As FAR Part 107 (commercial) operations utilizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including many larger fleet operators, continues to increase, UAS operators are recognizing the need for more and better operational documentation that can be kept updated and shared with pilots spread across a wide geography. As USI offers commercial UAS operators’ holistic solutions to successfully […]
Month: March 2022
DRONEDEK Applauds FAA for Opening Door to Drone Package Delivery in the U.S.
Dan O’Toole, Founder and CEO of DRONEDEK, today lauded a federal aviation committee for recommending new regulations that would encourage drone-based package delivery in the United States. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) issued its report late last week. “Our smart mailbox has the capacity to […]
Todd Young Joins Marsh Brothers Aviation Advisory Board
Industry veteran Todd Young has been appointed as a non-executive member of the Advisory Board of Canada’s Marsh Brothers Aviation. Mr. Young will tap into his extensive executive level experience with Bombardier and De Haviland Canada to help leverage the company’s position across regional and global aviation markets. Marsh Brothers Aviation Chairman Sandy Thomson said: […]
ATP Flight School and Spirit Airlines Award $20,000 Pilot Training Scholarship During Women in Aviation Conference
The Spirit Charitable Foundation and ATP Flight School, on behalf of the ATP Alumni Association, have awarded a $20,000 training scholarship to an aspiring airline pilot, Kayce Sorbello, during the 2022 International Women in Aviation Conference. Originally from St. Louis, Kayce Sorbello started her journey towards becoming a professional pilot in August 2021 at ATP’s […]
Final Women in Aviation Advisory Board Meeting Held
The Women in Aviation Advisory Board held its final meeting today and voted unanimously to submit its report to the FAA Administrator at the meeting. The FAA will post the report on its website later this week after the board transmits it to the agency. The FAA will review the report and consider the strategies […]
Pilots Recognized for Completing “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program
Photo above – Left to right are, Kyle Wanner – ND Aeronautics Commission, Steve Martens, Robert Sprague, Ethan Sprague, Bob Simmers, Justin Weninger – ND Aviation Association. Earlier this month seventeen pilots were presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying […]
Register Now for 2022 FAA Drone Symposium
Registration is now open for this year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drone Symposium, which will be held on April 28, 2022. The in-person event will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. In keeping with this year’s theme “Arise,” the symposium will focus on the expansion and advancement of how drones […]
Yuma Int’l Airport Completes Master Plan and Apron Rehab Projects
Yuma International Airport has announced the successful completion of two major projects, the 2020 Airport Master Plan and the Rehabilitation of the General Aprons. Airport Director Gladys Brown shared that in August 2019, the Yuma County Airport Authority hired airport consultant Mead & Hunt, Inc. to prepare the airport’s 2020 Airport Master Plan. “The masterplan […]
Iowa DOT Administers Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund
The Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund (ICAIF) being administered by the Iowa DOT is made possible with allocations through Federal American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds. A total of $100M is being offered through reimbursable grants to the eight public-owned commercial service airports in Iowa as identified in the 2020 Iowa Aviation System Plan. […]
Iowa Governor Announces $100M Investment for Commercial Airports
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $100 million investment to modernize and strengthen Iowa’s air transportation system through the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund. Iowa’s eight commercial airports are eligible for funding that will support modernization and expansion projects. Ninety percent of the funds will be granted based upon passenger numbers from 2019 and the […]
