WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that serious runway incursions were down 50 percent for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year. There were 12 serious incursions in fiscal year 2009 which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial carriers, compared to 25 such events […]
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Lindbergh Foundation Names Larry Williams as Chairman, President & CEO
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., (October 7, 2009) — The Lindbergh Foundation announced that Larry Williams, of BRS Aerospace, was elected as the Foundation’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Larry Williams has brought his exceptional personal and professional skills to the board of directors for two years,” said John King, past chairman of the Foundation and co-chairman […]
Sensis Precision Runway Monitoring at Detroit Metropolitan
EAST SYRACUSE, NY – October 5, 2009 – Sensis Corporation’s Precision Runway Monitoring – Alternative (PRM-A) solution is now operational at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). The highly accurate multilateration surveillance from the Sensis Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS) system is providing controllers at DTW with the precise aircraft position information needed to simultaneously separate […]
Mississippi Airport to get $1.85 Million Grant
RAYMOND, Miss. – Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (shown right) (R-Miss.) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will invest $1.85 million for the design and installation of an Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the John Bell Williams Airport. The funding is a collaborative result between Cochran, the […]
NASAO Elects New Officers
Washington, DC, September 30, 2009 – Members of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) elected Victor N. Bird (shown at right) of Oklahoma as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 2010 at their annual convention and tradeshow in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. Bird, director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, is well […]
NASAO Presents Association Awards
Washington, DC, September 30, 2009 – Members of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) presented the association’s awards at their annual convention and tradeshow in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. The Kenneth A. Rowe Ambassador of Aviation Award: The highest award NASAO members may present to a fellow aviation agency director was presented […]
Western Petroleum Expands Customer Base With Five New FBOs in Maine
September 2009 — Eden Prairie, MN – Western Petroleum Company, a nationwide marketer of ExxonMobil aviation fuels and programs recently added five (5) new FBO customers in Maine, which were previously serviced directly by ExxonMobil. The new Western Petroleum customers are Northeast Air, Inc. in Portland (PWM), the City of Bangor Airport (BGR), Presque Isle […]
Administrator Babbitt to Address Alternative Aviation Fuels Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt will open the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) General Meeting on Wednesday, Sept 30 at 9 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W. CAAFI is sponsored by the FAA, Air Transport Association (ATA), Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and […]
Fulton Recipient of NASAO Ambassador Award
Dave Fulton, Aviation Director for the Texas Department of Transportation received the Kenneth A. Rowe Ambassador for Aviation Award at the 2009 Annual Meeting and Trade Show of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) held recently in Tucson, Arizona. Fulton (pictured at right) came to TxDOT in June 1992 after serving with […]
State, Local Officials Tour North Carolina Helipad
RALEIGH — State and local officials participated recently in an open house to tour the Ocracoke Island Emergency-Use Helipad at the Ocracoke Island Airstrip. They received a demonstration of the facility’s capabilities and learned more about medical evacuations that have taken place. The N.C. Department of Transportation Division of Aviation worked with the Ocracoke Island […]
