Airports located in one of the nation’s busiest flight training corridors are preparing to impose more fees that will, if implemented, have serious consequences on flight training, flight schools, and local pilots. The landing fees, made possible by newly available automation of satellite data collection and invoicing, may be assessed as early as October 1 […]
Month: September 2024
Senator John Hickenlooper Visits Aims Community College Flight Training Center
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper visited the Aims Flight Training Center at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport on Tuesday. The tour gave him an up-close view of the college’s aircraft and flight simulators and the opportunity to meet with aviation students and faculty. “We were honored to welcome Senator John Hickenlooper to the Aims Flight Training […]
Surplus Airport Equipment Finds New Home at 15 Colorado Airports
The 2024 Colorado Surplus Airport Equipment Sale, held on August 29th, was another great success. Fifteen Colorado public-use airport managers and sponsors scored significant bargains on high-quality, used airport-specific equipment. This event is organized through a longstanding partnership with Denver International Airport (DEN). A total of 21 well-maintained pieces of airport equipment were sold to […]
ALDOT Announces $700,000 in Grants for 13 Airports
The Alabama Department of Transportation announced it has awarded over $700,000 in state funding to thirteen local airports for improvements. Bessemer Municipal Airport will receive $215,506 from a state grant for airfield pavement maintenance. The airport will provide $71,835 in matching local funds, for a total project value of $287,341. The Courtland Airport in Lawrence […]
Morningside Awarded $20,000 ISGC Development Grant
Morningside University announced it has been awarded a $20,000 Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) Curriculum Development Grant to fund its innovative proposal, AVIATE: Advancing Vigorous Instruction for Aviation Training Excellence. The grant will support the development of cutting-edge curriculum modules designed to enhance STEM education and provide hands-on learning experiences in aviation and aerospace. Led […]
Lund University School of Aviation Acquires Two ALSIM Simulators: the Airliner and the AL250
ALSIM announced that Lund University School of Aviation (LUSA) in Sweden, has selected ALSIM for its training needs by purchasing an Airliner and an AL250 equipped with the Engineering Pack. The AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as MCC, […]
Vaisala to Modernize 14 Airports in Indonesia
Vaisala has been selected to provide a EUR 25 million project strengthening airport safety and weather resiliency in Indonesia. As an archipelagic country comprising of more than 17,000 islands, air travel is crucial for the mobility of both people and goods. Indonesia recorded more than 52 million domestic and seven million international passengers in 2022*. […]
APTech Appoints Four New Vice Presidents and Principals
As the company approaches thirty years in business, Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech) has announced the appointment of four new Principals: Kyle Potvin, P.E., Genevieve Long, P.E., LEED AP, Todd Hoerner, P.E., and Stephanie Slife, MBA. These newly minted Vice Presidents collectively bring over 80 person years of experience working for APTech, further strengthening the […]
FAA Awards $4.5M Sustainability Grant to APiJET’s Flight Route Optimization Technology
APiJET, LLC has been selected by the Biden-Harris administration to receive a $4.5 million Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grant to enhance their Digital Winglets™ flight route optimization software. FAST-Tech is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative focused on developing, demonstrating, or applying low-emission aviation technology to reduce carbon pollution, improve aircraft fuel efficiency, and […]
Florida Supreme Court Shuts Door on Aviation Tax Dispute
The Florida Supreme Court has denied Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez’s request to review an earlier ruling favoring the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, shutting the door on a nearly five-year legal battle over a Florida ad valorem tax exemption. “Our aviation industry partners provide critical infrastructure and services to the Tampa Bay region and […]
