Dibble Engineering (Dibble) welcomes Rick Zabel, PE and Clint Sciacca, PE to its Denver office and the Airport Development practice. Their addition to the Airport Development practice bolsters its already robust and comprehensive airport engineering, planning, and construction management services, particularly in its expanding Colorado operations. Zabel and Sciacca bring with them expertise in large […]
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Denver International Airport Renews Contract with Telos ID to Process Background Checks for Aviation Workers
Telos® Identity Management Solutions, LLC (Telos ID), announced that the City and County of Denver has contracted with Telos ID to provide Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-approved Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) services for processing worker background checks at Denver International Airport. Telos ID’s DAC services improve data integrity, increase the efficiency of credentialing operations and reduce […]
Liteye Systems Inc. Hires Matt Pflieger as Vice President of Finance
Liteye Systems, Inc, announced that their recent success and growth has led to the hiring of Matt Pflieger as Vice President of Finance. Liteye is a world leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), ruggedized thermal cameras and helmet mounted displays with over $100M in Government contracts. With over 20 years in finance, Pflieger’s experience […]
Woolpert Employing UAS to Conduct TMOSS Design Surveys to CDOT Standards
Woolpert was hired to complete right-of-way (ROW) and TMOSS design surveys utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Castle Rock, Colo. The design and ROW plan surveys are being conducted per Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) standards. TMOSS stands for InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System and represents the best practices followed by CDOT surveyors and contract […]
Draft Legislation in Colorado Proposes Aviation Fuel Fees to Finance PFAS Mitigation
The Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA) reports that draft legislation has been proposed by Senator Steve Fenberg (D-Boulder) and Senator Pete Lee (D-El Paso) for the Colorado State Legislature to create an enterprise, to be funded in part by a fee of up to five cents per gallon of aviation fuel used at any airport […]
FAA Expands Weather Camera Program to Colorado
Photo by Shahn Sederberg, Colorado Division of Aeronautics. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding its highly successful weather camera safety program to Colorado. The FAA has entered into a cost-reimbursement agreement with the State of Colorado Division of Aeronautics to install weather cameras on 13 Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) in mountainous areas, beginning […]
Wilderness Pilot Movie Puts Vets in Front Of and Behind Camera
The Spirit of Flight Foundation has begun working with the Veterans Institute of Film and Media (VIFM) in Dallas Texas to help put veterans to work on an upcoming feature film, entitled THE WILDERNESS PILOT, which is currently in development in Colorado. VIFM will be supplying the production team with trained crew who will work […]
Colorado Airports Generate $48.6 Billion in Annual State Economic Impact
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics has announced the results of the 2020 Colorado Aviation Economic Impact Study. The 2020 study revealed that the economic contribution of public-use airports in Colorado has increased 30 percent from 2013 to 2018. The 2020 study identified the annual economic impact of 70 Colorado public-use airports […]
FAA Issues Record of Decision for Denver Metroplex Project
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for the Denver Metroplex project. The Finding of No Significant Impact/ Record of Decision, as well as the Final Environmental Assessment, are available on the Denver Metroplex website. The decision enables the agency to move forward with the project, which […]
Boom Supersonic Forms Strategic Partnership with Flight Research, Inc., Bringing XB-1 Flight Tests to Mojave Supersonic Corridor
Boom Supersonic, has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Flight Research, Inc. (FRI) aimed at bringing test flights for XB-1, Boom’s supersonic demonstrator aircraft, to the supersonic corridor stretching across the Mojave Desert. As part of the partnership, FRI will provide Flight Test Support to Boom with a T-38 Talon, a two-seat, twin-jet […]
