems have reported being overwhelmed by demand. Official estimates have reported 5,700 injured, on top of 1,300 confirmed fatalities. This is the first […]
WAI Receives $12,500 Grant from The ISTAT Foundation
For the seventh year in a row, Women in Aviation International received a $12,500 grant from The International Society of Transport Aircraft Training (ISTAT) Foundation, which funds educational programs that advance commercial aviation. As in past years, this grant will be used to expand the distribution of Aviation for Girls magazine with The ISTAT Foundation […]
Duncan Aviation Celebrates 65th Anniversary
In 1956, Duncan Aviation founder Donald Duncan bought into a Beechcraft distributorship in Omaha, Nebraska. As a pilot and businessman, Duncan had many relationships with aviators who used their aircraft for business purposes. He saw the natural alignment of fast business and quick travel and he positioned his company to help others successfully meet their […]
$400,000 in West Virginia Airport Grants Announced
Gov. Jim Justice and leaders with the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission announced today that a combined total of $444,063 in grant funding has been secured for airports across the state. The grants were approved during the WVAC’s latest meeting on Thursday. “As I’ve said over and over, our airports are so important to our state, […]
