The TBM Owners and Pilot Association (TBMOPA), an independent users group of DAHER-SOCATA’s TBM 700 and TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft, held their 8th annual convention, August 31 through September 5, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This year’s gathering welcomed more than 300 attendees taking part in the event, with a presence on the ramp […]
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Colorado Aviation Businesses Encouraged by National Industry Leaders
By Penny Hamilton The Colorado Aviation Business Aviation Association (CABA) recently held its second annual “Aviation Saves Lives, Jobs, Economies and Communities” events at Centennial Airport. A sold-out industry dinner of CABA members and guests, aviation-related business leaders, pilots, airport managers, political and media representatives, heard from top national aviation leaders. Aircraft […]
Colorado Pilot Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Penny Hamilton, Colorado General Aviation Pilot and volunteer Director of the Teaching Women to Fly Research Project (www.teachingwomentofly.com ) and Colorado Airport History Preservation Project (www.coloradoairporthistory.com ), was recently honored by the Greater Granby Area Chamber of Commerce with their rare Lifetime Achievement Award for her years of outstanding business and community leadership. “This year […]
Denver International Airport Selects Sensis Aerobahn
Denver International Airport (DEN) has selected Sensis Corporation’s Aerobahn® as their new airport surface management system. Sensis Aerobahn combines airside operational information, such as flight schedules, with the exact location and identification of aircraft and vehicles on the surface of the airport and surrounding airspace for a real-time, comprehensive view of surface operations. Aerobahn will […]
Colorado Volunteers Seek to Preserve Airport History
January 9, 2011, is the Anniversary of Aviation in America. On that date in 1793, Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard made history in Philadelphia, PA, when he made the first manual free-balloon flight. Recording an event like this is important as we look back at the history of flight in our country. In an effort to make […]
Innovative Colorado Surveillance Project Certified and Commissioned by FAA
Colorado developed system is the first new radar system in nearly 40 years! The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics, along with its partner the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took a bold step in 2009 when it launched a new system to provide radar-like surveillance to mountain airports supporting Colorado’s high country […]
STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF A NEW RUNWAY AT ASTRONAUT KENT ROMINGER AIRPORT IN DEL NORTE
RIO GRANDE COUNTY— On Friday, October 29th, the Colorado Division of Aeronautics, the Colorado Aeronautical Board and officials from Rio Grande County and the Town of Del Norte celebrated the completion of a new runway at Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport in Del Norte that will support air medical transportation as well as future economic growth […]
Metro Denver EDC Names Vallin to leadership position
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) announced several new appointments to leadership positions on its Executive Committee and its industry-focused affiliates Sept 2, 2010. Travis Vallin, vice president and senior project manager for Jviation, will serve as chair of the Metro Denver Aviation Coalition (MDAC) and Bob Deibel, president and owner of […]
CDOT’s Sederberg to be Featured at Denver Gallery
The Kanon Collective Art Gallery is presenting the works of Shahn Sederberg and Jeff Erwine and their collaborative art show titled PERSPEKTIV. The PERSPEKTIV show will feature the fine art photography of Shahn Sederberg and the metal sculpture of Jeff Erwine May 7th through the 31st. Sederberg is a Communications Specialist with Aeronautics Division of […]
Colorado Pilot Wins National Grant
Colorado pilot, Dr. Penny Hamilton, was recently awarded a Wolf Aviation Fund research grant to partially fund national research to conduct in-depth interviews with female general aviation students and pilots regarding their flight training experiences. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) only 6% of almost 700,000 active pilots in the United States are women. […]
