The Colorado Aeronautical Board (CAB) recently approved FY2021 state and locally funded discretionary aviation grants for Colorado airports during their January 25, 2021 CAB meeting. The unanimous decision authorized the distribution of $861,718 in state aviation fuel tax revenues through grants to four Colorado public-use airports under the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) Program administered […]
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Aspen Flight Academy to Welcome New ALSIM AL40 Simulator
The Aspen Flight Academy in Colorado, a one-of-a-kind program that offers every Aspen High School student the chance to experience flight and learn about careers in aviation, will receive a new ALSIM AL40 simulator. An exact replica of Diamond’s DA40 NG aircraft, this will be the first AL40 in North America. The high fidelity AL40 […]
Colorado Partners Launch “Aerospace Alley”
This week, key organizational partners across Colorado, hand in hand with some of the nation’s leading aerospace and aviation companies, well-known industry personalities, and education leaders, will launch the “Aerospace Alley” initiative. This new initiative was created in an effort to celebrate the aerospace and aviation innovation underway across the State of Colorado and will […]
Northern Colorado Regional Airport Approved for the FAA Contract Tower Program
Photo above – A view inside the Colorado Remote Tower Project control room at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL). Photo by Shahn G. Sederberg – CDOT Aeronautics Division. The Colorado Remote Tower Project at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) made one more major step forward. On October 12, 2020, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner […]
Colorado Division of Aeronautics Director Receives 2020 FAA Aviation & Aerospace Partnership Award
At their 34th Annual Awards Ceremony held on October 8th the FAA’s Northwest Mountain Region presented Colorado Division of Aeronautics Director, David Ulane, with the region’s 2020 Aviation/Aerospace Partnership Award. This award recognizes an outside agency, organization or individual who makes a significant contribution to aviation safety and the accomplishment of the FAA’s Flight Plan […]
New Film to Help Avert Veteran Suicide
The Spirit of Flight Foundation, located in Westminster, Colorado, is working on an upcoming feature film, entitled Flight For Life, which is currently in development in Colorado. The story centers around a former Army helicopter pilot turned flight instructor/parts runner, who is on the brink of life after the FAA grounds his plane for maintenance […]
NATA’s General Aviation Advancing America Initiative Lands at Airports Across Colorado
Recently, the National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) “General Aviation Advancing America” initiative took flight, landing at seven total regional airports throughout Colorado. NATA Senior Vice President Ryan Waguespack led focus groups with essential community and aviation stakeholders in Loveland, Longmont, Salida, and Meadow Lake to discuss how rural airports serve as a runway for economic […]
Penny Hamilton Receives 2020 Spirit of Flight Award
Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D., received the 12th Annual Spirit of Flight Award at the annual Spirit of Flight Day held as an outdoor event at the new Spirit of Flight (SOF) location in Westminster, Colorado, close to the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport. For over ten years, Dr. Hamilton has supported the mission of Spirit of […]
New Colorado Aviation Weather Cameras Now Operational
Photo above – A look above the Bald Mountain (7BM) AWOS site located approximately 11 miles east of Cottonwood Pass. This is one of 13 Colorado mountain weather stations now equipped with FAA weather cameras. The Colorado Division of Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced the availability of 52 new aviation weather […]
Dibble Engineering Welcomes Rick Zabel and Clint Sciacca
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 […]
