Vaisala, recently announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract by American Airlines to supply lightning alerts, using its Vaisala AviCast Lightning Alert System. The technology will be deployed at 26 maintenance locations and 25 regional airport locations at which American Airlines conducts flight operations. Fifty of these sites are in the continental U.S. […]
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Flying Salukis Earn Ticket to Nationals
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Flying Salukis utilized depth to turn in another dominating performance for the team’s sixth straight National Intercollegiate Flying Association Region VIII title Saturday, Oct. 29. Senior Bradley C. Smith earned top pilot honors and six other Flying Salukis finished among the top 10 overall scorers as SIU won a ninth […]
Nominations for the Strickler and Crown Circle Awards Are Now Open
The National Coalition of Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) has established two awards recognizing outstanding leadership in aerospace education, the Crown Circle Aerospace Leadership Award and the Mervin K. Strickler Jr. Aerospace Leadership Award to honor individuals or organizations who exemplify leadership in aerospace education. These two awards provide an opportunity to recognize outstanding efforts […]
Panther Expands Aviation Division, Names Basonic State Aviation Project Manager
Panther International LLC, a grant management software company based in Tampa Bay, announced that Tim Basonic will join the company as State Aviation Project Manager. Basonic has more than 25 years of project management, software security, database design, network administration, information architecture, application development, database deployment and management experience while serving in the military as […]
FAA Awards $33.7 Million in Environmental Grants to Airports
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday announced the recent award of $33.7 million in FAA grants to nine airports around the country to reduce emissions and improve air quality through the FAA’s Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Zero Emissions Airport Vehicle (ZEV) programs. “These grants represent the U.S. Department of Transportation’s continued commitment […]
FAA Awards $90 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced on Friday more than$90 million in FAA grants to six airports in Alabama, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Wyoming for airport runway, taxiway, and apron projects. “A safe and efficient air transportation system for the traveling public requires building and maintaining the airport infrastructure at our nation’s […]
EAA, Sporty’s Open Doors to Aviation for More Than 40,000 Young People
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Sporty’s Pilot Shop are doing their part to ensure the next generation of aviation thrives, as more than 40,000 young people have now enrolled in the Sporty’s Learn to Fly online course as a follow-up to their flights in the EAA Young Eagles program, which introduces youth to aviation […]
Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet Achieves FAA Certification
Cirrus Aircraft recently announced the arrival of a new era in personal transportation as the Cirrus Vision® Jet – the world’s first single engine Personal Jet – achieved FAA certification. With this milestone accomplishment, the Vision Jet ushers in a new category of aircraft that delivers an unrivaled pilot, passenger and operator experience, and certification […]
Light-Sport CTLS Solidifies Rrepresentation in U.S. Market
Since the beginning of Light-Sport Aircraft in 2004, the CT series, now led by the CTLS model, has been the best-selling model in the United States. After experiencing difficulties in mid-2016, Flight Design GmbH came to agreements with AeroJones Aviation and the company is in the final stages of acquiring all assets and technological rights […]
2nd Annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium Coming to Seattle
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host the second annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, November 6 and 7. Nearly 200 aviation educators and administrators from around the country who are dedicated to building and strengthening aviation STEM programs in high schools will attend […]
