Conklin & de Decker will host the 11th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 30 – December 1, 2010 at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort. Unique from other seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar is the only seminar that is designed to help the aircraft […]
Author: Kim Stevens
State Airports Will Benefit From State Grants
OKLAHOMA CITY – Construction projects at various airports across the state are one step closer to completion after the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission recently awarded those airports with nearly $550,000 in state grants. The grants are part of the Commission’s Capital Improvement Program, which provides funding to Oklahoma airports for various infrastructure needs, such as runway […]
ARRA Funds to Build Tower at Frederick Municipal
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced over $5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars will be used to build a new air traffic control tower at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md. "General aviation plays such an important role at all levels of our nation’s economy," said U.S. Transportation […]
Public input meetings scheduled for Iowa Aviation System Plan
The Iowa DOT Office of Aviation will be hosting public input meetings to provide information on the draft 2010 Iowa Aviation System Plan update and to obtain your input on the future aviation system in Iowa. Meetings will be held at the following locations: Thursday, November 4, 2010 Spencer Municipal Airport 6:30 p.m. Monday, November […]
FAA Announces Major Gains in Runway Safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that the number of serious runway incursions at the nation’s airports dropped 50 percent from 2009, the second consecutive year that the number of serious incursions was cut in half. “We continue to make terrific progress in the area of […]
FAA proposes broad new rules for helicopter operators
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today proposed broad new rules for helicopter operators, including air ambulances, which, if finalized, would require stricter flight rules and procedures, improved communications and training, and additional on-board safety equipment. “This is a significant proposal that will improve the safety of many helicopter flights in the […]
PIPER BRINGS POWERFUL SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT LINE TO NBAA
VERO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 5, 2010 – Piper Aircraft Inc. will display the broadest and strongest single-engine product line in the aviation industry at the National Business Aviation Association’s 63rd Annual Meeting and Convention Scheduled Oct. 19-21 in Atlanta, Ga. "We are pleased to bring our strong single-engine aircraft to NBAA, because in these […]
Aviation career day on tap at SIUC
By Pete Rosenbery 10/07/2010 12:18:18 CARBONDALE, Ill. — The “outstanding partnership” with American Airlines continues later this week with the annual American Airlines-Southern Illinois University Carbondale Aviation Career Day. And with published projections that show a potential worldwide need for more than 1 million pilots and aviation maintenance personnel during the next 20 years, the […]
FAA Announces Over $2.5 Million in Additional Recovery Act Airport Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that three additional airport projects have been selected for funding, paid for with more than $2.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars that became available because of airport projects that came in under budget nationwide. “With these additional Recovery Act […]
Essential Air Service; GOOD, BAD or UGLY
“OPINION NEEDED” By Gary R. Ness The publisher of the State Aviation Journal asked if a broad-brush approach on Essential Air Service, (EAS) could be put together for the enjoyment and edification of its readers. No problem, we can “Broad Bush” just about anything, given time. The first thing to do was to probe my […]
