Photo above – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Speaks at Binghamton International on September 14th. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that $230 million will be awarded to nine upstate airports for revitalization projects that reimagine and further modernize airports these airports. This funding comes from the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition, a competitive […]
Month: September 2022
Wheels Up Chief Legal Officer Laura Heltebran Joins Women Leading Travel & Hospitality as an Advisory Board Member
Wheels Up Experience announced that Chief Legal Officer, Laura Heltebran has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Women Leading Travel & Hospitality. “I am incredibly honored to be selected by Women Leading Travel & Hospitality to join the Advisory Board,” said Heltebran. “I look forward to working with this group of inspirational female leaders […]
SIU Aviation-United Airlines Partnership Provides Most Secure Career Path to United Flight Deck
Photo above – SIU-United Aviate partnership — Perry Lewis, left, director of United Aviate and pilot strategy, and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane sign an agreement Sept. 13 allowing SIU School of Aviation students to have an accelerated career path to become professional pilots through United Aviate’s program. (Photo by Russell Bailey) A partnership […]
WAI Relaunches Aviation for Girls App
To commemorate the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day, Women in Aviation International is relaunching a free and year-around Aviation for Girls App to enhance youngsters’ learning experience. Available on Apple and Android devices, the user-friendly AFG App is custom designed for WAI to provide an extraordinary engaging and educational experience. This new app features […]
August North Dakota Airline Boardings Up 3% from 2021
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 85,167 airline passenger boardings during the month of August 2022. This is a 3% increase from the 82,167 boardings that the state experienced in August 2021. It is also approximately 16% below August 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 101,784. A major runway intersection reconstruction project […]
Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) Announces $9.25 million in Federal Grants for Airport Improvements
On August 30, it was announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that $9.25 million in federal grants were awarded to four Nebraska airports, in Alliance, Aurora, Burwell, and Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Two airports were awarded federal grants through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (BIL). Burwell/Cram Field received $110,000 and […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Approves Airport Projects for Ardmore Municipal, Enid Woodring and Tulsa Riverside
During their meeting in Oklahoma City in September, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission approved three projects within their Airport Construction Program (ACP) that will strengthen the aviation industry within their respective communities. The Commission approved a state loan for a project identified in the Commission’s approved ACP at Ardmore Municipal Airport. The project will construct a […]
AAAE and TSA Offer Airports Virtual Training Course in Effort to Mitigate Inside Threat
For National Insider Threat Awareness Month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) encourage use of a recently developed virtual insider training course. The two organizations jointly developed the virtual training to help badged employees at airports recognize and report behaviors and activities that could indicate a threat to […]
Policy Brief : Modernizing the Passenger Facility Charge to Improve Aviation
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the transportation sector hard and perhaps the aviation industry hardest. At its worst in April 2020, U.S. air passenger transportation declined by 96% year-over-year. While air travel has rebounded since that nadir, full recovery is expected to take years, particularly for international and business travel. The passenger air transportation market at […]
David Pekoske Confirmed for Second Term as TSA Administrator – Aviation Associations Applaud Decision
The U.S. Senate has confirmed David Pekoske to serve as TSA Administrator for a second term. Aviation Associations including the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), welcomed the confirmation. GAMA President and CEO, Pete Bunce said the TSA plays an essential role […]
