Continental Motors Group Ltd (CMG), an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, announced recently that Jamerio Vinson has joined the company as Director of Quality responsible for enhancing CMG’s global Quality Management System to provide an integrated Quality and Customer Service experience around CMG’s industry leading piston engine products. (Photo – Michael Skolnik, Vice-President Operations, CMG, […]
Author: Kim Stevens
States and Aerospace Industry Partner to Make America Stronger
The Aerospace States Association (ASA) an association of state Lt. Governors and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) representing aerospace manufacturers have signed a historic agreement to grow high paying jobs, increase economic development and inspire America’s youth to join the aerospace workforce of the future. ASA Chair, Alabama Lt. Governor Kay Ivey said “America’s aerospace […]
NORTH DAKOTA PILOTS COMPLETE “FLY NORTH DAKOTA ” PASSPORT PROGRAM
Fifteen pilots were recently presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program awards pilots for flying to multiple airports within the state as well as attending FAA Safety Seminars and visiting the two North Dakota air museums. The awards are sponsored by North Dakota Department of Commerce’s […]
Florida’s DeLand Airport Welcomes Jana Filip; Announces a New Sport Aviation Village
Jana Filip has joined the staff of the Deland (Florida) Municipal Airport as its new Sport Aviation Administrator. Airport Manager John Eiff welcomed Jana in mid-February, saying, “We are excited to announce some great new plans for our Airport, and we’re delighted to have Jana on board to lead those ventures.” (Photo – Jana Filip […]
Bell Helicopter’s Modern Product Line Attracts North American Customers at HAI
Bell Helicopter announced recently that it secured commitments from two customers for a total of three Bell 407GXPs in corporate/VIP configuration while at the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the signings, Bell Helicopter signed with a private customer based in Newfoundland, Canada, for a Bell 407GXP that will be used for […]
SITA SMART PATH™ USES BIOMETRICS EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY
Recently at Passenger Terminal EXPO, the world’s largest airport exhibition, global IT provider SITA revealed Smart Path™. This new technology allows passengers to move through the airport and board the aircraft simply by presenting themselves for a biometric check. Once verified there is no need for the passenger to present a boarding pass, a passport […]
SUN ’n FUN Career Fair April 6, 2016
SUN ‘n FUN has once again partnered with the industry leading job website, JSfirm.com, to host the upcoming 3rd Annual SUN ‘n FUN Career Fair that will take place during the fly-in on Wednesday, April 6th from 9am-2pm. Recruiters will be onsite to interview for openings with their respected companies. “Each year the Career Fair […]
Royal Canadian Air Force visits Lake Havasu, AZ
By Robert Bob The Lake Havasu Municipal Airport had the great opportunity of hosting the Royal Canadian Air Force Training Squadron 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada for four weeks in January and February of this year. Moose Jaw is also the home of the Canadian Force Snowbird Military Air […]
RV Formation Training Group Holds Clinic in Lake Havasu, Arizona
Photos and Brief by Robert Bob The western states RV (Van Grunsen home built aircraft known as RVs), formation training group held their annual formation training clinic at the Lake Havasu Airport in early February for five days. 32 aircraft from Seattle, Washington to the Midwest attended. This was the fourth year that this training […]
Immense Wood Sculptures Loom Large at Phoenix Sky Harbor
The massive wood sculptures by Phoenix artist, Mitch Fry, brings to mind Aristotle’s famous phrase, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” His large-scale artworks, which are fabricated with a multitude of small pieces, are on display in the Phoenix Airport Museum’s current exhibition titled, Form Matters. The exhibition is located at […]
