The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Board Chair, Anthony McCloskey of Pennsylvania, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator, Billy Nolen, signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) detailing the partnership between the federal and state government aviation agencies. NASAO and FAA leadership agreed to begin work on fulfilling these commitments immediately, and discuss […]
Month: August 2022
Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum
Volatus Infrastructure, LLC announced today that it chose the Warbirds of Glory Museum as its first charitable cause to support. The museum is home to the restoration project of a World War II B-25 Mitchell Bomber named Sandbar Mitchell. “Preserving the history of aviation is just as important as developing the new technology that is […]
Boca Raton Airport Authority Hosts Award Winning Journalist at Pilot Meeting
August 24th was an exciting day at the Boca Raton Airport Authority (BRAA) as pilots and residents of the Boca Raton community attended the Annual Pilot Meeting held at the Boca Raton Airport. The program was headlined by guest speaker Willard Shepard. Willard Shepard is a five-time Emmy award-winning journalist, attorney, and Gulf War fighter […]
RAF Issues Call to Action to Preserve Utah Backcountry Airstrips
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has released a call-to-action, noting that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has begun the Public Scoping process to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Utah’s Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument (GSENM). The BLM scoping process is to gather topics that the public […]
Samarkand International Airport Launches E-Gate Passport Control System
Following extensive testing, Samarkand International Airport has launched the first E-gate border control system in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The E-gate software and hardware system, developed by an Uzbekistan company under contract with the border troops of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan, allows safe and uninterrupted processing of arriving passengers. The automated border control […]
NATA Announces New Leadership, Recognizes Obitts’ Service to Members
The Board of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced that Timothy Obitts will step down as President and CEO effective September 1, 2022, as Obitts will continue to advance the cause of sustainability as the Chief Legal Officer for Alder Fuels. The Board of NATA has appointed Curt Castagna (President and CEO, Aeroplex Group […]
Iowa Lakes Aviation Earns #1 Ranking for Community College Aviation Programs and 3rd in the Nation for All Colleges
The Aviation and Airport Management program at Iowa Lakes Community College earned top national rankings. Flying Magazine has recently ranked Iowa Lakes Community College as the nation’s leading community college aviation program and third among all college-based aviation programs in the United States. The Aviation and Airport Management program has been offered at Iowa Lakes […]
FAA Awards $231,000 in Grants to Expand Outreach to Under-Represented Students in STEM
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $231,000 in grants to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) outreach. “If kids can dream it, they can do it. It’s up to us to light the path for them,” said FAA Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims. Three grants are for universities to facilitate STEM […]
Boca Raton Airport Authority Has Guest Speaker Willard Shepard at Pilot Meeting
August 24th was an exciting day at the Boca Raton Airport Authority (BRAA) as pilots and residents of the Boca Raton community attended the Annual Pilot Meeting held at the Boca Raton Airport. The program was headlined by guest speaker Willard Shepard. Willard Shepard is a five-time Emmy award-winning journalist, attorney, and Gulf War fighter […]
DroneUp Appoints David Guggina to Company Board
DroneUp, LLC has announced the appointment of David Guggina, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Automation at Walmart, to the company’s board of directors. Guggina brings a deep level of operational and customer-facing expertise from market-leading brands. Following a role in the warehouse group leader program at Anheuser-Busch, he spent nine years at Amazon, beginning […]