Solar Impulse has successfully completed the second-to-last leg of its Across America mission by landing at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Sunday, June 16 at 12:15 a.m. EDT. The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg used an unprecedented flight strategy to arrive in Washington D.C. on time despite difficult weather conditions […]
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New England Aerospace, Defense Companies Land at Paris Air Show
Six Vermont companies with ties to the aerospace and defense industries are in Paris this week for the International Air Show. Representing Vermont at the world’s oldest and largest trade show connecting commercial and military suppliers with potential customers, were AeroParts Plus of South Burlington; Concepts NREC of White River Junction; Liquid Measurement Systems of […]
Safegate Reaches 2 Million Dockings Per Year in the U.S. and Canada
Safegate Airport Systems, Inc., subsidiary of the Safegate Group, announces it has reached a new milestone in North America. With Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (A-VDGS) installed on more than 700 gates at airports throughout North America, the company estimates that 2 million aircraft will be safely docked this year using the automated system. “While airports around the world have long used Safedock A-VDGS […]
G650 Has First Private Jet Charter This Weekend
Early Friday morning at a private airfield outside Dallas, Texas, Gulfstream’s highly anticipated G650 took off on the world’s first ever charter flight for the brand new business jet. The G650 is the fastest jet in the world (beating out the Citation X by 3mph at 704 mph) and is capable of non-stop flights from […]
AAAE Elects Leaders for 2013-14 at 85th Annual Conference and Exposition
Mark Brewer, A.A.E., Airport Director of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, took office May 22 as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2013-2014. Brewer was one of six Executive Committee Members elected by the AAAE membership during the 85th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, held May 19-22 in Reno, Nevada and hosted […]
WISCONSIN LEADERS CELEBRATE GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURING AT JOBS RALLY
Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of manufacturing workers, local officials, business leaders and aviation enthusiasts today at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. for a general aviation (GA) jobs rally. The event was held […]
Piper Appoints Veteran Industry Executive Drew McEwen to Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed General Aviation industry veteran, Drew McEwen, to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he will lead global sales and marketing for the Company. He will continue to report to President and CEO Simon Caldecott and serve on the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. "Drew’s leadership of Piper’s global […]
Elliott Aviation Receives Astronics Max-Viz Sales Excellence Award
Astronics Corporation bestowed Elliott Aviation with the Max-Viz Sales Excellence Award. Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO) is a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power, avionics and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries. (Pictured L-R) Astronics Max-Viz Sales Manager Grant Sumpter, Elliott Aviation Avionics Sales Manager Conrad Theisen, Astronics Executive Vice President Elliott Troutman […]
New Mexico Governor Announces New Spaceport America Tenant
Governor Susana Martinez today announced that Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America to conduct the next phase of flight testing for its reusable rocket program. The company will be a new tenant at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located in southern New Mexico. “I […]
AAAE Questions Airline Opposition to Local PFCs as Bag Fee Collections Skyrocket
With airline fee collections reaching historic highs – and now far surpassing the amount of annual federal investment in airport infrastructure improvements – according to data released by the Department of Transportation, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is questioning the continued opposition of U.S. carriers to an increase in local passenger facility charges […]
