The Memphis City Council has confirmed the reappointment of Jack Sammons to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners. Sammons was nominated by City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. Sammons previously served on the MSCAA board from 2010 until May 2015 and was the chairman of the board from January 2013-May 2015. He […]
Author: Kim Stevens
FLYR Labs Appoints Kelley Michalik as Chief Marketing Officer
FLYR Labs, the pioneer of The Revenue Operating System®, today announced the appointment of Kelley Michalik as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to founder and CEO Alex Mans. “Kelley brings a wealth of marketing experience and know-how to FLYR, including an impressive track record leading high-performance teams in rapidly growing organizations,” said Mans. […]
Chapman Freeborn announces the appointment of Alex Rincker as Senior Vice President, ACMI – Americas
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Alex Rincker as its new Senior Vice President, ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) at its North American headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “We are delighted to welcome Alex to the Chapman Freeborn Americas family,” stated David McCown, President – Americas, Chapman Freeborn. “We see significant growth opportunities in the […]
Berry Aviation Names Vice President of Unmanned Aerial Systems Division
Berry Aviation, Inc. has announced the expansion of their executive leadership team by welcoming Tom Ballenger as Vice President of its Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) group. Ballenger is responsible for the oversight, management, and execution of Berry Aviation’s UAS contracts, delivering warfighter capability and customer support excellence. Additionally, he will spearhead capability development in UAS, […]
Colorado’s Hetty Carlson Inspiring Our Future Aviation Workforce
Photo above – Supporting Colorado’s aviation community is an important component of Hetty Carlson and Colorado Division of Aeronautics outreach. Here Hetty provides a new aeronautical chart to a pilot at the EAA Chapter 1267 regional fly-at Emily Warner Field (KGNB). (Penny Hamilton Photo) By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Hetty Carlson is the latest addition […]
Government Funding Supports GA’s Progress Toward Lead-Free Future
President Biden signed comprehensive legislation on December 29 that funds the executive branch for fiscal year 2023. The bill also recognizes the collaborative industry-government effort to move general aviation to a fleetwide drop-in, lead-free fuel solution no later than 2030 by including $10 million for additional unleaded fuel testing and evaluation. In February 2022, aviation […]
C&S Announces Leadership Transitions
As part of a planned succession of the organization, C&S has announced several leadership transitions. Michael Hotaling, currently executive vice president, has stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer of C&S Worldwide Holdings. John Camp, PE, has been named the new chief operating officer and president of C&S Worldwide Holdings. Aileen Maguire Meyer, PE, […]
William Shatner to Receive the “Inspiration and Patriotism Award” at Annual Living Legends of Aviation Event
John Travolta, The Official Ambassador of Aviation, to host the 20th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards on Friday, Jan 20th, 2023, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The event honors those who have made significant contributions to aviation/aerospace. This year’s Presenting Sponsors are Ducommun, Sierra Nevada Corp. and Williams International. A […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Brings Annual $513 Million Impact to State, Local Area
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) helped support 2,465 jobs, brought in more than $27 million in state and local tax revenue and created an economic output of $513 million for the area, according to a report recently released by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The report, titled North Carolina: The State of Aviation, […]
FAA Grants Initial Approval Allowing BVLOS Drone Flights on North Dakota Drone System
Leveraging Vantis, the state’s first-of-its-kind UAS network, uAvionix, a drone company, received approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone flights in North Dakota. uAvionix demonstrated to the FAA that it established adequate risk mitigations to satisfy required safety standards for the specified BVLOS operation within the national airspace […]
