Historic Stearman Speedmail biplanes carried 2,700 letters for 1,200 miles from San Diego to Seattle from Sunday, May 13, to Friday, May 18, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of airmail service in the United States. The Mail Centennial Celebration included a stop in Olympia where the public viewed these rare planes. The Olympia stop on […]
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Ken Wiegand Joins BA Group to Provide Airport Consulting Services
The Business Aviation Group announced that Kenneth F. Wiegand, A.A.E., principal of Business Airport Consulting, LLC, is now providing airport consulting services to BA Group clients. “I am excited to be working with Iver Retrum and David Vaughan, who are respected industry experts in airport real estate and the Fixed Base Operations. I look forward […]
Conklin & de Decker Release Aircraft Cost Evaluator 18.1 Including New Phenom 300E & 650E Data
Conklin & de Decker announced that the latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator (ACE) release 18.1 is now available. As the industry standard for benchmarking operating and ownership costs for more than 550 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft, ACE is the flagship product from the Conklin & de Decker family of aircraft operating and acquisition data […]
Alaska Airlines gets ‘animated’ with newly themed plane featuring artwork from Incredibles 2
Ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Disney•Pixar’s Incredibles 2 on June 15, Alaska Airlines unveiled a special-edition plane today, featuring moviegoers’ favorite family of “Supers.” The Incredibles 2-themed plane, Alaska’s first Disney•Pixar film livery, was unveiled to a crowd of more than 2,000 cheering students during Aviation Day at the airlines’ Seattle hangar. “This plane […]
AAAE Announces Creation of Two New Women in Aviation Scholarships
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has announced that it is doubling the number of awards given under the Women in Aviation Scholarship program in 2019 with the creation of two new permanently-endowed scholarships in honor of Gina Adams, Corporate Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx, and Trish Gilbert, Executive Vice President at […]
AAAE Elects Leaders for 2018-19 at 90th Annual Conference and Exposition
Jeanne Olivier, A.A.E., ACE, Assistant Director, Aviation Security and Technology at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, took office last week as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2018-19. Other key appointments to the Association’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Policy Review Committee were also finalized during […]
Cirrus Aircraft Elevates Ben Kowalski to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Cirrus Aircraft announced that Ben Kowalski has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this leadership role on the Customer Experience Team, Kowalski will now lead all sales and marketing efforts for the enterprise. “At Cirrus, we strive to be as innovative in our approach to Sales, Marketing and the growth of […]
Cirrus Aircraft Elevates Ben Kowalski to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Cirrus Aircraft announced that Ben Kowalski has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this leadership role on the Customer Experience Team, Kowalski will now lead all sales and marketing efforts for the enterprise. “At Cirrus, we strive to be as innovative in our approach to Sales, Marketing and the growth of […]
Charles Huettner to Retire as Executive Director of ASA
Charles H. Huettner, the Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association (ASA) for the past 13 years, has announced his intention to retire on July 27, 2018 at ASA’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Huettner began as a consultant to ASA after his retirement from Federal service as a senior executive at the FAA, […]
Trig Avionics Announces Spring Promotion Deal
As the weather starts to improve the flying season is getting underway. Right now Trig Avionics is offering two Spring promotional deals that will enhance your flying experience and serve as a great investment for your aircraft. Customers looking to update their stack radio in certified aircraft should consider the Trig TY96A stack VHF radio. Packed with pilot […]
