On December 9, the colorful quilt of aviation and aerospace presented its splendid hues under the classic white canopy of the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Wiley Post Airport. Table linens and sounds of laughter among aviation-themed piano music filled the void between business jets, pilots, and aerospace professionals. The rich diversity of aviation and aerospace […]
Oklahoma
New “Aeroplate” Now Available in Oklahoma
In celebration of the state’s second largest economic engine, aviation and aerospace, a new Oklahoma specialty license plate is ready to beautify the bumpers of automobiles with the rising slogan: “Oklahoma Aviation.” The plate, requested by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC), is the state’s official aviation and aerospace specialty plate. The statute creating the “Aeroplate”, […]
Susie Corn Joins Duncan Aviation’s Turbine Engine Service Sales Team
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce the addition of Susie Corn to the Turbine Engine Service Sales team. In this role, she will focus on developing business relationships and introducing potential customers in the South Central Region, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, to Duncan Aviation’s Engine Services. Corn brings 17 years of aviation experience […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Awards over $270,000 in Aerospace & Aviation Education Grants
While school children were busy last week donning protective eye wear, looking with wonder at the solar eclipse, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission was authorizing plans to assist the next generation of Oklahoma’s youth in exploring the solar system and beyond through flight. Twenty-five organizations were recently awarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants or contracts […]
Conway Appointed to New Term on Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has reappointed Dr. David Conway of Durant, Okla., to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission until December 31, 2022. Conway has served on the Commission since 2009 replacing former District 2 Commissioner Mel Stubbings of McAlester. “We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Conway remain on the Commission,” Aeronautics Commission director Victor Bird […]
Military Aerial Corridors over Oklahoma at Risk
Over the open skies of the state, there is an undetectable treasure that most Oklahoman’s are not even aware of. Just below the state’s wispy cloud deck, the United States Air Force (USAF) is using airspace to conduct low-level training critical to the development of Air Force pilots. Far more than one would think, this […]
Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill to Streamline Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) worked with state Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus, and state Senator Joe Newhouse, R-Tulsa, to streamline laws regarding any structure near a public use airport in the state. Governor Mary Fallin signed HB 2179 into law last week. During the 2010 legislative session, the “Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act” (APPPA) […]
Oklahoma Senator Introduces Fairness for Pilots Act
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus; and certified flight instructor with more than 11,000 flight hours, today introduced S. 755, the Fairness for Pilots Act, which broadens protections for general aviation pilots provided by Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of […]
Med-Trans Air Medical Transitions Tahlequah, Okla. Base to First Flight
The former EagleMed air medical transport base in Tahlequah has been renamed First Flight and is now being operated by national air medical transport leader Med-Trans Corporation. “Although we have a new name, the same amazing medical and flight crews based in Tahlequah remain on the job and committed to providing the very best in […]
OAC Says Safety Area Likely Saves Pilot and Passenger During Oklahoma Crash
During a touch and go exercise this month at McAlester Regional Airport a single-engine aircraft lost power and crashed off the end of the runway in what is known to aviators across the country as the safety area. It is likely this smooth area of ground off the end of the runway saved the lives […]
