Silver Air, the private jet management and charter company with operations in Los Angeles, The Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Houston and New York, is adding another supermid jet to its managed charter fleet. Based in Los Angeles, the Gulfstream G200 S/N 75 now under PURE Jet Management will fly out of Van Nuys Airport (VNY) […]
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L2 Expands Military Services with KC-10 ADS-B Upgrade
L2 Aviation (L2) announced today they have been awarded an avionics installation subcontract from Collins Aerospace. L2’s Remote Avionics Modification Services (RAMS) teams will install the Mode-5 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender Aerial Refueling Tanker Fleet under Solicitation Number FA8105-19-R-0006. L2 Aviation will provide multiple Contract Field Teams […]
AOPA Wraps Up 2019 High School Aviation STEM Symposium
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) wrapped up its fifth High School Aviation STEM Symposium at United Airlines Flight Training Center in Denver this year. The event included a dozen breakout sessions; keynote addresses from leaders at United Airlines, Uber Elevate, and the Air Force; as well as opportunities for teachers to network and […]
AOPA Winner of 2019 Brewer Trophy
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA’s) You Can Fly program received the 2019 Frank G. Brewer Trophy during the National Aeronautic Association’s Fall Awards Dinner in Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday evening. According to an NAA press release, AOPA’s You Can Fly program was recognized “…for fostering an appreciation of general aviation flying by working to […]
NBAA Congratulates Medical Response Pioneer Joan Sullivan Garrett on National Aviation Hall of Fame Induction
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen congratulated Joan Sullivan Garrett – a former NBAA Board member and NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award recipient – as an inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) Class of 2020, in recognition of her visionary work as the founder of MedAire, the […]
NBAA Awards Inaugural Cheri Rudd Memorial Scholarship
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has named business aviation flight attendant Rebekah Knaster as the recipient of its first Cheri Rudd Memorial Scholarship, for exemplifying business aviation’s commitment to exceptional customer service. Knaster was awarded a $2,500 scholarship to attend accredited professional training courses focused on advanced customer service. This annual scholarship was created […]
GCR Launches New AirportIQ 5010 Site
GCR Inc. (GCR), a New Orleans-based technology and professional services firm, announced that it has launched a new version of the popular 5010 site along with a new domain: AirportIQ5010.com. For more than 20 years, GCR’s AirportIQ 5010 site has displayed the most current airport information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aeronautical Data […]
Interel Closure to Leave NASAO Homeless, In Search for New President
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced a change of management and executive leadership heading into 2020. NASAO has been contracted with the association management firm, Interel, since 2017 when the company acquired Association Management Group, Incorporated. With the announcement of Interel’s U.S. office closure, and termination of all association management services […]
EAA Honors Five Aviators with Halls of Fame Induction
The Experimental Aircraft Association recognized the contributions made by five people to the world of flight as they were inducted into the EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame on November 7 during a ceremony at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The five inductees represent a spectrum of aviation within the EAA community and […]
C&S Joins The Good Traveler Program for Carbon Offsets of Airline Travel
C&S Companies has announced its partnership with The Good Traveler Program to reduce the firm’s carbon footprint related to employee air travel. Building on years of experience working with airport clients to decarbonize the aviation industry, the company says it is excited to continue and deepen their commitment to corporate sustainability. As a national firm […]
