Flagstaff Pulium Airport was the recipient of this year’s “Airport of the Year” award, sponsored annually by the Aeronautics Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation, (ADOT). Aeronautics Division Director, Barclay Dick, presented the award at the Arizona Airports Association’s, (AzAA) annual Spring Conference, coincidentally held in Flagstaff this year. John Lauher, Airport Director, […]
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Ft. Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Now Using Sensis ASDE-X
EAST SYRACUSE, NY – April 20, 2009 – Ft. Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is now operating with Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Fifteen of the 35 airports to receive the technology through the FAA’s ASDE-X program are now operational. ASDE-X combines ground surveillance data […]
West Virginia Governor Announces Additional State Funding for Airports
Contact: Matt Turner, 304-558-2000 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today announced an increase in state matching funds to support airport infrastructure growth projects. This funding increase results from the West Virginia Aeronautics CommissionÂs board recent decision to increase state matching funds to state airports that receive a new grant from the Airport Improvement Program […]
AviaEd to Again Conduct ACI Safety Management Systems Course
April 20, 2009 – Tucson, AZ – Instructors from AviaEd will be instructing the upcoming safety management systems course on behalf Airports Council International (ACI), a trade association headquartered in Geneva, for airport employees in South Africa at the end of this month. About 20 employees from Airports Company South Africa are expected to participate […]
Economic Conditions Halt Midway Privatization Efforts
On April 20, 2009, the City of Chicago announced that a pending 99-year lease of Midway Airport has been terminated. Gene Saffold, Chief Financial Officer for the city, explained that the private investors, Midway Investment & Development Company LLC, were unable to secure the financing required to close the deal. However, Saffold left the window […]
Arizona Program Highlights Successful Women in Aviation
Successful women from several generations were featured speakers at the 3rd Annual Wings to Fly program April 11th, sponsored by the Aeronautics Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation. The event, held at the Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force Museum at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, encourages girls to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace. […]
Georgia Aviation Legislation Receives Final Passage
ATLANTA— The Georgia General Assembly today gave final passage to Governor Sonny Perdue’s proposal to create the Georgia Aviation Authority that will govern the state’s aircraft management. Senate Bill 85 was introduced by Administration Floor Leader Sen. Bill Heath and carried in the House by Administration Floor Leader Rep. Jimmy Pruett. “The Georgia Aviation Authority […]
NBAA’s Bolen Provides No Plane No Gain Update for Sate Aviation Officials
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen addressed the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington, where he highlighted the business aviation community’s No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign, and urged state aviation officials across the country to get involved. "The No Plane No Gain campaign […]
Recreational Aviation Foundation Brings issues to Washington
From left to right: Montana Senator Max Baucus, RAF president John McKenna, RAF Florida liaison Tim Clifford and Montana Senator Jon Tester at the Capitol in February. Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) president John McKenna and Florida Liaison Tim Clifford spent three action-packed days in Washington, DC in late February with multiple goals to educate […]
NASAO, FAA Continue MOU Commitments
Michelle McEnany, 2009 Chair for the National Association of State Aviation Officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FAA and NASAO on March 31, 2009. Pictured with Ms. McEnany and signing on behalf of the FAA is Chris Blum, Central Region Administrator. The first MOU between the two organizations was signed in 1996 […]
