Hamburg Airport is Germany’s fifth largest airport and is served by over 60 airlines. The airport operator, Flughafen Hamburg GmbH, is renovating Apron 1, an area of 330,000 square meters with an investment of €120 million. The airport will introduce Europe’s first-ever Follow the Greens operations where individually controlled green lights guide the pilots safely […]
Author: Kim Stevens
Louis Berger Selected to Support North Concourse Program at Salt Lake City International Airport
Louis Berger has been selected to provide program management services for the North Concourse program at the Salt Lake City International Airport. The program is part of the Salt Lake City International Airport Redevelopment Program, which Louis Berger has been involved with since 2013. “We are delighted to leverage our global resources and top-notch talent […]
Single European Sky Steps Closer Thanks to Multi-Frequency Datalink Upgrade
A significant, multi-frequency European datalink infrastructure upgrade has been completed by SITAONAIR, marking an important milestone in realizing the Single European Sky (SES) vision, and in tackling congestion in Europe’s airspace. SITAONAIR’s upgrade fosters and enhances the provision of air/ground (A/G) datalink in Europe across multiple frequencies, supporting the region’s increasingly pressured Air Traffic Control […]
NASAO Part of Coalition Asking Congress to Fully Fund Contract Towers
A coalition of aviation groups, including the National Association of State Aviation Officials, wrote leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars. In a letter sent today, the aviation groups, which included the U.S. Contract Tower […]
LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY WELCOMES NEW FIRE CHIEF
The Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) has named Tracy Wayne Young as chief of the Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) department. He will be responsible for managing all ARFF services including the planning and coordination of aircraft rescue, firefighting, medical response, fire safety, disaster preparedness and development of training programs for the 42-member department […]
Design from Vancouver Team Chosen for New WSDOT Airport Informational Kiosk
The votes are in, and the new state airport kiosk will be a design by a pair from Vancouver, WA. Designed and built by George Welsh, and featured artwork from Hannah VanGelder (pictured above), their concept earned the top votes during the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division’s airport kiosk design competition. Ballots were […]
ASA Opens 2018 Distinguished Aerospace Service Award Nominations
The Aerospace States Association is now accepting nominations for the association’s 2018 Thomas R. Hobson Distinguished Aerospace Service Award. The award is named in honor of Thomas R. Hobson, who served as Principal Manager of Government and Public Affairs at Rockwell Collins, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA. Mr. Hobson desired and worked tirelessly to ensure […]
Spirit Airlines Pilots Ratify 5-Year Agreement
Spirit Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced the ratification of a new five-year working agreement Wednesday. Of the 98 percent of pilots who voted, 70 percent cast ballots in favor of the agreement. “This agreement increases our annual compensation, delivers job protections, and maintains important quality-of-life protections,” […]
AirMap & Skyguide Join Forces to Develop Europe’s First National Drone Traffic Management System
Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, a global airspace management platform for drones, announced that they will develop and deploy the first national drone traffic management system in Europe. The system will be the first national deployment of U-space, Europe’s vision for the digital infrastructure that will support safe and secure access […]
ASA Opens 2018 Distinguished Aerospace Service Award Nominations
The Aerospace States Association (ASA) has announced it is now accepting nominations for the association’s 2018 Thomas R. Hobson Distinguished Aerospace Service Award. The award is named in honor of Thomas R. Hobson, who served as Principal Manager of Government and Public Affairs at Rockwell Collins, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA. Mr. Hobson desired and […]
