iAero Airways, headquartered in Miami, FL with Operations based in Greensboro, NC, announced it has completed the rigorous FAA process of adding Boeing 767s to its ever-expanding fleet. The iAero Airways team worked closely with the FAA to accomplish this important certification. iAero Airways added the Houston Rockets VIP Boeing 767-300ER as the first of […]
North Carolina
NCDOT Accepting Applications for Aviation Career Education Grants
Airports encouraged to partner with educational organizations The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is accepting applications from airports for its 2022 Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Grant Program. The program supports aerospace workforce development by providing grants of up to $3,000 per academy to host aerospace and aviation career-focused summer academies for middle […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Adds New Truck to Fire Fighting Fleet
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport’s Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) crew has added a new vehicle to its growing fleet. On January 19th, a state-of-the-art E-ONE 4×4, 1585-gallon Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle was delivered to EWN. This newest addition to the E-ONE fleet will allow the ARFF team to deliver a higher tier […]
Boom Supersonic Selects Greensboro, North Carolina for First Supersonic Airliner Manufacturing Facility
Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest and most sustainable supersonic airliner, today announced it has selected the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina as the site of its first full-scale manufacturing facility. The Overture Superfactory will be a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, including the final assembly line, test facility, and customer delivery […]
Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) Is Seeking An Airport Director
SALARY: $67,196.00 – $87,354.00 Annually DEPARTMENT: DC Airport Authority OPENING DATE: 01/11/22 ABOUT THE POSITION: Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) is seeking an Airport Director to direct, manage, supervise, coordinate, and operate the services of the Airport, as well as, building and field maintenance, aviation safety, regulatory compliance and other related activities. The Airport Director […]
Carolinas Aviation Museum to be Renamed to Honor Captain “Sully” Sullenberger
The Carolinas Aviation Museum (CAM) will be renamed in honor of Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III, who together with the crew of US Airways Flight 1549, heroically landed the plane in the Hudson River and saved all lives on board. The Museum will formally announce its official new name later this year. Upon reopening […]
Optimism Abundant for North Carolina Aviation Industry in 2022
Much of the aviation industry in North Carolina is upbeat about the prospects of 2022 being a good year. That message is being heard from airport officials across the state, state and county governments and even aerial applicators. “The future looks bright for the 72 public use airports in the State of North Carolina,” said […]
Public Investment Expected to Propel North Carolina Aviation in 2022
Innovations in air transportation and a major infusion of new state and federal funding will create economic opportunity in 2022 for companies with the experience and capacity to help airports build and maintain their infrastructure and push the boundaries of unmanned aviation. That activity should increase the economic impact of North Carolina’s 72 public airports, […]
LIFT Academy Adds Stanly County Airport as Winter Satellite Location for Flight Training
As winter weather rolls into the Midwest, LIFT (Leadership In Flight Training) Academy, based in Indianapolis, began its winter flight training operations at Stanly County Airport in Albemarle, North Carolina, to give its students not only a warm weather environment conducive for visual flight rules but also an opportunity to train in different topography. LIFT, […]
Honda Aircraft Company Delivers 200th HondaJet
Honda Aircraft Company today announced that it has marked a major milestone of delivering the 200th HondaJet. Honda Aircraft Company began its first deliveries of the HondaJet soon after the clean-sheet aircraft received its Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December 2015. In May 2018, the company introduced the HondaJet Elite, with […]
