Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is expanding its aviation offerings to include an online bachelor’s degree geared for students who have previously earned aviation-related certificates, ratings, licensures or college credit. This spring, a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical technology with a professional aviation option has launched at Kansas State Polytechnic. The online program combines a […]
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KDOT Partners with Tech Companies to Grow Kansas Aviation
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the addition of UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Vigilent and Lemasters Group Consulting Services as the newest members of the Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) during Aviation Day at the Capitol on March 12. “UPS Flight Forward has a very positive relationship with KDOT Aviation, and […]
KDOT Announces Aviation Art Contest Winners
Young artists from around the state were recognized recently for submitting winning artwork in the Kansas Department of Transportation’s 2020 Kansas Aviation Art Contest. The contest is designed to challenge young people to use creative expression through art to illustrate the importance of aviation. Artists ages 6-17 were divided in three age categories (junior, intermediate […]
KDOT Certifies Employees as Drone Operators
Kansas Department of Transportation employees across the state are being certified as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial drone operators. Cooperative efforts between KDOT and members of the Kansas Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Joint Task Force continue to improve partnership efforts between state agencies in Kansas. Drones represent a number of opportunities for the transportation industry […]
KDOT Announces Kansas Airport Improvement Projects
Twenty-three projects have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding for the purpose of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. KAIP receives $5 million annually through the T-WORKS transportation program and requires airport sponsors to share in the project costs by paying a […]
Kansas State Polytechnic Hires Lindsey Dreiling as First Executive Director of Aviation Strategy
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has hired its first executive director of aviation strategy to help position the school as a global leader in the aviation industry. Lindsey Dreiling, who most recently served as deputy director of aviation and unmanned aircraft systems for the Kansas Department of Transportation, has been hired for the new position […]
Victor White Honored With AAAE Distinguished Service Award
Victor White, A.A.E., Director of Airports at the Wichita (Kan.) Airport Authority, will receive the American Association of Airport Executives’ (AAAE) Distinguished Service Award, which is presented to airport executives in honor of an exemplary career and contributions to the airport industry. “Vic is an invaluable colleague who has served the nation’s aviation community in […]
Midwest AeroCare Now Flying Bell 407 Helicopter for Air Medical Transports
Midwest AeroCare, a Med-Trans Corporation program, recently took delivery of a medically configured Bell 407 helicopter. Based in Pittsburg, Kan., the aircraft serves southeast Kansas, southwest Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma. Located at Atkinson Municipal Airport in Pittsburg, the Midwest AeroCare base is a preferred critical care air medical transport provider for Ascension Via Christi, the […]
Flagship Cessna Citation Longitude Enters Service
Textron Aviation Inc. announced the first deliveries of the company’s new flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet, signaling the start of a new dimension in business travel. The Longitude received FAA type certification on September 21, 2019. “The newly certified Citation Longitude brings unrivaled technology to the business travel market, for both the passenger […]
Cessna Citation Longitude Receives FAA Type Certification
Textron Aviation Inc. announced it has achieved Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its innovative super-midsize jet, the Cessna Citation Longitude, paving the way for customer deliveries. “With the broadest lineup of business aviation platforms available worldwide, today Textron Aviation welcomes the Longitude into the esteemed Citation family of products and begins […]
