Photos and Story by Kate Stevens On Saturday, kids of all ages welcomed Santa to the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg, Texas for the annual Santa Fly-In. In addition to meeting jolly St. Nick, hot chocolate and cookies were available, as well as caroling with the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church Chancel Choir. The event was […]
Month: December 2022
Resiliency of Airspace Discussed as Part of Successful WRP Principals’ Meeting
Senior leaders from state, federal and Tribal agencies gathered December 8-9 for the 2022 Western Regional Partnership’s (WRP) Principals’ Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first in-person WRP Principals’ Meeting since November 2019 and was considered a great success. Throughout the meeting, Principals were updated on accomplishments detailed in the 2022 report on Building […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor Becomes First Airport in the World to Offer Waymo Rider-Only Autonomous Vehicle Service
Photo above – Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego takes the first ride to the airport in a Waymo autonomous vehicle. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, America’s Friendliest Airport®, has set another milestone with Waymo launching fully autonomous vehicle service to the general public at Phoenix Sky Harbor. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego arrived at the 44th Street […]
Boom Supersonic Announces Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Engine for Overture
Boom Supersonic has announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance. “Developing a supersonic engine […]
Tucson Airport Authority Hires Austin Wright, Promotes Clark Wagner
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) has announced the hiring of Austin Wright as Chief Communications Officer and the promotion of Clark Wagner to Director of Finance. Bringing with him over a decade of airline experience, Wright will oversee the TAA’s marketing and strategic communications department as well as the air service development team. As the […]
NBAA Announces New Scholarship to Honor Retired COO Steve Brown
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced the formation of the Steve Brown Leadership Scholarship, in honor of the association’s former chief operating officer, who retired earlier this year. The scholarship was created by NBAA, in coordination with NBAA Charities, to support students interested in pursuing a career in business aviation who are currently […]
Shelly deZevallos Named to EAA Board of Directors
Shelly deZevallos, Ed.D., has been named to the Experimental Aircraft Association Board of Directors as a Class III Director, serving a one-year, renewable term with EAA’s board. Dr. deZevallos is president of West Houston Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country. “Shelly’s lifelong dedication to aviation education and safety makes her […]
Arora Welcomes the Return of Nick Ryan, PMP as Chief Development Officer
Arora Engineers, LLC (Arora), has announced the return of Nick Ryan, PMP as their Chief Development Officer. Ryan brings over two decades of extensive project and program management for civil, electrical, multidisciplinary, and systems improvements for airport facilities of all sizes, and through all stages of the program life cycle. He has served as an […]
OHB SE and AFK Enterprise to Acquire Stake in Deutsche Aircraft Holdings with Focus on Climate-Neutral Flying!
OHB and AFK’s joint company DAH Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH signed an agreement recently to secure an important minority equity investment in Deutsche Aircraft Holdings (DAH), the sole owner of Deutsche Aircraft Group companies. The investment comes from a joint venture between aerospace company OHB SE and investment company AFK Enterprise AG and will propel the development […]
NBAA Thanks NY Governor for Vetoing Restrictive Noise Bill
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today thanked NY Gov. Kathy Hochul for vetoing the “Stop the Chop” act, which would have allowed anyone to sue a pilot, flight department, line service personnel or company employee operating in the state for alleged helicopter noise pollution, even if the operation was legal. NBAA also thanked its […]
