Steven Baldwin Associates, LLC (“SBA”) announced that Halifax International Airport Authority (“HIAA”) located in Halifax, Nova Scotia has hired the firm to help expand and enhance offerings from the airport’s already award-winning terminal concessions program, focusing on the evolving needs of passengers and visitors. The contract is the firm’s first with a Canadian airport. Jo-Anne […]
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Iowa Aviation Conference to Feature Al Haynes
Registration for attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors is now open for the 2014 Iowa Aviation Conference! Exhibitors will receive booth space on a first-come, first serve basis. Information on the conference, to be held April 22 & 23 at the West Des Moines Sheraton Hotel, is available at the Iowa Aviation Conference website, or can be […]
Aeronautics Commission Approves $60 Million Capital Improvement Program
More than two dozen communities across the state will see an increase in construction activity at their local airports over the next several years as well as the jobs that come with such infrastructure work. During its recent meeting in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission approved its three-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP […]
NINE NOMINEES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 2013 COLLIER TROPHY
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that nine aviation and aerospace projects will compete for the prestigious 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy. For 102 years the Collier Trophy has been the benchmark of aviation and aerospace achievement. Awarded annually ““…for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America,” it has been bestowed upon some […]
Embry-Riddle To Be Home of Legend Bob Hoover’s Hall of Honor
In a historic nod to honor aviation’s legends and inspire tomorrow’s pilots, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been selected to become the home of The Bob Hoover Hall of Honor. Artifacts and memorabilia in the exhibit will illustrate historical achievements of the stars of the sky and Hoover’s world-renowned career as a test pilot, air show […]
Duncan Aviation Unveils Double Take Design on Company Citation M2
Chairman Emeritus Robert Duncan and his wife, Karen, surround themselves with the things they’re passionate about: aviation and art. So, when Duncan Aviation acquired a new Citation M2, they wanted the jet’s paint scheme to reflect the brush strokes of an artist, an abstract artist. They also simultaneously took the term “green plane” to another […]
NBAA Regional Rep Houckes Receives Silk Scarf Award
NBAA presented its Silk Scarf Award on Jan. 30 to Harry Houckes, NBAA’s longtime Southeast regional representative who was influential in building the Association’s regional representative program. Houckes, who is retiring this month, received the award in recognition of his 12 years of effective and dedicated advocacy work on behalf of NBAA Members and business […]
“The Aviators” Takes Reality Television into New Heights In Season 5
The Aviators television docuseries is closing out season 4 with an all-time high. Since the reality show made its debut in the fall of 2010, it has aired in the United States nearly 40,000 times to an average audience of 10 million PBS viewers each week. Today, the show airs in more than 100 countries, […]
Bell Helicopter and Air Medical Group Holdings Reach Agreement for 20 Helicopters
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company announced a signed agreement for the sale of 20 Bell 206L-4s to Air Medical Group Holdings, one of the largest independent providers of helicopter air ambulance services (HAA) in the world. Deliveries are scheduled to begin this year and continue through 2017. “These new aircraft will serve as replacements […]
PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE RECEIVES FAA CERTIFICATION FOR NEW SEAREY
Progressive Aerodyne, Inc., is pleased to announce the FAA certification of the Searey Light Sport Amphibious Airplane, Elite Version. The Searey Elite, designed and manufactured by Progressive Aerodyne, is equipped with a Rotax 914 turbocharged engine and is equally at home on the ground, in the air, or on the water. This stylish aircraft offers […]
