Nominations for the Strickler and Crown Circle Awards Are Now Open

The National Coalition of Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) has established two awards recognizing outstanding leadership in aerospace education, the Crown Circle Aerospace Leadership Award and the Mervin K. Strickler Jr. Aerospace Leadership Award to honor individuals or organizations who exemplify leadership in aerospace education. These two awards provide an opportunity to recognize outstanding efforts […]

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Panther Expands Aviation Division, Names Basonic State Aviation Project Manager

Panther International LLC, a grant management software company based in Tampa Bay, announced that Tim Basonic will join the company as State Aviation Project Manager. Basonic has more than 25 years of project management, software security, database design, network administration, information architecture, application development, database deployment and management experience while serving in the military as […]

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FAA Awards $33.7 Million in Environmental Grants to Airports

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday announced the recent award of $33.7 million in FAA grants to nine airports around the country to reduce emissions and improve air quality through the FAA’s Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Zero Emissions Airport Vehicle (ZEV) programs. “These grants represent the U.S. Department of Transportation’s continued commitment […]

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FAA Awards $90 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced on Friday more than$90 million in FAA grants to six airports in Alabama, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Wyoming for airport runway, taxiway, and apron projects. “A safe and efficient air transportation system for the traveling public requires building and maintaining the airport infrastructure at our nation’s […]

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AOPA ASI Collaborates with Arkansas Department of Aeronautics to Provide Flight Instructor Training

The AOPA Air Safety Institute (ASI) has been selected by the Arkansas State Department of Aeronautics to provide FAA required recurrent training for many of Arkansas’ Certificated Flight Instructors (CFIs). The Air Safety Institute will provide an in-person Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to approximately 125 CFIs during the two-day event. The course will be […]

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