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 […]
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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 […]
Kansas Airport Inspector Has 40 Years with KDOT
John Wiens, Hutchinson-based Engineering Technician Senior, has reached 40 years of dedicated service to the Kansas Department of Transportation. Wiens, who is a pilot, has performed a variety of roles for KDOT, including taking care of highway construction plans and records and computer-aided drafting, also inspects 32 airports in District Five, and he has been […]
Jaded Thunder Returns to Salina, Kansas Airport
More than 800 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate in the joint-service exercise, Jaded Thunder. The exercise will include joint forces integration by members of Air Force, Marine, Navy and Army units, as well as representatives of the U.S. Special Operations […]
