Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of compact, all-weather, high performance coaxial unmanned aerial systems, today announced the immediate availability of RemoteID capabilities for its Spirit and NX30 sUAS platforms. Ascent AeroSystems Announces Full Compliance with RemoteID Mandate “Two things are required for small UAS operations to scale successfully into efficient networks,” said Peter […]
Massachusetts
MAMA Celebrates Half Century of Service
The Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) is kicking off its 50th Anniversary this month. Among activities to celebrate the milestone year will be a presentation of the organization’s history during the Annual MAMA Conference at the MGM Grand Hotel in Springfield, MA, October 23-25. MAMA was created back in 1972 as successor to the former […]
MassDOT Aeronautics Administrator Named Chair of World Economic Forum’s Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition
Jeffrey DeCarlo, Ed.D., PMP, ATP, Administrator of the Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), has been appointed inaugural chair of the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition of the World Economic Forum. The Coalition is helping cities and regions plan for Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility, which encompasses emerging […]
MAMA Announces 2022 Crocker Snow Scholarship Program
The Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) has announced that it will grant up to $4,000 in financial aid as part of its 2022 Crocker Snow Scholarship Program. The program seeks candidates who are pursuing careers in airport management or a related aviation field. The successful applicants must have a proven record of academic achievement and […]
MAMA Announces Airport Retirements
Two well-known Massachusetts Airport Managers will be retiring this month, each with 27 years of service in their current positions. Russ Maguire of Norwood Memorial Airport and Tom Maher of Plymouth Municipal Airport also served terms as president of the Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) during the period. Russ Maguire – Norwood Memorial Airport Under […]
Pilot Proficiency Network™ Launches Chapter at Birthplace of IMC Club
Two weeks after it was officially launched during the Sun-n-Fun aviation show in Lakeland, FL, the new Pilot Proficiency Network, created to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety, opened its 22nd location at the Norwood Memorial Airport in Norwood, Massachusetts. The Norwood Chapter is organized by a group of pilots involved with the original IMC […]
Aero Club of New England to Present 2022 Cabot Award to NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Team
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the 2022 Godfrey L. Cabot Award to the NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Team in Boston, MA on June 24, 2022. The Ingenuity Team will be honored with the prestigious Cabot Award in recognition of their history making flight of April 19, 2021, when Ingenuity became the […]
Massachusetts DOT Officials Impressed During Three-Airport Visit
Photo above – Chris Willenborg, Westfield Airport Manager, begins the three-airport tour by briefing Massachusetts DOT officials. More than a dozen top state DOT officials made a round-robin visit to three Massachusetts airports to get an up-close look at how the facilities are managed and the value they provide to the state’s citizens. The tour […]
Denise Garcia Named Deputy Director for MassDOT Aeronautics
Denise Garcia has been selected as the new Deputy Administrator for the MassDOT Aeronautics Division. Her promotion is effective immediately. Jeffrey DeCarlo, Administrator for the Division, said he is confident that Denise, in her new role, will make an immediate contribution to the division and provide leadership oversight and guidance to the Aeronautics staff relative […]
Liberty Defense Airport Shoe Screening Technology Earns Prestigious National Award
Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. has announced that the Company’s millimeter-wave shoe screening technology, initially developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was awarded the 2022 Interagency Partnership Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). The annual FLC awards are considered to be among the top honors in the technology transfer field and […]
