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 […]
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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 […]
Skyports Partners with MassDOT to Land its Drone Services in Massachusetts
Skyports, a drone services provider has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how its drone services could link communities across the Cape Cod region in Massachusetts. MassDOT is investigating the uses of drones as a solution to connecting its remote communities to everyday services such as healthcare and logistics, […]
ACONE Presents Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
Photo above – From left are, Georgia Pappas – Co-President ACONE, Dr. Greenfield Sluder – Cabot Foundation, Steve Roberts – Martin-Baker Company, and Dan Schrager – Co-President ACONE. The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) presented the prestigious Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company on Friday, June 7, 2019 in Boston, MA at […]
Aero Club of New England to Present 2019 Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the prestigious Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company on Friday, June 7, 2019 at a luncheon at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA. The award will be presented to the company in recognition of their successful development and manufacture of aircraft ejection seats. Martin-Baker […]
Aero Club of New England to Present 2019 Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the prestigious Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Martin-Baker Aircraft on Friday, June 7, 2019 at a luncheon at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA. The Cabot Award will be presented to the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company in recognition of their successful development and manufacture of aircraft ejection […]
