Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the selection of two new brand ambassadors at the University of North Dakota. The new Piper brand ambassadors will replace recently graduated seniors, Carly Shukiar and Mike Trost. The brand ambassador program is a collaborative initiative between Piper Aircraft and its flight school customers that is designed to increase awareness […]
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Base Operations at Page Field Voted Among the Best FBOs in the Americas
Base Operations at Page Field has been ranked in the top 5 percent of fixed-base operators in an international survey conducted by Aviation International News (AIN). This is the 10th consecutive year Base Operations at Page Field has been named a top fixed-base operator by AIN. Base Operations ranked first in the Fort Myers/Naples area […]
Southwest Florida Int’l Airport Reports February Traffic
During February, 1,149,618 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 58 percent compared to February 2021. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 55 percent compared to last year. The traffic leader in February was Delta with 210,182 total passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Southwest […]
ATP Flight School Purchases 20 Flight Simulators (AATDs) From Frasca to Support Airline Pilot Training
Photo above – 220° wrap-around visuals immerse ATP students in a highly realistic environment. ATP Flight School has announced the purchase of 20 Flight Simulators, specifically Advanced Aircraft Training Devices (AATDs), from Frasca Flight Simulation. Carrying a list price of six million dollars, the FAA-approved AATDs will be used exclusively in ATP’s Airline Career Pilot […]
AeroGuard Flight Training Center Aims to Solve Pilot Shortage with New Reduced Hours Course
AeroGuard Flight Training Center has announced its new FAA-Approved Reduced Hours Commercial Pilot Course, focused on saving aspiring future commercial pilots time and expense in their training. This new course, developed in-house at AeroGuard by its team of expert flight instructors, has been specially reviewed and approved by the FAA, meeting the same high-quality standards […]
Amerijet International Airlines B757 Fleet Expansion
Amerijet International Airlines announced that it has introduced six B757 freighters to its fleet. The addition comes as part of a comprehensive expansion and modernization strategy launched by the company in 2020. The B757-200(PCF) freighters will offer Amerijet customers versatility, range, and payload capability ideally suited for destinations throughout its Caribbean, Mexico, Central American and […]
Breeze Airways to Start Service to Fort Myers in June
The Lee County Port Authority is pleased to announce that Breeze Airways will begin service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida, in June 2022. Breeze will bring nonstop flights to two cities not served at RSW – Las Vegas (LAS) and Charleston, South Carolina (CHS) – on June 11, 2022. The […]
MIA Says Benvenuta to ITA Airways
Miami-Dade County and ITA Airways officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport on March 1 to celebrate the launch of Rome-Miami service by the new national airline of Italy. ITA Airways is beginning the new service with three weekly roundtrip flights, which will grow to five weekly flights in April and then increase […]
Supernal and City of Miami Agree to Enable Development of Advanced Air Mobility
Supernal announced today it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Miami to create a comprehensive engagement framework that will enable development of advanced air mobility (AAM). The MOU affords Supernal and the City the opportunity to take meaningful steps toward delivering innovative, multimodal and community-focused mobility solutions that benefit people and […]
Florida Transportation Secretary Takes Job with Orlando Airport Authority
Kevin Thibault has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA). The GOAA Board unanimously voted to approve a five-year contract at today’s board meeting. He was named the preferred candidate at last month’s meeting pending negotiations on terms of employment. “I feel confident that we have chosen […]
