The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced the selection of Kent Stauffer, Vice President Safety for Flexjet, as its new ACSF Chairman and Michael Wootton, Director of Operations for Advanced Air, as ACSF Vice Chairman, effective January 1, 2025. Kent will succeed Todd Weeber, whose term expires the end of December 2024. Kent Stauffer […]
Month: November 2024
State Transportation Commission Approves Final 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Program
The State Transportation Commission (STC) approved MDOT’s final 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP) for transmission to the Michigan Legislature, state budget director, and the House and Senate fiscal agencies by March 1, 2025. The State Transportation Commission (STC) approved the final version of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP) for […]
Avianca to Offer Business Class on 34 Routes Across the Americas
Starting this December, Avianca’s new Business Class Americas, available on single-aisle Airbus A320 aircraft, will be extended to 23 additional routes, complementing the 11 that have been in operation since mid-year. This will bring the total to 34 routes offering this service within the continent. This option includes access to seats in the first three […]
Oklahoma Industry Presence Lands at National Business Aviation Association Conference
Photo above – From left are, George Flores, PAS MRO; Walter Baker, Oklahoma Commerce (Commerce); Sandra Shelton, Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA); Senator John Haste; Aldwyn Sappleton, Commerce; Scott Keith, Will Rogers International Airport; Katelyn Wade, ODAA; Grayson Ardies, ODAA, Nick Young, ODAA, and Brent Wright, Commerce. The state of Oklahoma was represented by the […]
San Carolos Flight Center First Flight School to Operate Aircraft on Swift Fuel’s 100R
Photo above – Rabbit Aviation Services CEO Dan DeMeo adds Swift 100R fuel to a San Carlos Flight Center Cessna 172. San Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) has announced that they are now operating all of their Cessna 172 aircraft on Swift Fuels’ newly approved 100R unleaded aviation gasoline. As the first flight school in the […]
Girls in Aviation Soars at Atlantic Aviation at Wiley Post Airport
The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics collaborated with multiple entities including Atlantic Aviation Corporation, Wiley Post Airport, the 137th Special Operations Wing, the Air and Space Forces Association of Oklahoma, and the Women in Aviation International Greater Oklahoma City Metro Chapter to host its second annual Girls in Aviation Day in central Oklahoma. The […]
Lift Off! Your Vision, Your Art, in the 2025 Aviation Art Contest
Grab your colored pencils, crayons, and paints and let your imagination take flight! The N.C. Department of Transportation is soaring into the 2025 Aviation Art Contest, and this year’s theme, “Women with Wings,” is all about celebrating the pioneering women who were trailblazers in aviation, such as pilots, skydivers or women who built and maintained […]
Turkish Airlines Received Three Awards from APEX
Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Türkiye, has been awarded the prestigious ‘World Class’ award by APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association) for the fourth consecutive year, maintaining its place among the 10 airlines in the world that have received this prestigious award. The awards presented by APEX were handed out at a special ceremony during […]
GMR Group Leads Major Push in Modernizing India’s Aviation Infrastructure and Achieves Key Sustainability Milestones
GMR Group, the largest private airport operator in Asia and the second-largest worldwide, has announced significant achievements that are reshaping India’s aviation landscape. The Group is driving sustainable innovation while spearheading modernization efforts to meet the rising demand in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Becomes a Global Leader […]
NUAIR and SRAA Celebrate New Headquarters and Highlight Central New York’s Leadership in Advanced Air Mobility and Drone Innovation
Photo above – Central New York welcomes Assemblymembers Magnarelli, Hunter, and Stirpe along with key partners and industry leaders for the ribbon cutting of NUAIR’s new headquarters in Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Just outside the glass doors of Terminal A at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NUAIR’s newly established headquarters sits immediately next to the NUAIR […]
