During September, 255,926 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport. This is a decrease of 44.5 percent compared to September 2019, but it is a 10.7 percent increase compared to August 2020. “Although passenger traffic is reduced due to the pandemic, we have significantly improved our numbers since being down 95 percent in April. It […]
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Southwest Florida International Airport Approves Rental and Concession Relief Package
The Lee County Port Authority’s Board of Port Commissioners approved a rental relief package for its airlines, concessionaires and other tenants at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) on Sept. 3, 2020, at the Joint Board meeting of the Board of Port Commissioners and Airports Special Management Committee. This program will provide one-month rent relief to […]
Passero Associates Welcomes Senior Project Manager Stan Price, PE
Passero Associates welcomes Stan Price, PE who joins the Passero Aviation Department as Senior Project Manager. Price has more than 30 years of experience as a Project Manager and Lead Design Engineer for over 150 airport projects and over 300 other civil design projects. He has served clients in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, and comes […]
Piper Meridian Receives G1000 NXi Upgrade Certification
Piper Aircraft announced that Garmin International, Inc, has achieved certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the G1000 NXi upgrade for G1000 equipped Meridian aircraft. The G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade is available immediately for these aircraft through select Garmin dealers and features several new enhancements such as SurfaceWatch, visual approaches, geographical map […]
Fort Myers to Gain Seven UA Nonstop Destinations This Winter
The Lee County Port Authority has announced that United Airlines will inaugurate new service between Fort Myers, Fla. and seven destinations this winter season. Starting Nov. 6, 2020, United Airlines will start nonstop daily service to Boston (BOS), Cleveland (CLE) and New York-LaGuardia (LGA) from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). On Dec.17, 2020, they will […]
Sterling Flight Training Adds Frasca RTD™ to Program
Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL has placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD™). The RTD will be configured as Piper Archer G1000 with a wrap-around visual display system and is qualified as an FAA AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device). The device includes digital sound simulation and provides a high […]
ATP Flight School Takes Delivery of Six New Piper Archers and Signs Purchase Agreement for 100 Piper Trainers
ATP Flight School accepted delivery of six new Piper Archer TXs and renewed a 100-aircraft order with Piper Aircraft, Inc. ATP operates the largest fleet of 402 flight training aircraft, the majority of which are Pipers. Despite the setback from COVID-19, the airline industry anticipates a recovery and strong long-term demand for airline pilots. Over […]
Premier Aircraft Named as Cessna and Beechcraft Authorized Service Facility in Fort Lauderdale
Photo above – Premier technician Ezequiel Russian works on a 2020 Beechcraft Baron in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Premier Aircraft Service’s Fort Lauderdale site has been appointed as a service center facility for maintenance and repair work on Cessna and Beechcraft piston aircraft. “This designation enables us to expand our service center offerings and provide support […]
Premier Aircraft Selected as Exclusive Diamond Dealer for 19 U.S. States and Two Territories
Photo above – Four members of Premier’s Diamond sales team: (l-r) Jeff Owen, VP of Sales; Travis Peffer, Sales Manager and Business Development Director for Texas; Premier Founder Fred Ahles; David Seastead, Director of Maintenance for Texas. Premier Aircraft Sales has been selected as the exclusive Diamond Aircraft dealer for territories in the Northeast, Southeast […]
Aeronautical Decision-Making
By Captain Judy Rice Early in 2020, our lives changed when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Governors and state agencies issued emergency orders for the temporary closures of businesses and organizations in an effort to reduce the spread of this virus. All segments of the aviation industry have felt the impact. Transportation […]
