In celebration of Women’s history month and Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse this week led a bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers in introducing a resolution to designate March 8, 2023, as “National Emily Warner and Women Airline Pilots Day”. Fifty years ago, Coloradan Emily […]
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Applications Being Accepted for 2023 Colorado Aviation Education Grant Program
The Colorado Division of Aeronautics is excited to announce the launch of the 2023 Colorado Aviation Education Grant Program. The application process is currently open to eligible candidates with a deadline of May 1st, 2023, for submission. The purpose and intent of this aviation education program is to support education programs, projects, and initiatives in […]
American Corporate Airport Partners and Jefferson County Sign Ground Lease for Aeronautical Development at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver
American Corporate Airport Partners (ACAP) has inked a long-term lease with Jefferson County to develop 30 acres for business aviation use at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) in Broomfield CO. The airport, just 15 miles north of downtown Denver and 14 miles south of Boulder, is strategically located in the heart of one of the […]
SAJ Launches New Video Series; First Up, Colorado’s David Ulane
The State Aviation Journal has introduced an exciting new video series this week, in Focus. This week’s Video Focus features an interview with David Ulane, Colorado Division of Aeronautics Director and 2022/2023 NASAO Board Chair. The video is being brought to you by Applied Pavement Technology. Check it out here!
Colorado’s Hetty Carlson Inspiring Our Future Aviation Workforce
Photo above – Supporting Colorado’s aviation community is an important component of Hetty Carlson and Colorado Division of Aeronautics outreach. Here Hetty provides a new aeronautical chart to a pilot at the EAA Chapter 1267 regional fly-at Emily Warner Field (KGNB). (Penny Hamilton Photo) By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Hetty Carlson is the latest addition […]
Boom Supersonic Announces Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Engine for Overture
Boom Supersonic has announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance. “Developing a supersonic engine […]
Colorado Governor and Burrell Aviation Announced $110 Million Investment for COS Airport Project
Governor Jared Polis and Burrell Aviation announced on Thursday that Burrell Aviation intends to construct multiple facilities on a 65-acre parcel at the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to expand the airport’s non-passenger business lines, including facilities for air cargo handling, aircraft maintenance and testing, cold storage, warehouse/distribution, and integrated logistics. “This project is the result […]
Aspen Flight Academy Special Event Raises Funds and Scholarships for Unique High School Aviation Program
The Aspen Flight Academy hosted its annual fundraising event at the Atlantic Aviation FBO hangar on Saturday, Oct. 1. The event showcased Aspen Flight Academy’s (AFA) latest in technology and flight training while enjoying food, live music, airplane displays, plane rides, as well as on-site conversations with industry representatives, and AFA students and instructors. Founded […]
USDA Conducts Statewide Airport Wildlife Training in Colorado
Photo above – Wildlife Biologist Jonathan Matthews demonstrates the use of pyrotechnics to mitigate airport wildlife hazards to airport staff during a training session at Centennial Airport (APA) on August 11, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been hard at work this year educating the managers and sponsors at many of Colorado’s […]
AMCG Enhances Team with Hire of Scott (Scotty) Malta
Aviation Management Consulting Group (AMCG) has announced the addition of Scott (Scotty) C. Malta, A.A.E., C.A.E., Capt. USAF (Ret)., as a new consultant to its team of aviation professionals. Malta has more than 20 years of airport planning, operations, management, and leadership experience. Most recently, he was the Airport Manager for Moore County Airport […]
