Heart Aerospace Opens US R&D Hub, Enters New Development Phase for Hybrid-Electric Airplane

Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, Heart Aerospace, announced a significant milestone with the opening of a new Research and Development hub in the United States. This strategic move comes as the company prepares to enter a new phase of hardware testing in the development of its first regional hybrid-electric airplane, the ES-30. The Los Angeles-based R&D […]

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Chevron Pipe Line Company and American Aerospace Technologies to Fly Unmanned Aircraft in San Joaquin Valley

Photo above – The AiRanger has been cleared for use in pipeline surveillance. (Photo Courtesy: Chevron/AATI) Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL) and American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct unmanned aircraft surveillance in the San Joaquin Valley. The AiRanger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) was […]

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Monterey Regional Airport Features the Work of Central Coast Art Association

Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has announced a year-long partnership with Central Coast Art Association (CCAA). The newly installed Mezzanine Gallery exhibit “Visualizing the many wonders of Monterey County through art” serves to draw attention to the beauty, enhancement, history and serenity of Monterey County for the over 500,000 annual passengers that use MRY. Monterey Regional […]

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Sacramento International Airport Advances in Critical Funding Program

The Build America Bureau Credit Review Team voted on January 10 to advance the Sacramento International Airports (SMF) Pedestrian Walkway Project to the “Creditworthiness” stage of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) process. TIFIA is a federal program that provides low-cost loans to eligible infrastructure projects. Historically the program has focused on surface […]

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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 […]

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