Following the 87th National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Annual Convention and Tradeshow, held September 23-25, 2018 in Oklahoma City, the NASAO Executive Committee and Board received the resignation of Mark Kimberling, who has served as President and CEO for the past two years. The Board has appointed John Shea to serve as Interim […]
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FAA Executive Inducted to Hall of Fame
On Friday, Sept. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management Annie B. Andrews was inducted into the 2018 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in the Government and Law category. In accepting the award, Andrews credited the influence of her family on her character, in particular her mother Capt. […]
ATP Takes Delivery of 100th Piper Archer
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has completed delivery of the 100th Piper Archer to go to ATP Flight School. The delivery comes as part of an original agreement made in April of 2013 for up to 100 aircraft to the flight school. ATP, America’s largest flight school, specializes in airline pilot training and pilot career development. The […]
WSU-NIAR to Develop Testing Protocols for BRS Aerospace Parachute Recovery Systems
BRS Aerospace has engaged Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU-NIAR) to develop testing protocols for evaluating the safety and performance of aircraft parachute recovery systems in General Aviation (GA) and Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Working with WSU-NIAR’s Crash Dynamics and Virtual Engineering laboratories, BRS Aerospace will develop whole aircraft parachute […]
AOPA Air Safety Institute Releases 27TH Joseph T. Nall Report
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) released its 27th Joseph T. Nall Report, showing general aviation’s energetic efforts to reduce fatal aircraft accidents continued to produce encouraging results in 2015. The overall accident rate per 100,000 flight hours also declined even as total flight hours increased, according to the report. […]
NATA Announces Leadership Transition
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Board of Directors announced the selection of Gary Dempsey as its new President. He succeeds Martin (Marty) H. Hiller, who assumed the role of NATA’s President in 2016, after 6 years of service on the association’s Board of Directors. Dempsey will start his duties on October 1, 2018. “Marty […]
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $586 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $586 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “These airport investments will create jobs in local communities, upgrade reliability, and […]
Future of Aviation Highlighted at EAA AirVenture 2018
Eminent leaders in the aviation industry presented inventive and leading-edge developments, facts and direction for the future in the aviation industry at the recent Lindbergh Innovation Forum, held at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI on July 24th 2018. Drawing from those leading the innovation efforts at Boeing, UBER Elevate, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and six […]
National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 2018 Spirit of Flight Award to be Presented to U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence
The Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that its coveted 2018 Spirit of Flight Award will be presented to The Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) during the 56th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony to be held in Washington, D.C., at the National Building Museum on September 28, […]
EAA Flying Club Initiative Creating Local Pathways to Get People Flying
The mission of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) to growing participation in aviation took another step forward during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, as the organization unveiled its Flying Club Initiative, which helps create local pathways to encourage and develop flying. The focus of the EAA initiative, announced during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in at Oshkosh, […]
