The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced a new partnership with Lyndse F. Costabile, president of FunD Av Consulting, LLC, to grow and support the association’s Leadership Council ¬– a group of individuals and businesses, which works together with NBAA to foster an environment that allows business aviation to thrive in the United States […]
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NATCA Honors Life-Saving Air Traffic Controller Flight Assists With 15th Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) presented its 15th annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards, the highest honor in the air traffic control profession, closing last week’s Communicating For Safety conference at Bally’s Las Vegas. NATCA also presented its Region X Commitment to Safety Award that recognizes great work from aviation safety professionals […]
NBC News Correspondent Receives NATCA Sentinel of Safety Award
By Kim J Stevens Veteran NBC News Correspondent Tom Costello was awarded the prestigious NATCA James Oberstar Sentinel of Safety Award on Wednesday, during the Association’s Communicating For Safety Conference held in Las Vegas. The award honors members of the aviation community that have displayed outstanding achievement in the advancement of aviation safety. This is […]
NBAA to Honor Members for Safe Flying at 2019 Convention
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced its 2019 Flying Safety Award recipients for the period ending Dec. 31, 2018. These awards serve as a demonstration of the high degree of professionalism and outstanding safety culture within participating companies. In total, more than 1,000 companies and individuals were recognized for accident/incident-free operations in 2018. […]
AAAE Urges Congress to Update PFC Program to Unlock Airport Infrastructure Investment
With airlines collecting more than $1.5 billion in baggage fees in the second quarter of 2019 – yet another record high – the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) called on Congress to update the arbitrary federal cap on local Passenger Facility Charges to spur investment in new terminals, gates, runways and other airport improvements […]
FAA Veteran Follows Dream, Forms Solco Group
By Kim J Stevens For Kelvin Solco it was a close encounter with an L-1011 on a New Orleans runway that ultimately sealed the deal for a career in aviation. He initially became interested in aviation after being hired as a college intern. “The FAA hired me as a College Co-op Engineer during my sophomore […]
NBAA to Honor Industry Veteran Robert A. Wilson with Doswell Award
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that Wilson Air Center founder and longtime business aviation advocate Robert A. Wilson will receive the 2019 John P. “Jack” Doswell Award during NBAA’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), set for Oct. 22-24 in Las Vegas, NV. Wilson is a member of the NBAA Security […]
NBAA to Bestow Highest Honor on Aviator, Businessman, Philanthropist Ross Perot, Jr.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will bestow its 2019 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, the association’s highest honor, to pilot, businessman and aviation champion Ross Perot, Jr. at this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), taking place Oct. 22-24 in Las Vegas, NV. Perot is a longtime pilot and aviation advocate, who […]
EAA Flight Training Scholarships, Now Accepting Applications
Flight training scholarships from the EAA Aviation Foundation are now accepting applications through November 1, 2019. Applications are open to all ages, for any flight school in the U.S., and any rating or pilot certificate. Applicants need not be an EAA member. More information on the scholarship opportunities and application guidelines are available at EAA.org/scholarships. […]
The End of an Era: American Says Farewell to the Super 80
Photo above by Thomas Beam – American Airlines is retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet today as most of the remaining 26 aircraft take their final flights to Roswell, New Mexico (ROW). The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the 1980s and beyond. The […]
