Florida DOT Approves SSI to Release 4 Additional Airport Security Courses

Safety & Security Instruction, an industry leading training company based in Tucson, AZ, has announced the availability of six online courses for Florida airports, which include : Escort Procedures, SIDA Training, Challenge Procedures, Badging Practices, General Aviation Security and Basic Security Awareness. Under the Florida Department of Transportation-approved training program, SSI provides free access to web-based […]

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LaHood, Huerta Attend Ground Breaking for New Runway at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta were on hand last week to help break ground in a ceremony hosted by the Broward County Aviation Department for a $791 million runway expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Secretary LaHood said that this was one of the largest and most important […]

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Piper Aircraft Appoints Aftermarket Business Director

 Vero Beach, Fla., Dec. 16, 2011 – Piper Aircraft, Inc., named aircraft customer support executive Wes Norris as Director of Aftermarket Business. Norris joins Piper after a 31-year career at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. and leads Piper’s aftermarket business development office in Vero Beach, working with customers and dealers throughout the world. "Norris’ mission is to […]

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Piper Aircraft – Services Business Unit Leaders Named

 Vero Beach, Fla., Dec. 07, 2011 – Piper Aircraft Inc. has named seasoned aerospace executives to head its new Piper Aircraft – Services business unit dedicated to performing manufacturing, engineering and technical services for other companies. Piper Aircraft – Manufacturing Services and Piper Aircraft – Engineering Services will provide professional services to companies primarily involved […]

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PIPER APPOINTS NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORP. AS AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

Piper Aircraft Inc. has appointed National Airways Corp. (NAC) as the company’s Authorized Distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa, effective immediately. NAC, through its wholly owned subsidiary 43 Air School, is the largest Piper fleet operator in Africa. “NAC’s proven expertise with the Piper product line, its Piper fleet experience and proven aviation success in Africa makes […]

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Embry-Riddle and Cessna Renew Partnership Agreement

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University signed an agreement with Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, naming Cessna as the school’s exclusive supplier of single-engine non-complex aircraft. This agreement covers the next six years, 2011-2017, and is similar to an agreement signed in 1997 that resulted in Embry-Riddle purchasing 196 Cessna Skyhawks from 1997 through […]

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