The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) announced that the International Society of Transportation Aircraft Trading Foundation (ISTAT) awarded the NAHF with a grant in support of their 2022 Wings of Women (WOW) event. The ISTAT Foundation annually supports non-profit organizations as part of their effort to raise awareness of aviation careers, provide dedicated education, […]
Month: August 2022
AOPA’s Air Safety Institute Releases Early Analysis of Midair Collision at Watsonville Municipal Airport
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examination of a tragic accident that took place this past Thursday. On August 18, 2022, a twin-engine Cessna 340A with two persons on board and a single-engine Cessna 152 with one person on […]
WAI Receives $15,000 Grant from the ISTAT Foundation
For the eighth year in a row, Women in Aviation International has received a grant from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Training (ISTAT) Foundation, an organization committed to fostering interest in, creating opportunities for, and providing assistance to the global aviation community. The foundation donated $15,000 in support of WAI’s programs designed to promote […]
West-MEC’s Aviation Program Soars to New Heights
Photo above – West-MEC Aviation Program Instructor Terry Menees confers with students. Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC), a career technical education (CTE) public school district serving Phoenix, Arizona, is preparing students to enter the aviation industry with high-value credentials. In 2021, 13 out of 26 West-MEC’s high school aviation program students were able to head […]
DOTD Aviation Section Announces New Aviation Program
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Aviation Section has announced a new program aimed towards driving tourism to Louisiana airports. The Louisiana airport passport program, called Fly Louisiana, is designed to encourage pilots and aviation enthusiasts to visit airports throughout the state. Fly Louisiana supports general aviation, local businesses and tourism in the state […]
Deutsche Aircraft and HEGGEMANN AG Announce Production Readiness of Dornier 328 Landing Gear
Deutsche Aircraft and HEGGEMANN AG announce the production readiness stage of the new landing gear, which will be compatible with the whole Dornier 328 (D328®) aircraft family. The landing gear is retrofittable to both turboprop and jet of the existing in-service fleet, as well as the new D328ecoTM aircraft. Deutsche Aircraft has already secured 17 […]
Nancy Parra-Quinlan Named AFA’s 2022 Teacher of the Year
The Air & Space Forces Association is proud to announce Nancy Parra-Quinlan of Kino Junior High School in Mesa, Ariz., as our 2022 Teacher of the Year (TOY). She was originally nominated for the award by AFA’s AZ-151 Frank Luke Chapter. AFA’s Teacher of the Year award is an annual recognition of exceptional teachers who […]
Oklahoma Aero Education Charts Course to New Heights; Among the Country’s Leaders in Growing the Industry’s Workforce
A century ago, Bessie Coleman, a Langston University student who was of African American and Native American descent, graduated from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale becoming the first African American woman to achieve a pilot’s license. Bessie was billed as “the world’s greatest woman flier.” One hundred years later, Oklahoma has become a national model for […]
Additional Airline Capacity Required to Grow Passenger Numbers in North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 89,865 airline passenger boardings during the recent month of July. This is a decline of 3,057 passengers or a 3.3% decrease in passenger numbers from July of 2021. North Dakota’s airline passenger counts are currently following a national trend where passenger growth over the last […]
Virginia Aviation Board Allocates $7.25 Million to Airports
At the August 12, 2022, Virginia Aviation Board meeting, the Board allocated $7.25 million for 31 projects at 20 airports in the Commonwealth. You can see the list of projects, the amount funded and the airports that received the awards below. Accomack County Airport, Easement Acquisition Services – Phase 2 $92,000.00 Fueling System Upgrade – […]
