A NASA space mission to a small, metallic ‘world’ captured the imagination of university students around the country. The mission’s destination, Psyche, is an asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter that may offer a unique window into Earth’s core. Psyche appears to consist of exposed nickel-iron core material of an early building block of a […]
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Arcline Investment Management to Acquire Hartzell Aviation
Arcline Investment Management (“Arcline”), a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hartzell Aviation (“Hartzell” or the “Company”) from Tailwind Technologies. Hartzell designs and manufactures proprietary aircraft subsystems and aftermarket components. The Company operates two complementary business units: Hartzell Propeller and Hartzell Engine Tech. Hartzell Propeller is […]
Colorado City Airport Honored as 2023 Airport of the Year
Community engagement and facility upgrades helped make Colorado City Municipal Airport the state’s Airport of the Year for 2023. The airport is owned and operated by the Town of Colorado City. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Group cited the northern Arizona airport’s community outreach, including an expanded Fly-in and Airshow attended by 1,400 people, […]
Monterey Regional Airport Awarded Two Fed Grants Totaling $25M to Improve Infrastructure
The Monterey Regional Airport was awarded two grants totaling $25 million to support enhancements to the airport through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced the federal grants, which were made possible through a $22 million Federal Aviation Administration’s AIP grant to support […]
NASAO Announces 2023 – 2024 Board Members
Photo above – The 2023–2024 NASAO Board of Directors was announced during a general session on Tuesday afternoon. The ushering in of the new board was commemorated by the passing of the gavel from NASAO Immediate Past Chair, David Ulane (CO) (right), to Chair Kyle Wanner (ND). The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) […]
AvMet Applications Expands SmartSky® Predictive Weather Data Suite Adding Live Weather Impacts for Airports, Terminal Airspace, and Jet Routes
SmartSky, the innovative air-to-ground inflight connectivity provider, and AvMet Applications Inc., prediction provider for aviation weather impacts, have announced an agreement that brings AvMet Service offerings to the SmartSky Predictive Weather Data Suite delivered via the SmartSky Skytelligence® aviation data exchange. For the first time, airline dispatch, FBOs, airports and ground operations will have access […]
Intermountain Health Joins the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ASCF.aero), a non-profit organization which supports the highest safety standards for more than 320 business, charter and fractional operators in the aviation industry, today announced that four certificate holders owned and operated under the parent company Intermountain Health will participate in the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The Intermountain […]
Chad R. Makovsky, A.A.E., ACE, IACE Earns Professional Airport Accreditation
Chad R. Makovsky, A.A.E., ACE, IACE, Director of Aviation Services, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ, has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). To qualify for his distinction, Chad had to successfully complete three phases of the accreditation process: (1) pass a 180-item […]
Monterey Regional Airport Shatters Boarding Records
The Monterey Regional Airport has seen an increase in passengers boarding commercial flights this summer, May through July, with a staggering 74,181 passengers embarking in just those three months. The May passenger counts started the trend, breaking the milestone for most passengers to fly out of MRY in a single month since the closure of […]
Marshall Stevens to join MSCAA as Vice President of Operations/Chief Operating Officer
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has selected Marshall Stevens as its new Vice President of Operations. Stevens has more than 30 years of aviation experience, most recently as the Deputy Executive Director for Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) in Middletown, PA, a position he has held since March 2008. He previously served as Airport Manager for […]
