Photo above – Harrison Ford, left, is interviewed by EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton during AirVenture 2016. SAJ Photo by Andrew Stevens. The Aero Club of Southern California is proud to honor legendary hero, both on and off-screen, Harrison Ford with the prestigious 43rd annual Howard Hughes Memorial Award. Ford will be presented the award during a […]
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Collins Aerospace and FlightAware Deliver New Foresight™ ETAs to the Cockpit Via Datalink
Collins Aerospace and FlightAware, a Collins Aerospace business, are unlocking the power of data to help operators and ground crews optimize their time and resources. ARINCDirectSM datalink customers will now receive Foresight™ ETAs through uplink via their Flight Management System (FMS) along with a suite of other FlightAware features at no additional cost. Pilots on […]
STV Joins Delta Airlines at LAX for Phase 1 Opening of Delta Sky Way Project
Photo above – L to R: STV Project Director Bruno Piana, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction President Clay Morel and Executive Vice President Frank Roetzel, STV Senior Vice President and National Aviation Practice Lead Joe Thompson. On March 30, 2022, STV joined Delta Air Lines and Los Angeles World Airports to celebrate the official opening of […]
Unleaded Aviation Fuel Introduced at Santa Monica (SMO)
Aeroplex Group Partners—the project management and consulting division of Aeroplex/Aerolease Group—has announce the successful transition to unleaded aviation gasoline, Swift UL94, at Santa Monica Airport’s (SMO) self-service fuel station. In support of the national effort to reduce lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft, the City of Santa Monica-owned airport is the first in the region to […]
Skyway Joins Global UTM Association (GUTMA)
Skyway has announced its collaboration with the Global UTM Association, better known as GUTMA. With a likely massive drone ecosystem soon to emerge, this collaboration proves timely in its ability to provide the fundamental building blocks of the ever evolving and technologically based consumer market. Skyway, an air traffic navigation Provider of Services for Urban […]
Sonoma County and ForeFront Power Complete 963-Kilowatt Solar Energy Portfolio at Airport
The County of Sonoma has partnered with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, to build a 963 kilowatt (kW) solar energy portfolio at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), as well as at the Sonoma County Fleet Operations Building at 709 Russell Avenue in […]
Wisk Aero Partners with Long Beach to Make Advanced Air Mobility a Reality in Southern California
Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the United States, has partnered with the City of Long Beach, California through its Long Beach Economic Partnership (LBEP) to make AAM a reality in Southern California. Through this partnership, the two organizations will work to […]
Van Nuys Airport to Break Ground on Runway Improvements
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced that Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is embarking on a $13.1 million improvement project to reconstruct Runway 16L and rehabilitate Runway 16R. The eight-month project will break ground later this month and will deliver important safety enhancements and extend the lifespan of airfield facilities that contribute to VNY’s world-class status. […]
Veteran LAPD Air Support Sergeant-Senior Supervisor Jorge Gonzalez Joins Helinet as New Chief Operating Officer
Helinet has announced the appointment of Jorge Gonzalez as its new Chief Operating Officer. Gonzalez recently retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 38 years of dedicated service and brings years of strategic aviation leadership to his new role. Jorge will be responsible for overseeing the company’s ongoing operations while spearheading new growth activities […]
FAA Designates Los Angeles Area a ‘No Drone Zone’ For Super Bowl LVI
The FAA and local, state and federal law enforcement will be actively looking for illegal drone operations. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LVI. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prohibit drones within a 30-nautical-mile radius of the stadium up to 18,000 feet in altitude. The Temporary Flight […]
