On May 5, 2022 Piper Aircraft hosted students from both the Vero Beach and Sebastian River High Schools for a tour and exploratory visit of the Piper Aircraft worldwide headquarters in Vero Beach, FL. Following the visit, Piper Aircraft coordinated interviews of several of the recent high school graduates and extended job offers to 84% […]
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Piper Aircraft Delivers New Twin Engine Piper Seminole to Canada’s Select Aviation College
Piper Aircraft and Gatineau, Canada based Select Aviation College announced the delivery of a new Piper Seminole. This sale marks the delivery of their second Piper Seminole within two years. The aircraft will join a fleet of thirty-five (35) aircraft, which consists of twenty-five (25) single engine aircraft, two (2) amphibious seaplanes and six (6) […]
APP Jet Center acquires FBO operations at Witham Field Airport in Stuart, Florida
APP Jet Center, a fixed–base operator (“FBO”) has announced the acquisition of FBO operations at Witham Field Airport in Stuart, Florida. This location complements the company’s existing operations in Washington DC, Denver, Colorado, Fort Pierce, Florida, and San Francisco, California. APP CEO Dan Harrow said: “We are delighted to be integrating Stuart into APP’s growing […]
Air Charter Safety Foundation Sets Date, Location for 2023 Annual Safety Symposium
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) has announced that its 15th ACSF Safety Symposium will be held March 21-23, 2023, on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, Florida. The ACSF, an aviation safety non-profit organization with more than 290 member companies, held its 14th annual event at ERAU just last month. […]
TODAY EXCLUSIVE: Passenger-Turned-Pilot Details Miracle Landing
Darren Harrison, the passenger who landed a plane after his pilot lost consciousness, detailed the heroic experience in an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie. Harrison described his determination to survive for his wife and unborn child, and recalled thinking, “I can’t die today. Today is not my day.” Harrison described how he leapt into […]
NATCA Mourns Loss of Veteran Miami Tower Controller and Union Facility Representative Narciso Torres
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is shocked and extremely saddened to report the passing of veteran Miami Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT, MIA) controller and devoted Union member Narciso Torres, who was aboard a single-engine Cessna 172 that crash-landed Saturday on the Haulover Inlet Bridge north of Miami Beach, Fla. Torres served as […]
AIR Unveils Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype at the Kentucky Derby
Photo above – Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-founder of AIR, and Sean Borman, CEO of Aeroauto, at the Kentucky Derby. AIR unveiled the full-scale prototype of its inaugural vehicle, AIR ONE, at the Kentucky Derby. AIR hosted celebrities and VIPs at the AIR ONE kickoff event in the exclusive Green Room reception area on-site. Guests […]
West Boca Raton Community High School Reaches New Heights with Boca Raton Airport Tour
34 West Boca High Community High School freshman, sophomore, and junior students and four facility members toured the Boca Raton Airport on Thursday, April 28th. They were joined by Airport Authority Board Chair James Nau and Vice-Chair Bob Tucker. This airport tour offered students an insight into aviation careers in anticipation of a new Aviation […]
Amerijet’s Vice President of Flight Operations, Matthew Macri receives ESGR Patriot Award
Amerijet International Airlines and Vice President of Flight Operations, Matthew Macri received the US Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award. The award is in recognition of their support of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jack Vaughn’s multiple United States Army Reserve deployments. The Patriot Award recognizes individual supervisors for […]
Southwest Florida International Airport Reports Historic March Traffic
During March, 1,514,046 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 30 percent compared to March 2021. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 44 percent compared to last year. “March 2022 was the busiest month in the 39-year history of our airport, as well as the best month […]