The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to place an emphasis on the value of its aviation and weather travel portal for pilots, first responders and others who need real-time weather conditions throughout California. The portal, which was launched last year, was put on display earlier this month at California Aerospace & Aviation Days at […]
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First Pipistrel SkyCharge Electric Aircraft Charging Station Installed in U.S.
The first of five Pipistrel SkyCharge stations to be installed this month has just been completed at Compton Airport, Los Angeles California. This SkyCharge unit is capable of charging 2 electric aircraft at the same time giving the aircraft a one hour flight duration followed by a one hour charge cycle. The aircraft are owned […]
Van Nuys Airport Completes Phase One of Taxiway B Rehabilitation Project
Earlier this month, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) completed phase one of the nine-phase project to rehabilitate Van Nuys Airport’s (VNY) Taxiway Bravo. The $26.3 million, 14-month project will ensure a minimum 20-year taxiway lifespan and make improvements to increase safety. Phase one of the project consisted of a full-depth restoration of the north end […]
OPENER Names Ben Diachun President
OPENER, a pioneer of aerial vehicles for consumer travel, is pleased to announce the appointment of aerospace industry veteran and innovator, Ben Diachun to the senior leadership team as President. Diachun is coming to OPENER from Scaled Composites, the aerospace company that worked with the late Paul Allen to design and fly SpaceShipOne, an experimental […]
Cadence Aerospace Names Nick Guerra as Company’s Chief Technology Officer
Cadence Aerospace, a provider of highly complex aerospace components and assemblies to commercial and defense customers, has named Nick Guerra as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With Centers of Excellence based in the U.S. and Mexico, Cadence Aerospace serves the world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft, aerostructures, aeroequipment and other defense platforms. Reporting to Thomas […]
Silver Air Adds Global Express with World-Wide Charter Service
Silver Air’s expanding fleet under PURE Jet Management continues to increase charter availability from the company’s various operations bases in the U.S. Adding a Global Express to its managed fleet in early 2019 adds to its growing collection of long-range heavy jets. A 360-view of the Global Express’s interior can be seen from here: https://goo.gl/Ra3duw. […]
Young Aviators from Florida, California Receive EAA’s Initial Ray Aviation Scholarships
Nicole Blount of Lake Placid, Florida, and Max Davidson of Jurupa Valley, California, have received the initial Ray Aviation Scholarships of up to $10,000 from the Experimental Aircraft Association, allowing these young people to take flight training in their local regions and pursue their dreams of flight. The Ray Foundation has provided $1 million to […]
Catalina Island Conservancy Welcomes Marines and Navy to the Airport in the Sky for Runway Repair Project
The Catalina Island Conservancy welcomed more than 70 U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors (Seabees) to Catalina Island last week, as the troops arrived via helicopters at the Airport in the Sky to begin work on repairing the aging main runway at Catalina’s only airport. They joined about 30 other Marines and Sailors who arrived last […]
Aero Club of Southern California to Honor Buzz Aldrin
The Aero Club of Southern California will be holding its annual Howard Hughes Memorial Award Banquet on February 13, 2019. The gala event will be held at the Johnathan Club in downtown Los Angeles and honors the 50th Anniversary of the first maned- flight to the moon. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men […]
Cadence Aerospace Appoints Darren Waltier as Director, Business Development, Cadence Aerospace—Aerostructures
Cadence Aerospace, a provider of highly complex aerospace components and assemblies to commercial and defense customers, announces today the appointment of Darren Waltier as Director, Business Development, Cadence Aerospace—Aerostructures. With Centers of Excellence based in the U.S. and Mexico, Cadence Aerospace serves the world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft, aerostructures, aeroequipment and other defense platforms. Mr. […]