The National Park Service turns 100 this year and in celebrating this milestone, the Phoenix Airport Museum has opened an art exhibition titled, Find Your Park in Arizona, which showcases the diverse range of Arizona’s National Park offerings. Each of Arizona’s parks is represented with a diverse range of historic images and objects. The selection […]
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ACC’s Spaulding Promoted to Manager Communications
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) announced recently that Chris Spaulding, C.M. has been promoted to Manager, Communications. Spaulding’s promotion was effective as of August, 1, 2016. In this capacity, he will take on greater responsibility in managing the council’s website, email, publications and social media platforms as well as the ACC Young Professionals (YP) Forum initiatives […]
The FAA: Reverse Discrimination
By William Hamilton Americans like to think we are a nation of “laws” passed by our elected representatives. We also like to think the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) puts the safety of the flying public ahead of all other considerations. But the pending, class-action law suit of Brigida vs. the U.S. Department of Transportation shows […]
Conklin & de Decker Announces Life Cycle Cost Release 16.2
Conklin & de Decker has announced LIFE CYCLE COST Release 16.2 is now available and includes six new aircraft as well as the 5-year condensed format from the Aircraft Cost Analysis Program that was recently incorporated. The most innovative and comprehensive aircraft budget & financial analysis tool in the industry, LIFE CYCLE COST (LCC) provides […]
Specialist with Chicago ADO Recipient of 2016 ACC Agency Best Practices Award
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) announced the selection of Amy Hanson, Environmental Protection Specialist with the FAA Chicago Airports District Office, as the recipient of the 2016 ACC Agency Best Practices Award. Hanson was specifically recognized for her leadership and role in successfully delivering the Chicago Modernization Plan Environmental Assessment Re-Evaluation. The purpose of the […]
FAA Announces Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Teams for New Center of Excellence
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced that the agency has selected the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams to lead the new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (COE TTHP). The COE will conduct research and development on technical training for air traffic controllers, aviation safety inspectors, engineers, pilots […]
OAC Awards More Than $218,000 in Aerospace & AvEd Grants
Twenty-four organizations were recently awarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants or contracts totaling over $218,000 from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC). The funds will be used to expose more school-aged children in Oklahoma to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers, particularly those in aerospace and aviation. “Aerospace is our second-largest industry. To ensure […]
Nall Report Suggests Optimism on GA Safety
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) released the latest edition of the Joseph T. Nall Report, a seminal publication that examines GA accident trends in detail. The Nall Report provides the most comprehensive analysis of general aviation safety available. The latest edition includes data through 2013, the most recent year […]
NASAO Awards First “Henry O” Scholarship
A student attending the University of North Dakota has been selected to receive the first Henry Ogrodzinski (“Henry O”) Scholarship Award established by the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO). The $1,000 scholarship will be presented later this month to Jordan Aritt of Minnesota. The scholarship program was created and named after Ogrodzinski (pictured […]
Consultant Team Begins Update to Phoenix Goodyear Airport Master Plan
The consultant team made up of members from Armstrong Consultants Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Genesis Consulting Group, Woolpert, and Class V Communications has begun work on an update to Phoenix Goodyear Airport’s master plan. The existing airport master plan was completed in 2007 prior to the economic downturn which followed in 2008. The airport, like […]
