Fargo’s Hector International Airport has received the “2020 Commercial Service Airport of the Year” award. The award is for excellence in maintaining safety, project management, and community outreach and is sponsored by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota. Airport Accomplishments for 2020: 2020 saw airports across the […]
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Hettinger-JB Lindquist Regional Airport Awarded “2020 General Aviation Airport of the Year”
The JB Lindquist Regional Airport has received the North Dakota “2020 General Aviation Airport of the Year” award. The award was announced on March 9th, 2021 at the Fly-ND Conference held online. The award is sponsored by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota. This award is for […]
Vantis Building Out Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC)
Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) network, recently signed a long-term agreement to house the Vantis Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) at the Grand Sky business and aviation park. The MNOC is an essential component of Vantis – as the name suggests, it is the focal point to provide secure network operations […]
North Dakota Posts 42,000 Airline Passengers to Start the New Year
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 42,238 airline passenger boardings during the month of January 2021. This is a 57% decline of the passengers that the state experienced during the same month last year which was pre COVID-19 pandemic. “The negative impacts that COVID-19 has had on airline passenger demand is […]
William A. Beeks to Be Inducted Into North Dakota’s Aviation Hall of Fame
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee has announced that William A. (Bill) Beeks has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. Bill will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 45 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to the growth, development, and […]
North Dakota DOT and Northern Plains UAS Test Site Announce Partners for FAA BEYOND Program
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) are partnering with major players in the commercial UAS industry to execute the goals of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) BEYOND program. “We are incredibly excited to announce our partnerships with such innovative companies from within North Dakota and across […]
Pandemic Leads to 52% Decline in North Dakota Airline Passengers in 2020
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports finished calendar year 2020 with a statewide total of 572,093 airline passenger boardings. This is a decrease of 619,476 passengers or an 52% decrease from 2019 and is the lowest passenger count that the state has recorded since calendar year 2003. North Dakota passenger numbers have been adversely affected […]
Robert Kraus named Dean of UND Aerospace
Robert Kraus, Ph.D., an experienced pilot, aerospace administrator, aerospace educator and a retired Air Force colonel, has been named Dean of UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences following a national search. Kraus currently serves as Associate Dean, Flight and Operations and Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University […]
On-Demand Drone Delivery Company Flytrex Appoints Ben Thein as Chief Operating Officer
Flytrex, a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail, announced the appointment of Ben Thein as Chief Operating Officer (COO). An accomplished executive with over fifteen years of managerial, operational and technical experience, Thein will lead global operations for the company with a special focus on building US-based partnerships in order to expand […]
Greteman Group Helps Launch New UAS Network
North Dakota has aspirations as big as the sky – and is poised to attain them. The state is developing the nation’s first network for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). After an intensive request-for-proposal process, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, which leads the initiative, selected Greteman Group to create […]
